Additional information
| Weight | 4 lbs |
|---|---|
| Dimensions | 3.5 × 3.5 × 12 in |
| Format | 375ml, 750ml |
Loraine – a farmhouse ale with Gewürztraminer grapes and Mencia and Tempranillo pomace
$25.00
Loraine is blend of farmhouse ales refermented on destemmed and crushed Gewürztraminer grapes and blended with Mencía and Tempranillo pomace.
Dry Gewurztraminer wine is a favorite among staff here at Fair Isle for it’s aromatic qualities so we partnered with a Yakima grower to use 450# of organic Gewurztraminer grapes in a low gravity base beer of Pilsner malt and spelt from Linc MALT with the goal of achieving the same notes we love about the wine in dour beer.
After de-stemming these crushed grapes underwent re-fermentation with the base beer mentioned above for 70 days. Before packaging we blended in a small amount of an oak aged saison that rested on Mencia and Tempranillo grape pomace. The resulting beer is packaged in clear bottles to display the beautiful, light-orange hue.
Named Lorraine after a region just west of Alsace, we are enjoying the lightly spritzy and notes of lychee, pear and floral bouquet that Gewurztraminer adds for the tapering of summer days.
