⌂ > Schneider Aventinus Cuvee Barrique 2014

Pours a transparent plum brown, Slight spotty bubbles cling around the glass.  Aromas of Chardonnay, chocolate, cherries, prunes, dates, caramel, banana, vanilla. Great complexity, robustness, and balance of fruity/earthy yeast, wine barrel, and dark/bready malt flavors; with a great malt/tartness balance, and zero puckering/cloying flavors after the finish.In 2010 Brewmaster Hans-Peter Drexler started a new project: maturing some of his finest beers in wine barrels. He consulted a close friend, brewmaster Jérôme de Rebetez from Brasserie des Franches Montagnes in Switzerland, who grew up in a wine producing family. Together they created a truly unique doppelbock. In Aventinus Cuvée Barrique, fresh Aventinus and Aventinus Eisbock are aged in separate wine barrels for up to 8 months, and then expertly blended into a tannin-rich cuvée. 9.5% ABV