Epochal A Pleasant Tomb
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Scottish stock pale ale hopped with Mandarina Bavaria.
This was open fermented warmly to encourage fruity ester production before maturation in wood with more whole flower hops before a final bottle conditioning.
The beer pours golden with richly fluffed foam and aromas of stewed clementine, ripe mango and passion fruit. On the palate, dryness, softness, bitterness and a flutter of refreshing acidity. Lovely stuff.
The name comes from a poem by Baudelaire written about a bottle of booze singing in the first person:
"For I feel a boundless joy when I flow
Down the throat of a man worn out by his labour;
His warm breast is a pleasant tomb
Where I'm much happier than in my cold cellar."
Size: 330ml
ABV: 8.4%