We wanted to brew something special to mark our fifth birthday and what better way than for Cormac to do a collaboration with Kjetil Jikiun Head Brewer at Nøgne Ø brewery in Norway. Cormac had been playing around with the idea of using seaweed in a beer for a while discussing it with local seaweed suppliers Tom and Ria of Sea of Vitality and using some of their products to do a few experiments. During the initial chats with Kjetil before his arrival the idea of a seaweed beer was suggested to him and given that both breweries are based in coastal towns it seemed like the perfect idea. Kjetil then suggested the idea of working the seaweed into a saison using the salinity of the seaweed as the souring often present in a saison while dillisk was chosen for its pepperiness which would impart a spiciness to the beer while also having a strong association with Waterford historically. When Kjetil arrived in Dungarvan for the brewday he came bearing gifts of some Czech Premiant hops so naturally they were included in the brew also. The resulting beer is a fruity spicy dry ale with a tart finish that will leave you thinking of days at the beach. Best served at sea level!