CBC Beer Description
The following beer description is from our archive. For currently available beers, please refer to our House Beers, Seasonal Beers on Tap, and Cask Special pages
The Colonel
Barrel-Aged “Wild” Porter
Release Date: Tuesday, June 08, 2010
This wild, slightly sour porter has been aged over eighteen months in American oak barrels from the Buffalo Trace Distillery. These barrels are home to various strains of Brettanomyces from previous batches - wild yeasts often found in aged beer. The “brett” contributes notes of fruitiness (dried cherries, cranberries), farmhouse funk, and acidity. This aged-and-blended strong porter pays homage to Colonel Albert Blanton, distillery founder, and is our modern interpretation of the ‘entire’ original porter-style beers of the eighteenth/nineteenth century. While the contribution of bourbon flavors is very slight, the wood itself has contributed smoothness with subtle notes of vanilla and charred oak rounding out the beer’s complex flavors of berry, roast, and caramel.
Its well-attenuated body and acidity remind you that this beer is not trying to fit in with modern times.
Cheers!
OG: 1.060 FG: 1.010 ABV: 6.5% %