Grand Teton Brewing: Coming Home Holiday Brown Belgian Ale (2015)
This flavorful brown ale is brewed with dark Belgian candi sugar (for its caramel flavors), cardamom (found in Indian cooking and Turkish coffee), Curacao orange peels (a green, bitter orange found in the Caribbean), juniper berries (the primary flavor ingredient in gin) and vanilla beans. It is then fermented with Belgian Trappist Ale yeast.
The result is complex and aromatic, slightly dry and very drinkable. Pair it with any traditional holiday meal, since its caramel and spice flavors will complement roast ham, turkey, sweet potatoes, spice cake and pumpkin, apple or pecan pies.
Drink this now or cellar it for later. The spices are boldest and brightest while fresh, and will mellow and integrate more fully with time in the bottle.
Original Gravity: 19.5º; IBUs: 25; ABV: 9.5%; Color (Lovibond): 30.0º
Coming Home 2015 Holiday Ale will be available as a one time release November 1, 2015
