Crosby's Kitchen & CocktailPersephone

Persephone (pronounced pur-SEF-uh-nee), the beautiful Goddess of Spring’s bounty, was long considered to be among the purest of all Olympians. One day, while gathering flowers in a field, Persephone was abducted by Hades, who whisked her away to the Underworld to be his Queen. Persephone’s mother, Goddess of the Harvest, was understandably despondent, wandering the Earth in search of her daughter. During that time, warmth disappeared, crops withered, and the land fell into a perpetual winter. At some length, Hades was persuaded to surrender Persephone for one-half of every year – the Spring and Summer seasons – so that flowers could bloom and the earth might bear fruit once more. To this day, the half-year that Persephone spends every twelve months in the Underworld inevitably hearkens the return of a cold and barren period. At Legion Brewing, we just weren’t ready to capitulate to six months of frosty temperatures every year – we live in The South, you know! So we decided to do something about it: Hang on to the warmth of the seasons by brewing a Saison all year long… In tribute, we’re calling her ‘Persephone.’ (Saison – 5.4% ABV, 26 IBUs) We believe that having a Saison on tap throughout the year will remind our customers of what they love about the warmer seasons. Even better, during Harvest periods – when fruits and berries are plentiful in our region – we’ll infuse Persephone with local flavors. We’re pretty sure Persephone’s Mom (the Goddess of grain, agriculture and fertility) would approve…