Brewed on November 10 and November 30, 2011. Packaged April 10, 2012.
This is the third use of red wine barrels in the second fermentation. We took a blend of our double gold medal winning Brainless®Belgian, added cherry puree and aged it in Red Wine Oak casks for a secondary fermentation in the barrels and some additional aging. Pours a beautiful deep ruby color with a medium white head to pink head. A nice nose of sweet and sour cherries, Belgian malts, and barrel aging. The flavor is dominated by red wine dryness and malt and fruit driven sweetness.
The Malts/Sugars/Fruits
Weyermann German Pilsner Malt, Muttons Maris Otter Pale malt, Briess Caraplis malt, Flaked Oats, Candy sugar
100% pure Cherry puree (no preservatives) Second fermentation and aged in Red Wine barrels with Champagne yeast.
The Hops
Premient, Tettnang, and Saaz.
ABV 10.7%


