Firestone Walker - Sour Opal 2017 375ml COL-Cellar "Wine barrel aged golden sour

"Wine barrel aged golden sour ale refermented with Malvasia and Viognier wine grapes

Style / Variety: Cabernet Sauvignon 55%

The Nelson hops provide white wine flavors while Brettanomyces add a juicy quality to the beer

After 5 months

Firestone Walker - Sour Opal 2017 375ml COL-Cellar "Wine barrel aged golden sour"This American Gueuze represents a spectrum of flavors from a traditional barrel aged sour ale, complete with aromas of aged cheese and a distinct earthy mustiness that can only be found in a well cellared barrel aged sour. The complexity and balanced flavors of Sour Opal can be attributed first to the crisp assertive tannic acidity of the Viognier barrels. Oak derived flavors and aromas mingle with guava, passion fruit, pineapple and tart cherry