A Single Branch

Barrel Aged Red Sour with Cherries - A Single Branch started its life as a Flanders inspired sour red. The beer underwent primary fermentation with red wine yeast, brett, & lactobacillus before laying to rest for five months in red wine barrels. The resulting beer was complex & tart, with an exceptional amount of body & malt backbone due to the selection of specialty malts used. A hint of amaretto-like flavour from the red wine yeast provided a great base for what we did next.

200lbs of gorgeous, Balaton sour cherries from Jobst-Hof Orchards (just a bit up the highway from the brewery!) were then popped into one of our stainless tanks. We transferred the beer on top of the cherries for 6 more weeks of conditioning. Over that period, the sugars in the cherries fermented out & we picked up a ton of flavour & colour - including vinous character from the prolonged skin contact. This is a beer made the hard way compared to many modern methods, but we think the end result proves it was worth it!

This beer like all our others is 100% produced on site at the brewery in Kelowna, BC, with a little help from a lovely orchard in Oyama a short drive away. Show Less