October Ale

October Ale (NOT Oktoberfest Lager)
Aged English-Style - Estate beer

Back in the day in Old Britain, stately-owned houses (not unlike the kind on Downton Abbey) often made their own beer. Traditionally in October they would brew an extra-strong version with the recently harvested malt (Maris Otter) and hops (East Kent Golding)and let this beer age until the next October. As you can imagine, these beers were rich, hoppy and often had an oaky tang from being aged in wood barrels.

As a matter of fact this beer was inspiration for the strong, hoppy pale beer that was brewed for export to India and other foreign destinations: the Original India Pale Ale.


This beer is a fine copper color, notes of rich malt, rich fruit, herbal hop resin and a dry hoppy finish. Show Less