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Brewer: Cambridge Brewing Company
Style: Barley Wine / Wheat Wine / Rye Wine
Alcohol Content: 12%
Seasonal: Summer
Description:
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Cambridge Arquebus
Brewer: Cambridge Brewing Company
Style: Barley Wine / Wheat Wine / Rye Wine
Alcohol Content: 12%
Seasonal: Summer
Description:
Named for the 15th Century firearm which was successor to the Blunderbuss, this barrel-aged barleywine aspires to change the way you think of strong beer. Intended for sipping on these sultry summer evenings on our patio (or inside, with the AC), it is at once light and drinkable yet boasts significant body, and is almost syrupy smooth in texture without being cloying. Arquebus presents beautiful, complex notes of concentrated peach and apricot fruit, wildflower honey, toast and coconut oakiness, and a soft, tannin-hinted, white wine-like finish. Aged in French oak chardonnay barrels acquired from the Silverado winery in Napa, the residual flavors contributed by the wood offer a mellowness of character not provided by stainless steel fermentation.This honey-hued, ambrosial beer, beheld in a simple stemmed glass, pours with just a mild effervescence which accentuates its myriad nuances of flavors and aromas. Several more barrels of this elixir await release in the coming years. So for now, enjoy!
OG: 1.099 FG: 1.018 ABV:10.75%
from 2017 label:
barleywine ale brewed with honey + wine grapes aged in wine barrels
Arquebus is a beer inspired by sauternes and late harvest dessert wines. Brewed with pale malted barley and local honey, near the end of fermentation it's moved into French oak white wine barrels along with fresh Semillon grape must - the same grape variety used to produce the world's great sauternes. After resting and maturing in the wood for several months, this age-worthy beer is bottle refermented contributing sparkling carbonation.
12.0% alc/vol
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