USA, CO: Avery Brewing Company releases Muscat d’Amour and Récolte Sauvage

On Saturday, February 11th, 2012, Avery Brewing Company will release 2 different beers from its barrel-aging cellar at the Avery Tap Room in Boulder, CO, The Full Pint reported on February, 4.

For Muscat d’Amour, 150 gallons of Muscat Blanc grape must provided 25% of the beer’s fermentables, and malted barley provided the rest. The beer aged 14 months in fresh Chardonnay barrels.

Avery’s chief Barrel Herder Andy Parker took a similar tack with the Récolte Sauvage, taking advantage of 150 gallons of Cabernet Sauvignon grape must for a quarter of the fermentables. The beer spent 14 months aging in fresh Cabernet Sauvignon barrels. Parker looked to Bookcliff Vineyards on Colorado’s western slope for the grapes in both beers. “No sulfites were used on the grapes,” he said, “which means that wild yeasts living on the grapes were allowed to help on the primary fermentations.”

The Avery Tap Room in Boulder, CO, will host the simultaneous release of these exclusive ales the weekend before Valentine’s Day, starting sales at 5pm on Saturday, February 11th, 2012. Fans will be limited to 6 bottles of each for $8 per 12 oz. bottle. Due to extremely limited quantities, the beers will only be released in the state of Colorado.

10 February, 2012