Firestone Walker Brewing Company El Gourdo

Wild geroosterde pompoenbier (met walnoten en laurier). El Gourdo is wat er gebeurt als de lokale pompoenpleister de Barrelworks belt op de dag na Halloween, met de vraag of we verweesde Assepoester-pompoenen willen. Vorig jaar hebben we niet alleen de overgebleven pompoenen genomen, we hebben ze ook geroosterd met lau

Wild roasted pumpkin ale (with walnuts and bay leaf). El Gourdo is what happens when the local pumpkin patch calls the Barrelworks on the day after Halloween, asking if we want orphaned Cinderella Pumpkins. Not only did we take the leftover pumpkins last year, we roasted them with bay leaf and walnuts in a wood-burning oven fueled by brandy staves and local white oak. We then tossed 500 lbs. of the caramelized gourds into an oak-aged base beer blend for fermentation and further oak barrel aging, lasting almost a year. The resulting beer is subtle yet firm. Roasting releases naturally sweet spicy pumpkin, brown sugar, and nutty flavors and aromas, which mingle nicely with an earthy funk, toasted oak and assertive acidity.