There's a great story behind the labels but they don't necessarily correlate to the liquid inside!
The beers will be “an exploration in the art of blending, with each blend being a unique expression in time, yielding a certain character that can never be recreated.”
This from Creature Comforts:
Subtle Alchemy is a series of continuously evolving expressions from our wood cellar. Each blend is unique in its parts and singular in the moment in time it is created. The flavors expressed will follow the ebbs and flows of our barrel program. We created Subtle Alchemy because we think there are magical possibilities with blending. Our other wood cellar releases are blended, but they are blended from a common thread. Subtle Alchemy gives us a voice to let us take completely unrelated works, and develop harmonious complexity. We are starting with three blends, but the future is endless.
This is a brief look at each one of the offerings that have been bottled so far. We have some short notes, but we hope that guests will take it upon themselves to develop their own ideas about each of these special blends. Blend 001 will be available at the second session of The Shelton Brothers The Festival and we will be releasing more information on their availability in our Tasting Room soon, so stay tuned!
Blend 001 – bottled 1/10/17
Three separate French oak fermented saisons aged 10-14 months. Deep wood, must, earth, lemon zest, tart.
Blend 002 – bottled 1/13/17
This blend is an exploration of American oak, an uncommon voice in our mixed fermentation wood cellar. Two of the three threads in this blend, the oldest being DaySpring aged on second-use Balaton cherries for 22 months, are aged in American oak giving it a more creamy and vanilla tone than many of our French oak aged beers. Light cherry fruit, vanilla, creamy, tart.
Blend 003 – bottled 1/31/17
There are many pieces to blend number 3. The overall theme is an expression of hops and citrus through time and mixed fermentation. Zest from lemons and oranges, multiple independent dry hops, and very small amounts of apricots bring this blend to life. Ranging in age from 12-24 months this blend has brightness and depth. Citrus, overripe fruit, stone fruit, tart.
ATHENS (August 17, 2017) – Creature Comforts Brewing Co. will release Subtle Alchemy, a series of continuously evolving expressions from its wood cellar, beginning this Fall. The first blends in the Subtle Alchemy series are expected to be available in the brewery’s tasting room in early Fall.
Each blend is distinct in its parts and singular in the moment in time it is created. Given the nature of the blending process, each beer is unique and cannot be replicated again. Creature Comforts developed the Subtle Alchemy series in order to discover the endless possibilities with blending. The series explores how new flavors can evolve from combining existing barrels from its wood cellar.
“I’ve always wanted to have a voice from our barrel program that represented the next step – the unique voice blending can create,” said Wood Cellar and Specialty Brand Manager Blake Tyers. “The raw materials shift from grain, hops, yeast, and water to individual beers resting in our wood cellar allowing us to create something truly unique and complex.”
Differing from prior blends released from the brewery, Subtle Alchemy is a series of blends of unrelated barrels that are built from the blend of complementary flavors of the entirely different beers. The brewery is beginning the series with three blends. The first of the blends were created in January with plans for the series to be a continuous exploration.----Subtle Alchemy will be available in 750 mL bottles in the brewery’s tasting room beginning in the Fall. For more information on the Subtle Alchemy series and the individual blends, visit www.creaturecomfortsbeer.com/subtlealchemy.
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