The Recognitions Blends

Differentiation: golden ale aged in cognac casks

Blend No.: 1

Bottling Date: august 11, 2018

Packaging: 375ml, 1.5L
Alcohol by Volume: 7%
Serving: 50-58F         
Cellaring potential: 15-25 years

Ingredients: air, water, pilsner malt, raw wheat, 2009 sterling hops, 2010 crystal hops

Élevage: a blend of the contents of two cognac puncheons. one, brewed in november 2016, was spontaneously fermented and aged in a neutral french oak puncheon for sixteen months prior to racking into a cognac puncheon where it aged for additional five months before blending. the other cognac puncheon was brewed in december of 2017 and fermented spontaneously in the cognac puncheon from which it was blended. blended in equal proportion for an average age of fifteen months at bottling.
Fruit: none
Further Reading: William Gaddis

Blend No.: 2

Bottling Date: july 8, 2020

Packaging: 75cl
Alcohol by Volume: 7%
Serving: 50-58F         
Cellaring potential: 15-25 years

Ingredients: air, water, NJ pilsner malt, NJ raw wheat, 2009 sterling hops, 2010 crystal hops

Élevage: a blend of the contents of two cognac puncheons. one, brewed in april 2018, was spontaneously fermented and aged a cognac puncheon for 27 months. the other cognac puncheon was brewed in march of 2019 and fermented spontaneously in the cognac puncheon from which it was blended. an average age of 21 months at bottling.
Fruit: none
Further Reading: William Gaddis