Static Between Worlds
Barrique Brewing & Blending

On the pour, a beautiful deep brown coloration cascades into the glass. Agitation brings about clinging beige head, slow to trail down the inside of the glass and back into the dark liquid abyss.

It's clear out of the gate when first breathing in those aromatics that the rich, toasty Vienna malt is going to be the star of the show here. Notes of caramel mingle with undertones of cherry jam and candied dates. The soft notes of vanilla on the finish combined with oaky tannins brings a woodsy, almost savory component to balance the initial wave of richness.

The palate, like with the nose, is heavily supported by the strength of that emphatic malt base. While the maple is more subdued than perhaps, expected, its influence elevates the underlying barrel character while simultaneously complimenting notes of baking chocolate and butterscotch pudding.

While subdued in overall richness compared to expectations, the consensus is that this viennawine is a beautiful ode to the pioneering, "old school" high-gravity beers that in today's community seem like such a distant memory. It reminded us so much of those beers that - at the time - pushed the boundaries of traditional brewing and incorporated simple ingredients and bold flavors to create rich, complex beers. They didn't rely on anything beyond skill and creativity to produce world-class applications for quality ingredients. Static Between Worlds, while unpresuming at first, is owed the time to bloom and develop into the complex, layered beer that it is.