Dogfish Head Oak Aged Noble Rot ships

Dogfish Head Oak Aged Noble Rot is a January surprise release by the Milton, Delaware brewery.

First released in 2012, Dogfish Head's Noble Rot is a wine/beer hybrid. How? Unfermented grape juice, aka "must" from viognier grapes, that have been infected with a helpful fungus called botrytis. Thus, where the name "Noble Rot" comes in. The fungus reduces the water content of the grapes, making them sweeter. Next, the brewery adds pinot gris must, that has been intensified by the a process called dropping fruit (where larges bunches of grapes are clipped to amplify the grapes left behind).

The brewery uses a Belgian strain of yeast to ferment both editions of Noble Rot.

Dogfish Head Oak-Aged Noble Rot has been resting on oak for a full year. Available in 750ml bottles. Shipping immediately.

Style: Fruit Beer (w/ Grapes. Oak Aged.)
Availability: 750ml bottles
Release: Mid-January, 2016

9% ABV

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