Westbrook Raver's Extra Ripe Old Ale

Confirmed named after a BA. Sounds insanely good.

 

Going tomorrow after work! Can't wait to try it.

 

Yeah this is another stupid f'n @raverjames beer. What a suck wad. I kid. James makes a tasty beverage. The description is a nod to "The Raver" http://www.beeradvocate.com/beer/profile/24134/93533/ which was a white ipa brewed for James and Veronica's wedding.

 

Named after a miserable asshole.

Shane (Shane's Big DIPA) and I brewed this before the BAMC release last year. It is supposed to be a take on the original old ales, which were brewed in England in the late 1800's. There was some difficulty in controlling bugs back then, and the old ales would naturally pick up some wild stuff from the barrels they aged them in. Our version is a simple English Old Ale base, fermented with English Ale yeast. It was then transferred to barrels with a healthy addition of brett. I believe it was in the barrels for 14 months, and the barrels were a mixture of second use BAMC barrels and fresh 4 Roses barrels.

 

Whats the flavor like? Anything like Funky Old Time?

 

Not really. Old Time was a much higher gravity beer, while this one started lower and finished on the med dry side. The only comparable beer I have had is the New Glarus Old Ale. I don't believe NG ages their version in barrels, so that makes things a little different.

 

I tried this last evening and thought it was really good. It was worth bringing home some bottles to enjoy now and later.

 

Is this hitting distro?

 

Yes, very small amount will hit distro.

 

I'm interested in this one, just trying to figure out what is fair to offer up for two bottles. What's the price?

 

15 a bottle.