American Wild Ales

Odell Preps Oak Aged Brett Golden Ale

Odell Brewing Company (Fort Collins, CO) has a new funky golden ale in the works – Fifty Niner Brett Golden Ale.

This offering is aged on oak staves (the wooden slats of the barrels) and bottled with brettanomyces yeast. As for Continue Reading →

Allagash Preps Tiarna Release

Allagash Brewing has been releasing nationally, a handful of oak barrel aged sour/wild ales. The most recent (and still making it around distribution) is Midnight Brett. Prior to that was  FV 13 and Merveilleux.

Tiarna is a blend of 100% brett fermented pale ale aged in Continue Reading →

Perennial Aria

Perennial Aria, a year round offering by the brewery.

A Belgian style ale that pours bright with an egg shell cap that leaves sticky lacing above the sunset orange color. Our primary Belgian yeast strain is accompanied by Brettanomyces Bruxellensis for Continue Reading →

New Belgium Oskar Kissed Cherry

New Belgium Oskar Kissed Cherry showed up on the beer radar in October, 2013

While no official description exists, as the name suggests, Oscar Kissed Cherry is New Belgium’s Oskar (dark sour ale aged in oak foeders) with cherries.

Style: American Wild Continue Reading →

Jester King’s 2nd Sour. A Unique Process

Jester King Brewery (Texas) is soon to release their second barrel aged sour- Omniscience & Proselytism. Let’s tackle the big words first. Omniscience means “knowing it all” and Proselytism “is the act of converting one to another religion or opinion.” Perhaps this Continue Reading →