Kissmeyer & Friends

Nordic Blueberry Wild Ale

Crooked Stave Artisan Beer Project, USA

Beer type
American Wild Ale with a Nordic twist. 6.0% ABV
Taste
Noticeably sour, with a clear streak of brettanomyces yeastiness, a hint of malt and an almost imperceptible bitterness. Short, sour and ‘funky’ aftertaste. IBU: 30
Look
Light straw colour, a little cloudy (unfiltered) with a fine white head. EBC: 18
Hops
Cascade, Delta, Huel Melon and Hallertau Blanc
Malts
Pale Ale, floor-malted Colorado Crooked Stave, unmalted oats, Golden Naked.
Food match
Salads, fish and shellfish, light poultry and pork dishes, and fatty, mild and medium cheeses.
Aroma
Very ’funky’ (brettanomyces yeastiness with a reminder of stables and cow stalls), very strong note of blueberries and a discrete character of herbs and spices.

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