Abbeydale Brewery Funk Dungeon - Olicana Heritage Saison

Limited release

750ml sharing bottle

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).