Colossus (2014)

As we set out to top the abv’s of our previous Colossus brews (21% abv in both 2006 and 2010), we gave ourselves the additional mandate of cutting the perceptible sweetness of the previous batches to create a tastier flavor profile and a more drinkable Colossus.
While still perceptively sweet, Colossus 2014 is less cloying than its predecessors, with vibrant flavors of apple and peach accented by notes of cinnamon, and balanced by its monster abv. But how high is the abv?
In early August, without warning or explanation, the yeast abruptly stopped fermenting the sugar at an abv of 17.3%. It was a humbling reminder that despite all of our knowledge of brewing science, all of our painstaking attention to the craft, and all of our previous success, we are still at the mercy of tiny, single-celled organisms with no agenda. Show Less