Bottle & keg; Seasonal - Spring (but available year round in bottle). Previously 4.0%. Editor’s note: It is not known when the increase in abv took place so it is not practicable to consider splitting the listing for this beer. Lager + Smoking + Rosemary + Sage + Cherry Wood. Smoke infused larger... yes please! A smoked lager from our home built smoker using retired 500L sherry butts to infuse malt with cherry wood smoke, rosemary and sage. Delicate, sweet smokiness with a hint of the herbaceous - as refined and crisp as you could wish for.
The exploration of yeast strains and the different results we can achieve are beautifully exemplified in Evolver, a pale ale with a difference. 100% fermented with Brettanomyces. For the first 3 months the beer tastes the same as a fresh pale ale, then the differing flavour compounds start to shine through and after 6 months the Brett really takes hold. The brettanomyces yeast is particularly good at keeping hop flavours fresh for far longer than traditional brewing yeasts. The Evolver takes on a more complex character over time as the yeast and the hops combine to produce a new and exciting beer that will continue to evolve as the yeast slowly matures the beer. This is a beer that can be drunk fresh, as a normal pale ale or left to evolve and mature into a unique and unusual beer.
We love nothing better than Belgian-style saison but with this blissful version we’ve added our own Wild interpretation of the style by adding a dash of funky Brettanomyces yeast plus roasted apricots and a hush-hush blend of spices. All of this makes for an extraordinary beer with an array of aromas that leap out of the glass followed by a spicy, fruity, tart and peppery palate and a long lingering finish.
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.
Epic by name, epic by nature, this Farmhouse Ale is a transcontinental fusion of Belgium’s eclectic beer culture and the feisty hops of North America brought to life with the aid of West Country artisanal brewing wizardry and judicious use of the US-grown Sorachi Ace hop. On the nose, the hops deliver a big splash of tropical fruit, followed by ripples of well-seasoned spiciness spreading outwards. In the mouth a tangy, bittersweet fruitiness holds sway, while tangerine oranges tap dance their way across the tongue in the finish. Also Marketed under the Alias: Somerset Saison.