Destihl Saint Dekkera Barrel Reserve Sour: Trappist Wheat Ale Destihl Brewery Normal, Illinois
Beer style: Sour / Wild Beer Ref: ratebeer.com Jun2024
Common descriptors are BARRELS #1 & #2: Sour Trappist Wheat Ale
Double sour barrel aged for over 17 months (6 months in barrel #1 and over 11 months in barrel #2). The base beer is a Wheat Ale primarily fermented with Trappist ale yeast before undergoing secondary spontaneous wild fermentation and aging in the barrel using DESTIHL’s St. Dekkera Reserve process. It has a golden-light amber color, light body and maltiness and low hop bitterness, flavor and aroma. Fruity-ester and funky flavors and aromas are moderate-high with tartness/sourness akin to a green apple and other tart fruit which is achieved from barrel aging with Brettanomyces, Lacto and Pedio.
IBU: 14 Color SRM: 4
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