This morning we have the 2018 packaging for Avancé from Allagash Brewing in Portland, ME. The beer is a sour ale aged in Bourbon barrels and finished with fresh locally-picked strawberries (1-pound per gallon) and it will remain in 375ml bottles. The beer hits 9.8%-AbV and here is the commercial description from Allagash:
Avancé is a strong, sour ale with aromas of strawberry preserves and toasted oak. Berries and more oak continue in the flavor, which concludes with a warm, sweet finish. The beer is brewed with multiple sugars including molasses, date sugar, white cane sugar, and dark rock candi. It’s then fermented with four different yeast strains and aged in oak bourbon barrels for a year with Lactobacillus and Pediococcus. After transferring the beer to stainless we add one pound per gallon of fresh, locally picked strawberries and age it for another six months.
First Released: January 17, 2010
AVAILABILITY: Limited
PACKAGE: 375 mL, Draft
ABV: 9.7%
GRAINS: Allagash 2-Row Malted Barley Blend, Munich Malt, Caramel Malt, Carapils
HOPS: Perle, German Tradition, Tettnang, Saaz
YEAST: Four Different Belgian-Style Strains
SPICES/OTHER: Date Sugar, Dark Rock Candi, Molasses, White Cane Sugar, Strawberries
IDEAL WITHIN: One Year
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