A Little Background

Since our inception in 2014 we have been slowly developing a unique beer series to support our love for sour beers. A small amount has been released on draft to feed our curiousity and tempt our desires. Patience has been asked over the past two years, and now it's time to be rewarded.

On Saturday, May 27th, at 10:30 a.m. we are releasing a limited amount of our first ever bottled sours featuring three different creations. Each one of these special releases have been aged in Pinot Noir wine barrels from J's Vineyard and Winery, a celebrated winery located in the famed Russian River Valley of Sonoma County, California, highly respected for their sparkling and varital wines. The wine barrels, made of French oak, arrived in beautiful condition from the winery. Each beer spent months developing their flavor in the barrels, were blended carefully to taste, and finally bottle conditioned in 500 ml bottles each with a unique yeast to give the beer it's final carbonation and flavor.

Here are the three beers available for purchase:

Barrel #23: A Brett Golden Ale with LaCrescent and St. Pepin Grapes. In the Fall of 2015, LaCrescent and St. Pepin grapes, two white grape cultivars originally bred for the upper Midwest, were harvested from a family vineyard in Marengo, Illinois, and then destemmed, crushed, and pressed. The grape juice was blended and added to each barrel, along with golden wort and a Brett Bruxellensis yeast strain. The resulting creation received a Silver medal at the 2017 L.A. International Beer Competition (Almanac Beer Co took a Gold and Bronze medal in the same category). Barrel #31: A Brett Golden Ale. While simple in conception, this Brett Golden Ale features some bright, complex aromas and flavors of pineapple, mango, pear, and apple created by a derivative of the Brett Bruxellensis yeast strain. Barrel #32: A Citra Dry Hopped Brett Golden Ale. For this creation, we treated this beer similar to Barrel #31, but dry-hopped it with the Citra hops. What resulted were flavors reminiscent of a sour apple Jolly Rancher candy.

Purchasing and Bottle Release Event Instructions (please read ALL instructions before purchasing):

Starting 2 PM CST on Saturday, May 20th, you will be able to purchase up to four (4) bottles of Barrel #23 ($17), four (4) bottles of Barrel #31 ($10), and four (4) bottles of Barrel #32 ($12) via Eventbrite (prices exclude tax and Eventbrite service fee). NOTE: If you purchase the full bottle release (12 bottles), you will receive a free Scorched Earth Brewing Co. Barrel-Aged bottle tote bag. Bottles can be picked up starting 10:30 AM on Saturday, May 27th during our Release Party at the Scorched Earth Brewing Co. tap room (203 Berg Street, Algonquin, IL 60102). Bottles can be retrieved during tasting room hours from May 27th through June 9, 2017. NOTE: Any bottles not retrieved by FRIDAY, JUNE 9th will be surrendered back to the brewery (no exceptions). During your transaction, you will be asked to enter the first and last name of the person who will be picking up the bottles (“pick up person”). If you are picking up your own bottles, please enter your name. If you are not able to pick up your own bottles, please enter your designated pick up person’s name. Whoever’s name is entered as the pick up person must be the one to pick up the bottles (no exceptions). Due to the high demand for these bottles, no person shall be listed as pickup person for more than two orders. This means, each person will only be allowed to pick up bottles for themselves and, at most, ONE other person. Any pick-up person overages will be subject to cancellation. You must be 21 or older to enter the event, purchase and pick-up bottles. You will be required to present a valid government ID matching the name listed as the pick up person, as well as your printed ticket/confirmation of purchase from Eventbrite in order to retrieve your bottles during the dates listed. Do not purchase more than the maximum number of bottles allowed! Once you place your order, your name will be registered and any additional sales to the same purchaser/purchaser info will be voided. Any overages for whatever reason may be cancelled without notification. Note from Eventbrite: Once you've selected your desired bottle quantity and hit checkout, Eventbrite treats the registration page (order form) as a waiting room reserving your tickets for six (6) minute time limit. Have your pickup person confirmed and form of payment on hand and ready to go. You'll want to move through that screen as quickly as possible - the tickets are officially yours once you've completed the order form and the credit card payment has been processed. You should see an order confirmation page immediately thereafter and will receive an order confirmation email at the address you've provided. There will be no bottle shares or trades permitted at this event. Sorry, but it's our first time doing this and we want our beer to be the star of the show.

Scorched Earth Brewing Co. Policies, Terms and Conditions

Shipping Policy

Scorched Earth Brewing Co. does not ship beer directly to consumers. All beer purchases are only available for brewery pickup in our tap room in Algonquin, IL. For hours and location please visit http://scorchedearthbrewing.com/contact.

Returns & Refunds

We do not accept returns under any circumstances. No refunds or exchanges will be made. All sales are final.

Reselling Our Sour Beers

We understand that many craft beer enthusiasts are sharing/trading hard to find beers across the globe with others, and we wholeheartedly support the efforts to spread the good work of so many small craft breweries. That said, we ask that you refrain from selling our hard work. Like many other breweries, if we find you have sold our beers we reserve the right to restrict you from future events like this or future brewery memberships.

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