No, it’s not wine, but the style often comes in with as much alcohol content as wine, hence the name. This American Giant is a big, malty beer with generous hop additions to counteract all the grain we use. The result is powerful yet balanced with a pleasantly piney aroma due to an assertive dry hop addition. The beer is finished with some champagne yeast during secondary fermentation which helps finish out the fermentation and lend a pleasing dryness. This warming beverage designed for cold winter nights (and days) is the stuff of legend, much like its namesake.
American-Style Barley Wine Ale
ABV:
8.30%
One Barrel Brewing
Madison, Wisconsin