Oak
Scratch Brewing Company

The first in a series of beers brewed to capture the essence of a particular tree. This amber beer was brewed with white oak leaves and rested on toasted oak heart wood and acorns that fermented on our shelves for two years. Primary fermentation with our house mixed culture and then finished with a wild-captured strain to drive the beer bone dry with a lightly tart finish. Caramel and toasted bread notes from the malt create a backbone for classic oak character: tannin, leather, stone fruit, bourbon, and madeira; and the oak lends a surprising amount of body considering there is no residual sugar in this beer.