Berliner Messe: Alleluiavers Blends

Differentiation: Berliner Messe refermented with pale stone fruits (peaches, nectarines, apricots, Shiro plums, etc.)

Blend No.: 1

Blend Date: november 13, 2016

Packaging: 75cl
Alcohol by Volume: 4%
Serving: 40-52F  
Cellaring potential: 5-12 years

Ingredients: air, water, raw wheat, pilsner malt, malted wheat, 2010 crystal hops, 2016 NJ peaches and nectarines

Élevage: spontaneously acidified, then spontaneously fermented and matured in neutralized sauvignon blanc 229L vosges and troncais oak barrels for four months before refermentation on peaches and nectarines in stainless steel for two and a half months
Fruit: 2016 NJ cresthaven yellow peaches, lady nancy white peaches, and fantasia nectarines, all hand-sectioned

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Blend No.: 2a “Alleluiavers Magnum Edition 2017”

Blend Date: november 15, 2017

Packaging: 1.5L
Alcohol by Volume: 4%
Serving: 45-50F  
Cellaring potential: 10-15 years

Ingredients: air, water, raw wheat, pilsner malt, malted wheat, 2010 crystal hops, 2017 NJ peaches

Élevage: spontaneously acidified, then spontaneously fermented and matured in neutralized sauvignon blanc 229L vosges and troncais oak barrels before refermentation on peaches in a single 400L hungarian oak red wine puncheon
Fruit: 2016 NJ cresthaven yellow peaches, hand-sectioned

Blend No.: 2b “Alleluiavers 2017”

Blend Date: november 25, 2017

Packaging: 75cl
Alcohol by Volume: 4%
Serving: 40-48F  
Cellaring potential: 5-12 years

Ingredients: air, water, raw wheat, pilsner malt, malted wheat, 2010 crystal hops, 2017 NJ peaches

Élevage: spontaneously acidified, then spontaneously fermented and matured in neutralized sauvignon blanc 229L vosges and troncais oak barrels before refermentation on peaches in stainless steel
Fruit: 2017 NJ cresthaven yellow peaches, hand-sectioned

Blend No.: 3a “Alleluiavers Grand Cru”

Blend Date: september 30, 2018

Packaging: 1.5L
Alcohol by Volume: 4%
Serving: 40-48F  
Cellaring potential: 5-25 years

Ingredients: air, water, raw wheat, pilsner malt, malted wheat, 2010 crystal hops, 2018 NY apricots

Élevage: spontaneously acidified, then spontaneously fermented and matured in a single sauvignon blanc 229L barrel for two years & refermented in the barrel with fresh apricots
Fruit: 2018 NY apricots, hand-sectioned, almost entirely de-stoned

Dosage: NJ wildflower honey

Blend No.: 3b “Alleluiavers 2018”

Blend Date: february 26, 2019

Packaging: 75cl
Alcohol by Volume: 4%
Serving: 40-48F  
Cellaring potential: 5-20 years

Ingredients: air, water, NJ raw wheat, NJ pilsner malt, 2010 crystal hops, 2018 NJ peaches

Élevage: spontaneously acidified, then spontaneously fermented and matured in french oak barrels for five months before refermentation in stainless steel with NJ peaches for an additional five months
Fruit: 2018 NJ white and yellow peaches, field blend, hand-sectioned, roughly half de-stoned

Dosage: NJ wildflower honey

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Blend No.: 4 “Alleluiavers 2019”

Blend Date: October 15, 2019

Packaging: 75cl
Alcohol by Volume: 4%
Serving: 40-48F  
Cellaring potential: 5-20 years

Ingredients: air, water, NJ raw wheat, NJ pilsner malt, 2010 crystal hops, 2012 summer hops, 2019 NJ peaches

Élevage: spontaneously acidified, then spontaneously fermented and matured in french oak barrels before refermentation in stainless steel with NJ peaches
Fruit: 2019 NJ white and yellow peaches, field blend, hand-crushed & hand-sectioned, roughly half de-stoned

Dosage: NJ wildflower honey

Blend No.: 4b “Alleluiavers 2019 UNCUT”

Blend Date: October 9, 2019

Packaging: 1.5L
Alcohol by Volume: 4%
Serving: 40-48F  
Cellaring potential: 8-20 years

Ingredients: air, water, NJ raw wheat, NJ pilsner malt, 2010 crystal hops, 2012 summer hops, 2019 NJ peaches

Élevage: spontaneously acidified, then spontaneously fermented and matured in french oak barrels before refermentation in stainless steel with NJ peaches, no backblending
Fruit: 2019 NJ white and yellow peaches, field blend, hand-crushed

Dosage: NJ wildflower honey

Blend No.: 5 “Alleluiavers 2020”

Blend Date: March 1, 2021

Packaging: 75cl
Alcohol by Volume: 4%
Serving: 40-48F  
Cellaring potential: 5-15 years

Ingredients: air, water, NJ raw wheat, NJ pilsner malt, 2010 crystal hops, 2012 summer hops, 2020 NJ peaches & plums

Élevage: brewed in fall 2019 & spring 2020, spontaneously acidified, then spontaneously fermented and matured in french oak barrels before refermentation in stainless steel with NJ peaches
Fruit: 2020 NJ yellow peaches & NJ Shiro plums, hand-crushed, (~2:1 ratio)

Dosage: NJ wildflower honey

Blend No.: 6 “Alleluiavers 2021”

Blend Date: September 21, 2021

Packaging: 75cl
Alcohol by Volume: 4%
Serving: 40-48F  
Cellaring potential: 5-15 years

Ingredients: air, water, NJ raw wheat, NJ pilsner malt, 2010 crystal hops, 2012 summer hops, 2021 NJ peaches

Élevage: brewed in january 2021, spontaneously acidified, then spontaneously fermented and matured in french oak barrels before refermentation in stainless steel with NJ peaches
Fruit: 2021 NJ yellow and white peaches, hand-crushed, (~6:1 ratio)

Dosage: NJ wildflower honey