Barrel-Fermented Flanders Red Ale

Open Spaces was first released in early 2017, and to this day is our most precise interpretation of a sour style. Where we take liberties and allow our love of beer direct the flavors we try to create, Open Spaces follows more closely with its base style - The Flanders Red Ale and one of our favorite styles - than our other beers. In Side Project fashion, our little twist is we barrel-fermented Open Spaces in a blend of new-to-us and mature red wine oak barrels to express and bring notes of dark fruit, cherry, a vibrant Side Project acidity and very well-rounded almond-oak-vanilla presence. These characteristics define this beer, which was aged for 4 to 6 years in oak and then bottle conditioned for 5 months before being shared with you.