Smooth Fuzz is a beautifully complex marriage of two golden saisons aged in wine puncheons, wine barrels, and two foeders. After they had some time to get to know each other, we did a secondary fermentation with 8,000 pounds of fresh peaches, and 8-14 additional months in oak barrels. Tart and funky, sweet and sticky, enjoy this Peach Sour Ale that highlights a mixed fermentation character provided by our house lactobacillus and brettanomyces cultures.
Fermentable Ingredients
Pale malt, flaked oats, spelt, malted wheat, raw wheat
Hops
Magnum
Yeast
Dupont
Aging
Wine barrels and foeders with lactobacillus and brettanomyces with final aging on peaches, additional oak barrels
Flavor Profile
Aroma – Juicy peach, lemony acidity, subtle earthy funk, oak
Malt – Minimal, slight honey sweetness
Hops – N/A
Balance – Fruit/Acidity
Body – Light to medium
Characteristics
Alcohol by Volume – 7.2%
IBUs – 8
Color – 22 EBC
Pairings
Strong cheeses, peach trifle, charcuterie, shrimp & grits, roasted poultry