AVERY BRABANT , Cheval de trait Belge, Barrel-aged Wild Ale , Feb. 10, 2009. Production 694 cases.
No. 1 in our barrel-aged series, ale aged in Zinfandel bottles. 8.65 % ALC/Vol.
Dark brown body, slim off-white head.
Aroma: zinfandel hits first, then sour, then …great complexity. This is a deep one, hard to wrap around the noggin. Dark, malty brown ale lies beneath, the sour and the wine holding ground above. Tiniest sweetness, plenty of tart.
Taste: here it is, again. The tasty tango between the malt below, and the sour above, with the wine effect casting a spell above all. Yum. Mmmmm. Sour cherries are the main flavor, with blackberry and grape working in there, too. Some chocolate malt shows itself, some richness grows and spreads. Mmmm, tangy and tasty, lush and comforting. Genius, this. Delish.
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