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Wild and Feral and Bottled

Barrelworks-The-Feral-One-American-Wild-Ale

The first beer out of the gate (as it were) of Barrelworks in Buellton will be The Feral One on March 8th.

According to the press release, “The Feral One is a blend of Sour Opal, SLOAmbic, Agrestic and Lil’ Mikkel, all aged for an extended period in American and French oak barrels. Only 500 cases of 375ml bottles were produced.”

You will only get it at Barrelworks or in Paso Robles starting the 9th.  And it will probably cost a pretty penny.  But it will be good and one of those whales that people will proudly name drop in beer circles.

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Year 2 of LambicX

Tell me that these two versions of LambicX do not sound good. I just wish I could have found one last year. But I will be on the hunt for these so you may see me prowling around the local beer shoppes.

“Aroma of white grapes, sweet apples, fruit, tobacco, honeysuckle and hay. Restrained tartness.Bright, but not acidic, round and soft body, some chardonnay butteriness. Fine astringent finish with hints of quinine. Slightest hint of carbonation. Not quite cask still, but almost!”

“Aroma of sweet grass, smoke, peaches, sour apples all spiked with a background barnyard funk. Big, round acidity in the mouth with notes of lemon, tangerine and grapefruit melting to a rich, sour-sweet finish, balanced by the full presence of tannic and wood notes. Slightest hint of carbonation. Again, not quite cask still, but almost!”