From Strange Fellows Brewing in Vancouver comes their first beer in their fellowship club the "Fellowship Greybeard Old Ale". These beers are only available to people that bought into the club and was the first of 4 releases. The beer pours a deep amber colour with an off white head. The aroma consists of oak, raisins, malts and brettanomyces. The flavour is of oak, malts, toffee, raisins, earth, funk from brettanomyces and some alcohol. The alcohol content comes in at 8%. I don't often get stumped by a beer when it comes to flavours but I did have some trouble figuring this one out. What it is though is easy drinking and tasty and will probably age really well with multiple strains of Brettanomyces.
Commercial Description: We are happy to announce the release of the first of 2016's four Fellowship Beers. First up is GREYBEARD - a barrel-aged stock old ale conditioned with two different Brattanomyces yeast strains. A style not widely known in this part of the world, it's origins date back several hundred years to Burton-on-Trent, England's most famous brewing region. Greybeard is a warming 8% abv with a complex malty foundation and distinct Brett aroma and flavour, with raisin notes. It deserves to be drunk a little warmer than fridge temperature, so take it out for an hour before you open.
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I am an avid outdoors man and hobby photographer who loves to spend as much time as possible exploring the beautiful backcountry of the Province of British Columbia and everywhere else! When not exploring nature though I am exploring Craft and Micro Brew beer locally and from around the world. If you love beer like I do please come on a journey for your taste buds. Who knows you just might find your next favorite beer!
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