AB:18
Imperial Brown Ale Aged In Rum Casks.
AB:18 began life as an Imperial Brown Ale before we bombarded it with Scottish tayberries and Purple raspberries and locked it away in rum barrels for two years, infusing rich dark fruit flavours and oaky warmth into the mix.
Malt: Extra Pale - Spring Blend (8.75 kilograms) Malt: Caramalt (0.93 kilograms) Malt: Dark Crystal (0.44 kilograms) Malt: Carafa Special Malt Type 1 (0.11 kilograms) Malt: Chocolate (0.11 kilograms) Malt: Brown (0.38 kilograms) Malt: Flaked Oats (0.94 kilograms) Hops: Galena (37.5 grams) - start bitter Hops: Willamette (50 grams) - end bitter Hops: First Gold (25 grams) - end flavour Yeast: Wyeast 1272 - American Ale II™
- Kippers and poached eggs - Slow cooked lamb shoulder with mint sauce - Apple and blackcurrant cobbler
Blend aged beer with a fresh brewed black ale in a 70-30 ratio to add bursts of blackcurrant and citrus.