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Lovibonds Sour Grapes - Barrel Aged

Lovibonds Brewery
Henley-on-Thames, Oxfordshire
Beer style: Sour / Wild Beer
Ref: ratebeer.com Apr2024

Common descriptors are
Bottled; Occasional. Has been seen on keg.
2012 World Beer Cup Gold Medal Winner.

This beer started as a fermentation mistake with our flagship Henley Gold, giving us the sourness and drinkability of a Berliner Weisse. It tasted great but we thought it would be interesting to add a wild character to the beer. we filled used Frencg Pinot Noir barrels with the sour beer and a host of other good bacteria and wild yeast, then closed the door.