Common Ground Spring Ale: 2020 Harvest

An ale made with Moscato Giallo skins from Momento Mori's 'Fistful of Flowers' wine from 2020. The final cuvee in the Common Ground project.      

Common Ground Spring Ale: Harvest 2020 is an ale made with Moscato Giallo skins from Dane and Hanna's 'Fistful of Flowers' wine from the 2020 harvest. Post maceration, they gently press these grapes and send them to us where we brew a fresh, uninoculated wort to soak these skins in. We don't introduce our house culture to this ferment and instead allow the microbiology of the skins to conduct the fermentation.

The beer and skins spend some months together in stainless tank, as oak would introduce our house culture, before packaging and a long rest in bottle before release. This ale has had well over two years in bottle before release, which is the way Dane likes our beer to present.

Luke's tasting notes - Stunning aromatics, fresh cut sweet pineapple, lime juice and spice. There’s a beautiful aged element also. Vinous, woody spice and citrus notes that are just turning towards marmalade. Wonderfully intense and mouthwatering. Big vinous flavours across the palate. Pineapple and melon backed by confectionery musk sticks. Gentle citrus from the gold base fills in the small crevices between the big ripe flavours. A gravelly minerality and gentle acidity to finish. Delicious.

120 bottles available online - limit 6 per person.

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