Perennial Artisan Ales Blue Ridge Double Barrel (2024) English Barleywine

Détails techniques

Profil de dégustation

Blue Ridge 2024 Double Barrel pours deep mahogany with a slow-building tan crown, releasing aromas of soaked raisin, black fig and dark plum laced with bourbon warmth. The two-stage barrel program builds remarkable depth: layers of caramel, toffee and molasses fold into supple oak, vanilla bean and a whisper of coconut from the staves. Dark fruit sweetness carries through a lush, full body, while the second bourbon barrel adds a gentle spirit heat that lingers into a long, toasty finish. An English barleywine of impressive composure, rich yet remarkably balanced.

Accords avec les aliments

Pair with a hunk of aged English cheddar or Stilton alongside walnuts and dried figs to mirror the beer’s raisin and toffee depth. For dessert, try a sticky toffee pudding or bourbon-pecan tart, where the molasses, vanilla and oak notes echo the barrel character and amplify the beer’s dark fruit sweetness.

About Perennial Artisan Ales

Perennial Artisan Ales operates from a historic building in St. Louis, Missouri’s industrial Carondelet area, a structure with deep roots in American manufacturing history. The facility began life in 1920 as the Temtor Fruit & Products Company factory, designed by architect Harry G. Clymer for his cousin Milton G. Clymer, who had founded the Best-Clymer Manufacturing Company in 1913 to produce preserves. The building was strategically positioned with direct rail access via a spur from the nearby Missouri Pacific Railroad. In 1937, Coca-Cola acquired the property and converted it into a syrup plant to serve the Midwest region, operating under the direct control of their Atlanta headquarters to protect their secret formula. For five decades, this facility produced concentrate that was shipped to independent Coca-Cola bottling franchisees throughout the region. After Coca-Cola closed the plant in 1988, the National Register of Historic Places recognized the building’s architectural and industrial significance. Today, this same structure that once housed generations of beverage production continues its legacy as home to Perennial Artisan Ales, carrying forward St. Louis’s proud tradition of crafting distinctive drinks.