The Recognitions Blends
Differentiation: golden ale aged in cognac casks
Blend No.: 1
Bottling Date: august 11, 2018
Packaging: 375ml, 1.5L
Alcohol by Volume: 7%
Serving: 50-58F
Cellaring potential: 15-25 years
Ingredients: air, water, pilsner malt, raw wheat, 2009 sterling hops, 2010 crystal hops
Élevage: a blend of the contents of two cognac puncheons. one, brewed in november 2016, was spontaneously fermented and aged in a neutral french oak puncheon for sixteen months prior to racking into a cognac puncheon where it aged for additional five months before blending. the other cognac puncheon was brewed in december of 2017 and fermented spontaneously in the cognac puncheon from which it was blended. blended in equal proportion for an average age of fifteen months at bottling.
Fruit: none
Further Reading: William Gaddis
Blend No.: 2
Bottling Date: july 8, 2020
Packaging: 75cl
Alcohol by Volume: 7%
Serving: 50-58F
Cellaring potential: 15-25 years
Ingredients: air, water, NJ pilsner malt, NJ raw wheat, 2009 sterling hops, 2010 crystal hops
Élevage: a blend of the contents of two cognac puncheons. one, brewed in april 2018, was spontaneously fermented and aged a cognac puncheon for 27 months. the other cognac puncheon was brewed in march of 2019 and fermented spontaneously in the cognac puncheon from which it was blended. an average age of 21 months at bottling.
Fruit: none
Further Reading: William Gaddis