St Walter 2023: Montepulciano

St Walter is an ale made with red wine grapes. It is named for Topher and Bernadette's first son.

St Walter is a golden barrel aged ale wholly fermented by a diversity of yeasts and bacteria collected from native flowers in NSW refermented with red wine grapes. In 2023, St Walter: Montepulciano was made by blending barrel aged golden mixed culture fermentation ale with 472kg of handpicked, whole bunch Montepulciano courtesy of Ravensworth. After a three month maceration and refermentation of fruit and beer, it was bottled and allowed to naturally carbonate and mature before release. 

Tasting notes by Meesh: That. Colour. An absolute showstopper. The nose is all fruit sweetness, rosewater, and a hint of earthiness. The sweetness carries through to the palate, with a generous helping of berries and a cleansing digestive-esque tannin to finish. Just a really delicious beer.

120 bottles available online - limit 6 per person.

For full production and tasting notes, please see our corresponding blog post.