750 ml
8.0% ABV
Big is highly aromatic strong beer taken from young barrel stock. The combination of high gravity pale worts, large additions of aromatic hops, and relatively short time in barrel (less than two years), has become a recent point of interest for us, with releases such as Resin and Flor over the last few years being new favourites of ours.
The grists contained floor malted Maris Otter, rye, and wheat. A mixture of US-grown Columbus, Sorachi Ace, and Citra hops were used during the boil. A large dose of cane sugar was used to increase the gravity of each wort prior to fermentation. The beers spontaneously fermented in old French oak barrels for eighteen months before blending and carbonating naturally in-bottle.
Richly aromatic and heady, initially light and fresh on the palette, with rolling carbonation, followed by a somewhat sweeter finish and a tug of bitterness.