Wild Barrel Ale

Virginia- Fruit Lambic- 5.5% ABV. As winter turns to spring, we welcome back Schnitzelbank, our classic German-style Hefeweizen. Exploding with all of the banana and clove character you’d expect from a Hefe, Schnitzelbank helps prepare us for the warmer, brighter days to come.

California- American Wild Ale- 6% ABV. BARREL AGED. A blonde sour ale brewed with Brettanomyces yeast. A blend of beers aged for 18 months in both oak foeders and French oak barrels.

Oregon- American Wild Ale- 7.6% ABV. BARREL AGED. Based on a blend of sour blonde ales, this beer went through 9 months lactic fermentation and aging in oak wine barrels. The apricots were allowed to slowly ripen before introduction into the beer; the beer then aged another six months.

United States - North Carolina - Much like Snoop, we like to Trop it like it’s Hot! This IPA fit for an island was hopped with Mosaic, Sultana & HBC 586! Expect wild notes of juicy pineapple, succulent tangerine, guava, and a slight hint of resiny dry finish.

Belgium- Flanders Red Ale- 7% ABV. SOUR ALE. A very special, vintage dated, limited barrel release of a fine Rodenbach sour ale. Expect a fine example of a sour Belgian style with barrel ageing and wild yeast fermentation. Enjoy.

Colorado- Lambic-Fruit- 6.5% ABV. GABF Gold Medal 2011. "Kriek Lambic style ales are fermented with Wild yeast & tart cherries & then moved into oak barrels to age & sour, taking on cherry flavors. As they mature, Framboises (raspberries) fresh from Schroyer Family Farms are added."

Illinois- American Wild Ale- 6.7% ABV. Fermented with wild yeasts and aged in cabernet barrels with blackberries, Juliet is a tart, fruity, complex ale. Notes of wood, tannin, dark fruit and spice make it an ideal beer to suggest to Pinot Noir enthusiasts and drinkers of Belgian sours.

United States - Texas - Montmorency vs Balaton is a barrel aged wild ale refermented on large quantities of Montmorency and Balaton cherries from Michigan. Visually stunning and bursting with tart cherry flavor complimented with a fruit and spice aroma.

Oregon - American Wild Ale - 7.7% ABV. Based on a collaboration recipe originally designed with our friends at Bruery Terreux, the 2017 One Way Or Another combines whole, Northwest-grown marionberries and Meyer lemon zest with sour blond ale aged in oak barrels for up to 16 months.

North Carolina- American Wild Ale- 6.9%ABV. This Barrel-Aged American Sour undergoes secondary fermentation on a pound-per-gallon of Montmorency Cherries. A portion of this beer was also aged in barrels with almonds to impart an Amaretto character to the final blend.