JW Lees Harvest Ale 2021 (1986 Yeast) 275ML

Name: JW Lees Harvest Ale 2021 (1986 Yeast) 275ML | Bine & Vine
Brand: Barleywine
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JW Lees Harvest Ale 2021 (1986 Yeast)

To celebrate the 35th anniversary of our legendary Harvest Ale, we’ve taken some of the 2021 vintage and refermented it with yeast cultured from an original 1986 bottle. This method adds increased gravity and unique complexity from the historic yeast that will evolve as it matures.

ALCOHOL BY VOLUME:
12.5%

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Categories: Barleywine, Beer, English Barleywine Tags: Barleywine, England, English, English Barleywine, J.W. Lees

JW Lees Harvest Ale 2021 (1986 Yeast)

JW Lees Harvest Ale is only brewed once a year for release on December 1. It is a Limited Edition Vintage to celebrate the first brew from each year’s harvest of barley and hops. Fermentation is induced by JW Lees’ distinctive three-strain top-fermenting yeast.

JW Lees Harvest Ale reaches 11.5 % alc./vol. once completely attenuated with a natural fermentation in open copper lined fermenting vessels that were commissioned in 1876 when the brew house was refurbished.

Appearance: Rich, amber-red color.

Aroma: Heady, spirituous aroma of pound cake, orange, and lemon rinds, baking bread, dried fruit, maple syrup, and concentrated malt.

Flavor: Nothing else tastes quite like this medium bodied, sweet, incomparably juicy, with fruity acidity combining with hop bitterness to balance. The center explodes in a riot of fruit and malt flavors.

Finish: Hoppy, fruity, off-dry finish is endless.

Suggested food pairings:
Dessert (Creme Brulee, Panna Cotta, Custards, Souffles), Aged Stilton