Economy of Scale: Pecan Pie Edition Origin_Canada Sour golden ale with cherries

Sour golden ale with cherries and honeyberries

in Milwaukee

We brew a red ale and let it age and sour in a foudre—a large oak fermentor typically used in winemaking—before adding fresh

and just a slight suggestion of hoppy dankness

which was then aged in a combination of 9 and 13 year old bourbon barrels

Economy of Scale: Pecan Pie Edition Origin_Canada Sour golden ale with cherriesThis masterful convergence of styles began as a high gravity doppelbock, which was then aged in a combination of 9 and 13 year old bourbon barrels. We kicked the decadence up about 20 notches by adding 100lbs of house roasted pecan pieces, 14lbs of Mexican vanilla, 1lb of cinnamon sticks, and 20lbs of brown sugar, making for a wonderfully malty beverage that might be the key to the worlds best pie filling.