Available in limited quantities, Elliott Bay Brewing releases Spontaneous: Cabernet '17 in bottles, this Thursday.
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In the category of last-minute ideas for January, Elliott Bay Brewing Company’s cellar manager has something you might enjoy. With a focus on spontaneous and mixed-culture, fermented beers, the brewers and cellarmen of Elliott Bay are pleased to announce the upcoming release of Spontaneous: Cabernet ‘17.
No doubt it wasn’t the first part of the name that got your attention but in fact the year - 17. As a sort of truth in advertising, the brewery has resisted the urge to open their prized barrels, to enjoy and release this uniquely blended ale. Don’t believe us, here’s what the brewery had to say.
For this beer, we knocked out our golden base straight into barrels packed with Washington grown Cabernet grapes, and allowed the native cultures living on the grapes to ferment the wort into beer. The beer then matured in the barrels, on the grape skins, for 8 months before being blended together for release. Beyond their wild culture, the grapes added a light pink hue, noticeable tannin character, and acidity to our beer.
Released in the next couple days, the brewery has dispatched only 95 bottles of this beer, to be distributed to their three pubs (in Burien and Seattle neighborhoods West Seattle and Lake City), and their sister location, Brother Barrel.
Should you visit Brother Barrel, not only will they entice you to enjoy glasses of this beer but a limited menu, specially designed for this beer will also be showcased. Options include a Belgian-style beef carbonnade, featuring beef chuck braised in brown ale with carrots, mushrooms, stone ground mustard, and served with fried fingerling potatoes.
A gold medal winner at the Washington Beer Awards, Spontaneous: Cabernet ‘17 awaits your next visit and hopefully it will be this Thursday, January 30th. Stop in soon, to enjoy this 6.5% blended beauty, with only 5 IBU (international bittering units.
Elliott Bay Brewing Company has three locations in Seattle's West Seattle and Lake City neighborhoods as well as in Burien. Besides these locations, the brewery has a sister pub, The Brother Barrel is located adjacent to Elliott Bay Brewing Company's Lake City location, at 12535 Lake City Way NE.
For more information, including hours, current food and drink menus, visit https://www.brotherbarrel.com/ or https://www.elliottbaybrewing.com/.
About Elliott Bay Brewing Company
Elliott Bay Brewing Co. is a family-owned company of high-quality neighborhood brewpubs in communities throughout the Seattle metro area. Our two owners, Todd Carden and Brent Norton, met in 1994 while working for the iconic Maritime Pacific Brewing Company in Ballard. They forged a friendship and explored their common goal and dream of owning and operating their own brewpub. In November 1996 they signed their first lease and began construction of a brewpub in the historic "Junction" of West Seattle. They opened the Elliott Bay Brewery and Pub for business on July 11, 1997.
Since it's inception, Elliott Bay Brewing Company has been a leader in sustainability, philanthropic support, and instrumental in creating an amazing sense of community in the neighborhoods which it serves. Each of our three brewpubs are certified Organic—fostering our commitment to our environment and farmers who support our common goals.
Todd and Brent are passionate about creating environments where products and service are crafted by professionals who love what they do, and where everyone in our community is welcome. With over 30 years of combined store operations, and literally hundreds of thousands of customers passing through our doors, we have remained focused on doing things the right way.
Full disclosure: One of us is a member of the Elliott Bay Brewing Company mug club membership. The brand, its staff, and ownership have not compensated me for this article. The following article was written voluntarily after receiving a formal Press Release.
