This beer is our version of a very unique Belgian beer style brewed only in the Lambic region outside Brussels.

We brewed this beer over 5 years ago. The first step was adding wild yeast. We did this at the warehouse in an oak barrel. We pitched wild yeast and one case of cherry lambic I brewed in San Francisco in 1992. This added enough wild yeast to start fermentation. (This beer was brewed totally off-site to make sure we did not infect our on-site beers).

Fermentation started slowly, after about 6 months it was going strong. We allowed the beer to ferment in the barrel for almost 3 years. We then moved to another barrel and added Raspberries. Another fermentation took place. This very rare and special beer is 5 years old. Strong notes of lactic, bitter sour aroma will come through with a very tart flavor balanced slightly by the fruit.

This beer was awarded a bronze medal in the wild beer category at the Festival of Barrel Aged Beers last month. We will not be filling any growlers of this unique framboise although, we will release about 150 corked bottles later this winter.