C.R. Novum - an adambier aged in a Caribbean rum barrel.

This is the next beer in the Temporal Void Series, an exploration of strong barrel-aged beers. C.R. Novum is the second and final bottle releasing this Sunday, January 29th at noon at @containerbrewing. 12.51% abv. 500 bottles available with a limit of 4 per person. Please BYOBag - ideally cloth and reusable. As with previous Void sales, this is a single day pop-up release.

This is the second adambier I've bottled up, and I'm really happy with how the base is developing. For those of you who aren't aware, adambier is a historical style that's kinda like a mildly smokey old ale. It's dark but not overtly roasty, with a bit of phenolics from the peated malt it's brewed with. Historically the beer was probably a bit sour but rest assured, my version is based on the modern interpretation as brewed and revitalized by Portland legends @hairofthedogbrewing.

So, the first adambier release was vanilla brandy barrel-aged. This one is from a special single-barrel 12-year rum from the island of St. Croix. I was really impressed with the aromas coming off the barrel when they landed, tons of butterscotch and spice. These flavours plays really nicely with the mild smoke and molasses-y kinda treacle-esque old dusty book and leather thing the adambier has going on. I think the two vibe really nicely together.