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Firestone Walker Champs De Fraises

Firestone Walker Brewing (Duvel Moortgat)
Paso Robles, California
Beer style: Sour / Wild Beer - Flavored
Ref: ratebeer.com May2024

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Wild Ale Fermented With Strawberries We searched high and low for the perfect strawberry to add to our wild ale. We were not satisfied with the aroma and flavor until we discovered a unique strawberry variety from Oregon. It’s bright red flesh, sweet perfume and wild strawberry character is the perfect match for our beer, Champs de Fraises (Strawberry Fields). A generous dose of strawberries were allowed a tertiary fermentation with a wheat based beer matured up to three years in 50% French and 50% American oak barrels. A fresh sweet strawberry perfume gives way to earthy funk, bracing acidity and malt undertones. A lively carbonation and underlying malt tannins create a thoroughly refreshing beverage. A santé!