Ale Fermented in Oak

This beer was inspired by stories of 19th and 20th century Belgian farm beers. Brewed in spring 2025 with a grist of barley, wheat, and oats. It was hopped with whole cone flowers and fermented with a mixed culture of appropriated and ambient yeast and bacteria. After primary fermentation the beer was racked to neutral oak and allowed to slowly continue fermenting until ready.

This beer was refermented to condition in this bottle.

Cut Their Grain is a single-wort beer, it was made from one brew, fermented in a square tank, and then barreled down and allowed to age. It is in the lineage of beers like the various Arise & Cease iterations as well as the Heirloom collab from 2021. It ended up at 4.6% and has a distinct citrus hop character from a new hop we got thanks to our allies at Halfway Crooks in Atlanta who aided us in acquiring those whole flowers from Seitz Farm in Hallertau, Bavaria. Steve Luke from Cloudburst had first suggested we try this hop maybe 4-5 years ago, and then Shaun from HC described it as "white peach, clementine, meyer lemon" and this beer is the result of that sounding Floodland-y to me.

Bottled 08/28/2025

Conditioned with: Organic sugar.

Cellar: This beer is hoppy and is bottled relatively young, it should develop nicely in the bottle. Best before 2030.