"We used a grist containing 100% floor-malted Maris Otter, to try and capture the rich malty aromatics found when opening a bag from the maltings. In May 2021 we drew a wort from a six hour mash stand. The wort was not heated or boiled, and whole leaf Zappa and Bramling Cross hops were left to steep, before primary fermentation in our coolship, initiated by krausening with actively fermenting spontaneous beer.The resulting raw ale continued fermentation in one Herefordshire cider and one Scotch whisky barrel for twenty three months before blending and bottling. As with all our beers, it was bottled completely flat, with a good dose of primings to produce lively carbonation via refermentation in bottle."

"Amber Lees was brewed to have a fairly rich and sweet malty body, balanced by firm bittering and relatively high acidity. This second blend has a touch more poise, along with a little more aromatic interest courtesy of the trans-atlantic dry hopping. This was made from a blend of 2 worts produced in May and August 2021. Half the blend fermented in two freshly emptied, unrinsed cider barrels. The other half in two California white wine barrels. The resulting beer was dry-hopped with whole-leaf Mosaic and Goldings, before priming with dark muscavado sugar for bottle conditioning. After a short 2 months in bottle the aroma is currently one of the most fruit-forward we have produced, with blueberry, strawberry, orange, and ginger in abundance."