Josaphine is our Connecticut Wild Ale with Montmorency Cherries harvested from Belltown Hill Orchards in Glastonbury. This beer started out as a blend of our barrel fermented wild ales and was further refermented on seven pounds of tart cherries for two months.
This beer reminds us of biting into a cherry pie. Its nose is dominated by rich aromas of cinnamon, graham cracker, and spice. Follow that nose with a savory burst of ripe cherries and pie crust as you drink it. Josaphine is the perfect beer for sharing on crisp Autumn nights.
Inspired by somewhere in New Hampshire and lost jackets.
Living in Connecticut has a massive perk - four full seasons. More importantly, three of those seasons run cool. Cool nights allow for me to be able to do a coolship, leaving my kettle out overnight to collect yeast. I have done this in mid-Spring, and now have done one to usher in Fall. The […]
I am a sucker for lagers. As my palate has changed over time, I've moved far away from hoppy IPAs and Pale Ales and more towards malt-forward lagers. However much I love the style of beer, the one factor in keeping me from brewing them is the fact I do not have a fermentation chamber […]
Riwaka™ is a hop I have been fascinated with ever since I first tried Hill Farmstead's Riwaka Pale Ale. I had been trying, for years, to source this hop, but it has never been available to United States home-brewers before this past winter. Thanks to Yakima Valley Hops, however, that changed. I immediately placed an […]
