The best Colorado saisons from a blind taste test

The back story: The style's origin in Belgium and French Wallonia is one of those great beer stories: Made by farmers, the low-alcohol beer was intended to quench the thirst of fieldworkers in summer.

What to try: Colorado's saisons vary widely from boozy and sweeter to light and crushable.

I participated in a recent blind tasting, hosted by PorchDrinking.com, to determine the state's best saisons. The winners, according to John and the group:

• Cellar West's Farmhouse Saison: The Lafayette brewery nailed the drinkability that makes the style so satisfying with a blend of subtle spice that came through in the aroma and flavor.
• Great Divide's Colette: A light-bodied, unfiltered and easy-drinking beer with just the right amount of spice from yeast esters. Perfect to sip or for a beermosa.
• Busey Brews' The Ghost of Tank 2: The Nederland brewery's version is on the sweeter side and sports a little higher alcohol content at 6.7% but still finishes dry.
• Strange Craft Beer's la patience saison: Super spice-forward, this one will keep you sipping in wonder.