Current & Recent Blends
This page is for our sour ale blends. Below explains some naming conventions:
Blend Numbers
& Blend Dates
Many of our sour ales have blends numbers & dates that allow you to recall when they were produced. Even on regular items such as Tempus, Phantasma & Antioch there will be some variation between batches.
Experimentalis
Fruited Sour Ales
Experimentalis is our line of blended sour ales that is produced using only fruit grown on our premises (Either the gardens or greenhouses).
Note: Not all of the sour blends we have done since 2014 are listed here as there are many.
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Experimentalis with Limes & Raspberries
5.8% abv. – Fruited Sour Ale … This version of Experimentalis with Limes & Raspberries is a blend of 2 year old ales matured in Gandona Vineyards Cabernet Sauvignon (St. Helena, CA) & Matthiasson Vineyards Merlot (Napa, CA) barrels on our greenhouse limes and raspberries.
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Experimentalis With Meyer Lemons
Sour Ale Aged On Meyer Lemons – 5.6% abv … This single barrel version of Experimentalis With Meyer Lemons was aged on our home grown greenhouse meyer lemons in a Kalina Hungarian oak barrel for 1 year.
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Experimentalis With Peaches “Blend #5”
Golden Sour Ale matured on Peaches – 6.0% abv … This version of Experimentalis With Peaches is a blend of one & two year old ales matured on our garden peaches in Gandona Vineyards (St. Helena, CA) Cabernet Sauvignon barrels.
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Floresco
Sour Ale – 5.5% abv … Floresco is a lightly tart sour ale that was matured in oak foeders. Floresco pours light gold in color with a small white head. Notes of citrus and wild yeast (Brettanomyces) interplay nicely with a soft wheaty body ending in a dry & tart finish.
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l’anniversaire “10th Anniversary Blend”
12.0% abv – Sour ale … matured in Cabernet Sauvignon Barrels
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La Fee Verte “10th Anniversary Blend”
6.0% abv – Sour ale … matured in Letherbee Distillers Absinthe barrels
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Les Ardennes
12% abv – Imperial Flemish Style Red Ale … aged for 12 months in port and whiskey barrels
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Lumia
Sour Ale With Limes – 6.5% abv … Lumia pours dark amber in color with a small off white head. The acidity from the limes is balanced by a nice malty sweetness. Fruity notes from the wine barrel aging and a nice twang in the finish make for a very refreshing sour ale.
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Phantasma
9.5% abv – Sour Porter … Phantasma is our interpretation of an old style German Porter (a style that went extinct long ago), brewed with wheat, oats, molasses and licorice root. No two blends will taste the same! It pours a viscous jet black in color and has notes reminiscent of red wines, dark fruits & hints of dark chocolate. It finishes dry with notes of oak & tannins.