Mataro

$27.00

A farmhouse ale with Mourvèdre grapes

While we have created wine hybrid beers in the past, employing methods like carbonic maceration and co-fermenting with grape must, these are the product of a different technique: refermenting on whole cluster grape varieties. This process produces a finished beer more closely aligned to our longer oak-aged ales like Tove or Eleanor.

This year’s batch of Mataro deviates from our past renditions as we de-stemmed and crushed over 1,700 pounds of Mourvèdre grapes we received from Yakima Valley’s French Creek Vineyards. By de-stemming and crushing, our goal was to minimize tannins and showcase the fruit qualities of this grape. Using a blend of multiple oak aged saisons that rested in neutral oak for an average time of 12 months, we re-fermented on the grapes for two months and conditioned in packaging for nine months. The result is a true beer/wine hybrid with just under 50% of the fermentable sugars deriving from the grapes and clocking in at 9.9% ABV.

This vintage drinks like a Lambrusco with notes of violets, plums and bramble berries.

 

9.9% ABV / Available in 375ml & 750ml

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375ml, 750ml