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| Weight | N/A |
|---|---|
| Format | 375ml, 750ml |
Val – oak-aged ale with cherries
$24.00
an oak-aged ale refermented with Montmorency Cherries
Val is our oak-aged farmhouse ale refermented on Washington-grown Montmorency cherries.
Cherries have a deep history with beer, and wanting to respect those classic examples we set out to brew our own version. Using locally-grown fruits is important to us. Wanting to avoid the widely available, often cloyingly sweet Bing or Rainier varieties, we held out to find the right ingredient. Luckily Rowley and Hawkins offers beautiful tart Montmorency cherries that meld beautifully with our house culture, a variety with origins linked to the Val-d’Oise outside Paris.
This year’s fruit expresses big notes of round cherry hard candy with a shinning tart yeast character . Along with the wonderfully bright, punchy quality of the cherries is an understated baking spice element, with hints of almond and oak vanillin leading to a pleasantly dry finish.
6.9% ABV / available only in 750ml this year
