Karl Strauss Brewing Announce Moette a Trois – Holiday Fruitcake Ale
Here’s a sneak peak of Karl Strauss Brewing’s annual holiday brew:
Mouette à Trois – Holiday Fruitcake Ale: 8.5% ABV – 35 SRM – 10 IBU
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Mouette à Trois est la meilleure bière que vous avez jamais goûté ou notre nom n’est pas Karl Strauss. Mouette à Trois, meaning Three Seagulls, is the 3rd installment in our less than literal “Twelve Days” series of holiday ales. Brewed with fresh apricots, cherries and a blend of spices, the resulting strong ale is Belgian Dubbel meets fruit cake. Rich layers of candied fruit and warming spices are punctuated by notes of toffee and fresh-baked bread. Aging on brandy-cured French oak adds hints of vanilla that linger through a warming finish. Don’t. Even. Think. About. Regifting.
Malts:
- White Wheat
- Vienna
- Pale 2-Row
- Torrified Wheat
- Red Wheat
- Rolled Oats
- Victory
- C80
- Cara Brown
- Special B
- Munich
Hops:
- Willamette
Yeast:
- Belgian Ale
Adjuncts:
- Cherries
- Apricots
- Orange Peel
- Vanilla Beans
- Cinnamon
- Nutmeg
- Brandy-cured French Oak Chips