Crossover Blendery Bramble, Thorn And Briar

Description Bramble, Thorn and Briar Wild Ale by Crossover Blendery.

Our base golden ale (60%/70% malted barley, 40%/30% raw wheat) spontaneously fermented and aged for 8 months in neutral french oak barrels. The beer was moved out of barrel and onto organic Driscoll Victoria blackberries (from Herefordshire) and organic Driscoll Maravilla raspberries (also Herefordshire) in separate tanks.

We punched the fruit caps down daily once refermentation had commenced. The beer was on fruit for a total of 5 months before blending together. We blended 3 further components into the beer before packaging.

Pure summer nostalgia. Jammy sweetness on the nose. The palate reflects this with further notes of wild berries, forest floor and mint. Rounded acidity and confident effervescence. 750ml. 5.5%

Process: A blend of 1, 2 and 3 year old golden ales brewed with malted barley and raw wheat. Spontaneously fermented and matured in neutral French oak barrels. Refermented on whole Driscoll Maravilla raspberries grown in Northamptonshire, and organic Driscoll Victoria blackberries grown in Herefordshire.

Conditioning: Packaged with a small amount of priming sugar for natural carbonation in the bottle. We do not add yeast at this point, or at any point in the process. Bottles laid to rest on their sides and conditioned until release.

Ingredients: Malted barley, raw wheat, aged hops, raspberry, blackberry, water.

Brew season: 2020/2021, 2021/2022, 2022/2023

Fruit season: 2023

ABV: 6.3%