Vintage Old Ale - Wood and Barrel-Aged Sour Beer (375 mL bottle)

🛢️ Vintage Old Ale - Wood and Barrel-Aged Sour Beer

More than a beer, an artisanal masterpiece. The Vintage Old Ale from The Nose Mustache brewery is a liquid gem that challenges the senses and delights the most discerning palates. Its exceptional quality was recognized with a Bronze Medal at the BBA 2025 (Brazilian Beer Awards), earning an impressive 93 out of 100 possible points in its category. A contemplative, complex, and unforgettable beer.

📚 The Style and Liquid Transformation

The Wood and Barrel-Aged Sour Beer style represents the pinnacle of patience and microbiology in modern brewing.

Historically, aging in wood harks back to the very beginnings of beer, when barrels were the only storage containers available. Over time, breweries rediscovered that wood doesn't just store the liquid; it functions as a living ingredient.

The journey of this label is fascinating:

1. The Base: It begins as a potent American Barley Wine, an American style known for its high malt load, robustness, and elevated alcohol content.

2. The Transmutation: The liquid underwent meticulous maturation for 28 months in oak barrels. During this long period, contact with the wood and the controlled action of wild microorganisms transformed its original structure, giving it the final classification of a barrel-aged Sour Beer.

👁️ Sensory Cues: What to expect in the glass?

This is not a beer to be understood in just one sip — its complexity instigates and challenges with each tasting.

• Visual: It presents a deep brown color with ruby reflections, immediately sparking curiosity with its rich, intense, and brilliant hue.

• Aroma: An enveloping symphony that fills the room. Rich notes of raisins and dried fruits dance in balance with delicate nuances of oak and a light, yet elegant, vinous touch — a direct heritage of its 28 months of rest.

• Palate: The first sip reveals an incredibly velvety texture. Immediately after, a perfect balance unfolds between a lively acidity and residual malty sweetness. The finish is long, remarkable, and deeply reflective.

🍽️ Tasting and Serving Guide

As a cellarable beer of extreme complexity, correct serving is fundamental to releasing all its aromatic layers:

• 🌡️ Ideal Temperature: Should be served between 10°C and 13°C (50°F and 55°F). Avoid serving it excessively cold. Allow it to warm up a few degrees in the glass for the depth of the oak and vinous notes to fully reveal themselves.

• 🍺 Suggested Glass: Snifter (Balloon) Glass or ISO Glass. The rounded shape allows the beer to warm slightly with the heat from your hands, while the narrow opening retains and concentrates the complex volatile aromas.

🧀 Pairing Suggestions

1. Intense Blue Cheeses (Gorgonzola Dolce or Roquefort): The cutting acidity and vinous touch of the beer perfectly balance the salinity and potency of blue cheese, while the velvety texture cleanses the palate's richness.

2. Long-Cooked Game Meats: Wild boar or duck confit with red fruit sauce. The dried fruit profile and elegant acidity of the Vintage Old Ale cut through the dense fat of these meats and complement sweet and sour sauces.

3. Complex Chocolate-Based Desserts: Dark chocolate brownie (70%) with nuts or Belgian chocolate cake. The malty sweetness and oak notes of the beer embrace the bitterness of the chocolate, creating a spectacular third flavor in the mouth.

Product: 

• Style: Wood and Barrel-Aged Sour Beer
• ABV: 11%
• IBU: 115 IBU
• EBC: 60 EBC
• MAPA Registration: 001049-9.000042
• Volume: 375 mL
• EAN: 0609963377626
• SKU: 1388
• Dimensions: Height 27cm; Body diameter 6.8 cm.
• Weight: 780g