Julia Domna
Caius Farm Brewery

Julia Domna began as a normal batch of Sappho, our flagship German-style Helles Lager. Building on our knowledge and insights gained from Faustina the Younger, we decided to age a portion of Sappho in a single tawny port barrel from Portugal. Following a cold and slow primary fermentation and a six-week lager period in stainless, we transferred Sappho to the tawny port barrel. After lagering at 2°C for three months in our cooler, it was transferred into one of our lagering tanks and blended with fresh, carbonated Sappho. Following another eight weeks of lagering, this lager has emerged soft, bright, and extremely complex. Julia Domna represents our mission of pushing the boundaries of how lager beer can be brewed, fermented,and conditioned.

This lager is named after Julia Domna(160-217 CE), who was a Syrian-born Roman empress and wife to Septimius Severus. She was awarded many titles during her lifetime, such as “Augusta”,“Mother of the Invincible Camps”, and “Mother of the Senate and of the Fatherland”. It is believed that she received the most honorific titles of any empress in the history of the Roman Empire. She was also the mother of Caracalla.