1/28/2017 -- 18 Mile Red Blackberry release

Carolina Bauernhaus releases 18 Mile Red Blackberry, a sour red ale aged on blackberries

18 Mile Red is our native fermented Belgian-inspired sour red ale brewed with North Carolina grown heirloom Wrens Abruzzi rye malt and fermented in regional wine barrels. This unique regional ale draws its acidity from a strain of lactobacillus isolated by SouthYeast labs from opuntia fruit in La France, SC, a blend of yeast strains captured from Clemson University's Musser Experimental Fruit Research Farm, and some of our favorite species of Brettanomyces.

After aging the beer for six months, we blended in loads of locally harvested blackberries and aged for another six months before bottling. The resulting rustic refined ale has a bright acidity and is filled with tart blackberry and dark fruit notes rounded out by vinous barrel character.

Bottles will be available for purchase in the taproom starting at noon on January 28th