Description
Barrel aged, bretted saison, dry hopped with UK grown Olicana hops.
The base beer for this release was brewed in late March 2022, and features a complex mix of malt. It was predominantly created using Plumage Archer heritage grain because of its complex biscuit maltiness. Alongside this was plenty of rye malt for a pleasant spice, and a good helping of torrified wheat to add to the wort complexity, giving the brettanomyces (brett to its friends) and other microorganisms plenty of food during the aging process. Finally, a little touch of crystal rye, to add a residual sweetness and body that balances out the end product.
Late boil additions of Olicana in the kettle bittered the wort to around 60 IBUs.
After a good Olicana dry hop during fermentation, the beer was racked into barrel and pitched with Abbeydale’s house brett blend which brings a gentle tartness to the party. After sitting in French oak barrels for about a year, another dry hop of whole cone Olicana was added directly to the barrel for extra hop vibrancy, before packaging into bottle and keg. The hops give flavours of ripe stone fruits, alongside a deep herbal character and gentle bitterness, which balances beautifully with the oak presence found in the beer.
5%
750ml bottle
Contains barley, wheat, rye. Vegan and gluten free (brewed with Brewers Clarex).
Bottle delivery – I am currently trialing bottle deliveries for all mainland UK addresses.
Beer Delivery in Glasgow
- Delivery is to the following postcodes only – G1, G2, G3, G4, G5, G11, G12, G13, G14, G20, G21, G22, G23, G31, G32, G33, G34, G40, G41, G42, G43, G44, G45, G46, G51, G61, G62, G72, G73, G74, G75, G76, G77. Other G postcodes are covered by Mainland UK delivery.
- We can deliver both bottles and cans.
- Minimum order for delivery is £30.
- Delivery cost is a flat rate of £5. If you spend over £100 we will cover the shipping cost so its free to you.
- Orders will normally leave the shop at noon Tuesday – Friday, the day after you place your order, and we aim for delivery late morning/early afternoon that day. We can’t offer specific delivery times. Please arrange for someone to accept the delivery. If that’s not suitable please let us know when you place your order.
- We can deliver to an alternative address or on a different day if you let us know but we can’t leave alcohol unattended at your door or in your garden.
- Orders will only be delivered to an adult over the age of 18 years.
- Beer is not packaged in gift boxes. We’ve chosen to re-use and recycle boxes previously used by breweries for deliveries to minimise the environmental impact of what we do.
Delivery/Shipping (Mainland UK)
- Delivery is currently to the UK mainland only.
- We can deliver both bottles and cans.
- Minimum order for delivery is £30.
- Delivery cost is a flat rate of £9. If you spend over £100 we will cover the shipping cost so its free to you.
- Orders will leave the shop on a Tuesday, Wednesday or Thursday at 12 noon for scheduled next day delivery with APC couriers. This is not a guaranteed next day delivery service but is completed for 99% of orders placed.In December the courier network is under great strain and deliveries may be delayed slightly. Please allow extra time for your delivery to be made.
- Please arrange for someone to be at home to receive the delivery. APC will arrange redelivery but its your responsibility to contact them to arrange. If you don’t do that the order will be returned to us and you will forfeit the delivery charge.
- Orders will only be delivered to an adult over the age of 18 years.
Click and Collect
We are delighted to offer a ‘click and collect’ service. Reserve those fuss beers and don’t miss out on the limited editions that keep hitting the shelves. Choose your beers, check out and pay, and your order will be available to collect from the shop during our opening hours Tuesday-Saturday noon-6pm.
If orders aren’t collected within a month we’ll refund you, and return the items to stock. If you’re not going to collect the order yourself then let us know who will, and remember that whoever collects your order must be over the age of 18.