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Epochal Christmas Day 2022 Pale Ale
Description Christmas Day is a Pale Ale fermented with clove-studded clementines in Rioja casks. Ex ...t hop of mine – it was bred in the 1970’s from Spalter and Hallertau Mittelfruh and has a beautiful noble hop character all of its own. Lots of this was added in the boil and then as a dry hop as ...
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Epochal Christmas Day 2022 Pale Ale - Wee Beer Shop
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Christmas Day is a Pale Ale fermented with clove-studded clementines in Rioja casks. Expect hop bitterness, citrus notes and woody funk.
Epochal say “Spalter Select is sort of a pet hop of mine – it was bred in the 1970’s from Spalter and Hallertau Mittelfruh and has a beautiful noble hop character all of its own. Lots of this was added in the boil and then as a dry hop as the beer underwent its first aging in neutral oak. Once the beer was mature, it was transferred into Rioja casks and onto clementines studded with cloves until a delicately aromatic character had been extracted from both barrel and spiced fruit. It is golden, foamy and bursting with zesty orange, noble hops and Brettanomyces funk, with the barrels adding layers of berry fruit, mint, ginger cake and allspice. It’s fresh and racy on the palate with loads of orange mingling with hop bitterness in a Spalter Select marmalade of drinkability. Truly sessionable festivity.
“This year’s batch blends a range of pale ales of different ages and incorporates a more complex spice blend, adding to last year’s clementine and clove combo subtle additions of cinnamon, roasted ginger and whole pods of madagascan vanilla.”
6%
375ml bottle
Cork & Cask
EPOCHAL CHRISTMAS DAY
Description Scottish stock pale ale fermented in Rioja casks with clementines. This third batch com ...h the blended complexity of batch two. We have increased the clementine count whilst dropping the addition of spices, instead drawing spiced flavours from an extended period in the wine casks, dr ...
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EPOCHAL CHRISTMAS DAY - Cork & Cask
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Scottish stock pale ale fermented in Rioja casks with clementines. This third batch combines my favourite elements of the first two. It sees the return of the Rioja casks of batch one with the blended complexity of batch two. We have increased the clementine count whilst dropping the addition of spices, instead drawing spiced flavours from an extended period in the wine casks, drawing notes of vanilla, soft ginger, clove and cinnamon naturally from the wood itself. The beer pours pale with the subtlest blush of pink from the wine casks and tight, brilliant white foam.
Aromas of fresh clementine, Brettanomyces funk and dark Rioja fruits leap from the glass. Subtle spiced depths reward further contemplation. The palate is crisp, dry and vigorous, enlivening the senses and improving the flavour of all manner of seasonal snacks. I recommend with little sausage rolls, smoked seafood and spiced nuts, or perhaps a baked Vacherin Mont d’Or! And why not, eh?! It has become a vital part of my Christmas and I’m very excited by this third iteration. It is as pure an expression of Christmas funk as one could desire.
6% / 375ml
Beer Merchants
Epochal Christmas Day
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Epochal Christmas Day - Beer Merchants
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The Beerhive
Epochal Christmas Day 2024
A Glasgow brewed stock pale ale with added clementines, for extra festive cheer!
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Epochal Christmas Day 2024 - The Beerhive
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Otherworld Brewing ( antigua duplicada)
EPOCHAL CHRISTMAS DAY
Description Scottish stock pale ale fermented in Rioja casks with clementines. This third batch com ...h the blended complexity of batch two. We have increased the clementine count whilst dropping the addition of spices, instead drawing spiced flavours from an extended period in the wine casks, dr ...
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EPOCHAL CHRISTMAS DAY - Otherworld Brewing ( antigua duplicada)
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Scottish stock pale ale fermented in Rioja casks with clementines. This third batch combines my favourite elements of the first two. It sees the return of the Rioja casks of batch one with the blended complexity of batch two. We have increased the clementine count whilst dropping the addition of spices, instead drawing spiced flavours from an extended period in the wine casks, drawing notes of vanilla, soft ginger, clove and cinnamon naturally from the wood itself. The beer pours pale with the subtlest blush of pink from the wine casks and tight, brilliant white foam.
Aromas of fresh clementine, Brettanomyces funk and dark Rioja fruits leap from the glass. Subtle spiced depths reward further contemplation. The palate is crisp, dry and vigorous, enlivening the senses and improving the flavour of all manner of seasonal snacks. I recommend with little sausage rolls, smoked seafood and spiced nuts, or perhaps a baked Vacherin Mont d’Or! And why not, eh?! It has become a vital part of my Christmas and I’m very excited by this third iteration. It is as pure an expression of Christmas funk as one could desire.
6% / 375ml
Epochal Barrel Fermented Ales
Epochal Christmas Day
A new batch of our wondrous Christmas beer! This is a 6% stock pale ale inspired by Scotland's 1 ...nes in Rioja casks. It's pale and foaming with orange, subtle spice, funk and acidity. On the palate, incredibly light, spritzy, ...
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Epochal Christmas Day - Epochal Barrel Fermented Ales
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waterintobeer
Epochal Christmas Day 2022 6% (375ml bottle)
This year's batch blends a range of pale ales of different ages and incorporates a more complex spic ...er and whole pods of madagascan vanilla. The result is a beer both fresher and more fulsome than last time. It has bright orange notes, warming spice, bready malts, subtle and rounded vanilla an ...
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Epochal Christmas Day 2022 6% (375ml bottle) - waterintobeer
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The result is a beer both fresher and more fulsome than last time. It has bright orange notes, warming spice, bready malts, subtle and rounded vanilla and fruit-forward Brett funk. On the palate, it's all lightness, bitterness and refreshment.