Funk N’ Sour Series : Batch No. 3: Lucine
Dry Dock Brewing Co.

A blend of two mixed fermentations made up this tart blonde ale. One spent almost two years in well-traveled chardonnay barrels, the other about seven months in second turn Cabernet Sauvignon barrels, both exhibiting the light funk and bright fruit character that Brett is known for. Their marriage makes a bubbly tart showcase of subtle strawberry, hay, peach, and apricot.

We use a lot of different techniques to coax beautiful characteristics out of our barrels, sometimes adding different bug blends; sometimes allowing the organisms existent in a particular barrel to continue working their magic on a fresh base. Such was the case on half of the Lucine. We turned those Chardonnay barrels a few times over the years before adding another blonde base beer and allowing the yeast and bacteria that have made the oak their home to continue to thrive and quietly work wonders.