NEW WESTMINSTER, BC – Steel & Oak Brewing has announced the upcoming release of a new limited edition barley wine that will be available in a pair of complementary versions.
En Blanc and En Rouge are the same 10% abv barley wine fermented with wine yeast, and aged for a year in Chardonnay and Cabernet Sauvignon barrels respectively.
En Blanc is described as having notes of “vanilla, coconut, apricot, peach, molasses and fruitcake with a touch of citrus,” while En Rouge offers “black currant, dark cherry, leather, tobacco, plum and dates.”
Both beers will be released in limited batches of 650 ml bottles at the Steel & Oak tasting room and store on Monday November 14th, with distribution to select private liquor stores following later in the week.