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Markt | Blend N°2
Saison
Markt | Blend N°2 was brewed in August of 2023 with a blend of pilsner, wheat malt and raw barley. We utilize a traditional step-mashing process to accentuate an extra-dry and thirst-quenching drinking experience. We hop Markt with both aged and fresh hops in the kettle to drive aromatics of fresh grapefruit, white pepper and pleasant floral notes. Markt also receives a large whirlpool hop addition of German noble hops in order to drive a pleasant citrusy herbal profile that develops complexity with our mixed yeast culture. Markt is fermented directly in oak with our saison yeast along with our resident microflora. Just prior to bottling, we blended in a small portion of mature 4-year-old foudre-aged spontaneously fermented beer to bring depth and complexity to the blend. At bottling, Markt has an average age of 12 months and has been conditioning since its bottling in March 2024. Markt Blend No2 pours a clear straw color with aromatics of lemon balm, fresh sliced green apples and grapefruit and flavors of orange citrus with a lightly spicy noble hop finish, well balanced with a light acidity and high levels of carbonation
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Apiary | Blend N°2
Saison
Apiary | Blend N°2 was brewed in September of 2023 with a blend of pilsner, chitted barley and raw spelt. We utilize a traditional step-mashing process to accentuate an extra-dry and thirst-quenching drinking experience. We hop Apiary with both aged and fresh hops in the kettle to drive aromatics of fresh grapefruit, white pepper and pleasant floral notes. Apiary also receives a large addition of New Jersey harvested blueberry blossom honey, which drives additional floral aromatics, mouthfeel and acidity complexity. Apiary is fermented directly in oak with our Saison yeast along with our resident microflora. Just prior to bottling, we blended in a small portion of mature 4-year-old foudre-aged spontaneously fermented beer to bring depth and complexity to the blend. At bottling, Apiary has an average age of 10 months and has been conditioning since its bottling March 2024. Apiary Blend No2 pours a pale straw color with an effervescent, prickly carbonation, pungent aromatics of fresh noble hops featuring fresh lemon and herbal notes, blueberry blossom honey shows through in the clean waxy mouthfeel which is supported by a pleasant hoppy bitterness and lightly developing acidity
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THIRD | Anniversary Blend
Spontaneous
THIRD was blended to commemorate our Third Anniversary. The components of this beer were brewed between our Fall 2018 and Spring 2020 brewing seasons. These batches included the addition of New Jersey Blueberry Blossom Honey to the coolship and were bottled with a small portion of young spontaneous beer for conditioning. THIRD had an average age of 27 months when it was then blended with a small portion of young spontaneous beer and bottled in February 2022. After a period of further bottle conditioning, THIRD is ready to enjoy. THIRD pours with high carbonation and a tight foam head with a burnt orange honey color. It features a soft and balanced acidic profile with notes of citrus and honeysuckle, a light brettanomyces character and a crisp, dry finish.
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Strawberry | 2022 Harvest
Spontaneous
Strawberry | 2022 Harvest was blended across two brewing seasons of traditionally brewed spontaneously fermented beer, including a portion of 4-year-old beer. In early June of 2022, we traveled to South Jersey to pick up several hundreds of pounds of overripe strawberries. Our team hand-crushed the strawberries and added them directly to the blend in stainless for a short juice extraction at a rate of 8 lbs per gallon before refermentation in oak. At bottling, this blend had an average age of 48 months and has been conditioning since its bottling in 2023. Strawberry | 2022 Harvest pours a burnt orange with aromatics of strawberry candy cereal and juicy strawberry gushers with flavors of strawberry lemonade and a balanced but complex acidity.
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Shiro Plum | 2021 Harvest
Spontaneous
Shiro Plum | 2021 Harvest is a blend of traditionally brewed spontaneously fermented beers from two batches from the 2018 brewing season; one batch containing New Jersey blueberry blossom honey, and another aged in a chestnut puncheon. In August of 2021, our team picked up that year's New Jersey Shiro plum harvest. We added them whole, directly through the head of a barrel at a rate of over 8 lbs per gallon along with the blend for refermentation. At the time of bottling, this blend had an average age of 30 months and has been conditioning since its bottling in early 2022. Shiro Plum | 2021 Harvest pours bright yellow with orange highlights and a densely creamy foam with aromatics of plums and apricots. A firm but pleasant acidity supports the nuances of plum skins, pineapple upside-down cake and a touch of fermentation funk.
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Blackberry & Blueberry | 2021 Harvest
Spontaneous
Blackberry & Blueberry | 2021 Harvest is a blend of traditionally brewed spontaneously fermented beers from a single brewing season: one batch containing New Jersey blueberry blossom honey, and another aged in a chestnut puncheon. In August of 2021, we picked up our harvest of New Jersey grown blackberries and added them directly to oak with the blend for refermentation. At the end of summer, we received that year's New Jersey blueberry harvest and added these directly to stainless. We racked the blackberry spontaneously fermented beer to cold soak on the skins and juices of the blueberries for a short period of time before racking back to oak for refermentation and conditioning. At bottling, this blend had an average age of 27 months and has been conditioning since its bottling in early 2022. Blackberry & Blueberry | 2021 Harvest pours a deep purple color with ruby highlights and a rocky pink foam. This beer pushes aromatics of jammy blueberries and overripe blackberries supported by a malolactic creaminess, making this reminiscent of a full-bodied California Cabernet Sauvignon.
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Bière de Noël | Winter 2024
Spontaneous
Bière de Nöel | Winter 2024, a Two-Year Spontaneous Blend, is available in 500mL bottles starting tomorrow. This festive beer began in 2020 as a single batch of traditional spontaneously fermented beer containing New Jersey blueberry blossom honey. A majority of this beer was racked to one of our Sangiovese wine foudres for 27 months, selected for its well-rounded and refreshing profile. Prior to bottling in March 2022, we selected a young spontaneously fermented beer that still contained a portion of fermentable sugar and blended it with the two-year-old spontaneous beer. The carbonation for this beer is entirely derived from the sugars present in the young beer. Bière de Nöel | Winter 2024 pours gold with aromatics of ripe peaches, fruit cups and a touch of honey supported by a bright but balanced acidity and a high minerality.
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Bière de Noël | Winter 2021
Flemish-Style Red
Bière de Nöel | Winter 2021 was brewed over two batches in the 18|19 season as an homage to some of our favorite specialty winter beers from the West Flanders region of Belgium. The beer was brewed using a turbid mash with a grist including some darker specialty grains and a long 9-hour boil to promote deep flavor development of plum and figs. Aged hops were used which brings a pleasant orange-citrus note. It was open fermented in our coolship before maturing in oak for 27 months. With an additional 10 months of bottling conditioning time, our first Bière de Noël has an age of 37 months upon release. Bière de Noël | Winter 2021 pours a mahogany color with highlights of burnt orange and a creamy brown head. It pushes bright aromatics of strawberry, raspberry and blackberry bramble along with supporting notes of vanilla, figs, dates and orange rind coupled with a hint of roasty chocolate and coffee complexity.
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Bière de Noël | Winter 2022
Spontaneous
Bière de Nöel | 2022 is brewed with barley grist—60% of which is malted to a low specification, while the rest is left unmalted. This beer undergoes a traditional turbid mash and a six-hour boil to enhance wort caramelization and mouthfeel. It uses aged hops at the start of the boil but receives a heavy dose of fresh whole leaf Czech Saaz hops as it enters the coolship for spontaneous inoculation. For Bière de Nöel | 2022, a blend was made pulling from primarily three-year and two-year components with an average age of 24 months, then dry hopped with fresh 2021 harvest Hallertau Mittelfruh hops from our Florian Seitz at Seitz Farms in Bavaria. Prior to bottling, we blended in young one-year beer from the same recipe to provide the entirety of the fermentable sugars. It pours a golden straw with a lasting white foam. Strong hop aromatics of pear, fig and apricot are accompanied by flavors of French cider, Alsatian wine a strong minerality and a complex acid profile.
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Bière de Noël | Winter 2023
Spontaneous
Bière de Nöel | Winter 2023 is a special three-year Congac-aged Spontaneous Blend. The oldest component of this special blend was from a wheat-heavy batch brewed during our Spring 2018 season that was fermented in a 600L Pineau des Charentes cask. The two-year component was from a traditional mash brew during the Spring of 2020 that was fermented in a 600L Cognac cask, while the youngest of the three was brewed with New Jersey Blueberry Blossom Honey during our Fall of 2020 brew season and fermented in a 450L Pineau des Charentes cask. The blend of these three spontaneous beers, using all New Jersey grown malts and some honey, was laid to rest in a Cognac cask for seven months prior to bottling. In March 2022, we blended back a small portion of young spontaneous beer and bottled. Bière de Nöel had an average age of 23 months at bottling. This blend pours with a highly carbonated mousse-like foam head with a burnt golden orange color. It features a balanced and soft profile combining notes of orange citrus, candied fruit, apricot, and light cherry/almond rounded out by subtle Cognac barrel caramelized fruitiness and soft acidity. Bière de Nöel | Winter 2023 a perfect and bright pairing for a winter holiday enjoyment.