Silmaril is, what we like to call, the intersection of wine and beer. We took a blend of our wild fermented barrels and aged the final product on South African Syrah grapes for an additional two months.
This beer is bursting with pungent aromas of blackberries, boysenberries, pepper, cloves, and oak. Silmaril starts drinking jammy and ends incredibly dry and tannic. It’s an adventure for the palate, like stepping out of the Hobbit hole and going into the wild.
All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given to us. -Gandalf
Part of my fascination with wine and beer and the line between them has taken me on a trip down a rabbit-hole of winemaking techniques and concepts. In my every evolving drive to try new and creative things, I was bound to quickly learn about Methodé Champenoise and how to apply it to beer. Methodé […]
In a previous life, I worked a job where I was required to learn about grape and wine varietals. It is part of what inspired me to blur the lines between wine and beer. Knowing the characteristics of grape varietals has helped me, immensely, with choosing the recipes and grapes that will work best. A […]
Fall is fast approaching and we’re getting in the swing of brewing up some seasonal beers. Our focus the past year has been brewing farmhouse ales, and we ended up deciding on brewing up a spiced farmhouse ale to allow us to further study the complexities of this style. We’re against brewing a pumpkin beer, […]