Wild Beer Company Iduna Cru

When we think of England, we think of classic pints drawn from casks, we think of tradition. But the guys at England's Wild Beer Company are into edgier, tradition-bucking stuff. According to importer Lime Ventures, the idea for this brewery--an incubator, if you will, for new brews experimenting with yeasts, bacterias, barrels, fruit, spices and the like--was born over glasses of Jolly Pumpkin La Roja and Gale's Prize Old Ale. Their Iduna Cru is a Saison-style brew that uses hops from New Zealand and Somerset=grown apple juice. Using wild yeast, the beer is round and fruity, sweet and dry.