Rosie is a deeply special beer, it was born from an incredibly dear lifelong friendship and our want to combine our two passions - winemaking and brewing. We created a specially selected blend of beers, which created a vibrant base layered with notes of meyer lemon, wildflowers, and citrus pith. The blend was refermented on a mix of South African Syrah and Lodi Chardonnay grapes, pressing a portion of the grapes, and using a portion of them whole. The grape portion lends itself a rich, jammy, complex flavor, threaded with notes of ruby port, blackberry, leather, white grapes, and stone fruit.
Rosie is made with love. It is a dream beer.
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 […]
