Berliner Messe: Kyrie Blends

Differentiation: red fruit addition

Blend No.: 1 (2017.1)

Blend Date: october 2, 2017

Packaging: 75cl, 1.5L
Alcohol by Volume: 4.7%
Serving: 52-64F  
Cellaring potential: 6-18 years

Ingredients: air, water, raw wheat, pilsner malt, malted wheat, 2010 crystal hops, sour cherries

Élevage: spontaneously acidified, then spontaneously fermented and matured in neutralized sauvignon blanc 229L vosges and troncais oak barrels for eight months before receiving fruit. four barrels received two hundred pounds each of NY hudson valley balaton cherries and one barrel received two hundred pounds of PA delaware valley montmorency cherries. refermented and conditioned for two and a half months in the barrel before racking off of the fruit
Fruit: fresh, whole (uncrushed, unpitted) 2017 harvest NY hudson valley balaton cherries and PA delaware valley montmorency cherries

Blend No.: 2 (2017.2)

Blend Date: january 23, 2018

Packaging: 75cl
Alcohol by Volume: 4.7%
Serving: 40-50F  
Cellaring potential: 3-8 years

Ingredients: air, water, raw wheat, pilsner malt, malted wheat, 2010 crystal hops, cherries, raspberries

Élevage: spontaneously acidified, then spontaneously fermented and matured in neutralized sauvignon blanc 229L vosges and troncais oak barrels before racking onto spent cherries and new raspberries for a three and a half month refermentation and maceration
Fruit: second-use 2017 harvest NY hudson valley balaton cherries and PA delaware valley montmorency cherries and nj raspberries

Blend No.: 3 (2018.1)

Blend Date: october 9, 2018

Packaging: 75cl
Alcohol by Volume: 4.7%
Serving: 48-60F  
Cellaring potential: 5-15 years

Ingredients: air, water, raw wheat, pilsner malt, malted wheat, 2010 crystal hops, sour cherries

Élevage: spontaneously acidified, then spontaneously fermented and matured in neutralized pinot noir barrels, refermented in stainless with a 50/50 blend of NY hudson valley montmorency and morello sour cherries
Fruit: fresh, whole (uncrushed, unpitted) 2018 harvest NY montmorency and morello sour cherries, hand-triaged for quality

Blend No.: 4 (2018.2)

Blend Date: february 24, 2019

Packaging: 75cl
Alcohol by Volume: 4.7%
Serving: 45-58F  
Cellaring potential: 5-15 years

Ingredients: air, water, raw wheat, pilsner malt, malted wheat, 2010 crystal hops, sour cherries, raspberries

Élevage: spontaneously acidified, then spontaneously fermented and matured in neutralized port and pinot noir barrels, refermented in stainless with frozen nj raspberries and macerated on a 50/50 blend of NY hudson valley montmorency and morello sour cherries
Fruit: fresh, whole (uncrushed, unpitted) 2018 harvest NY montmorency and morello sour cherries, hand-triaged for quality

Blend No.: 5 (2019)

Blend Date: september 19, 2019

Packaging: 75cl
Alcohol by Volume: 4.7%
Serving: 45-58F  
Cellaring potential: 8-18 years

Ingredients: air, water, raw wheat, pilsner malt, malted wheat, 2010 crystal hops, sour cherries

Élevage: spontaneously acidified, then spontaneously fermented and matured in neutralized angelica barrels, refermented in stainless with a 70/30 blend of NJ montmorency and NY morello sour cherries, an average of 2.5 months skin contact/maceration
Fruit: fresh, whole (uncrushed, unpitted) 2019 harvest NJ montmorency and NY morello sour cherries, hand-triaged for quality