Craftwork x Black Star Colaboration
2019 Vintage, Released at Bottle Stop Sourfest 2019 by Craftwork
Our friend, Renzo, told us that he was about to bottle a Waitaki-valley grown Gewurztraminer which had sat 'on the skins' for six years, and he wondered if we would like the pressed grapes for a beer. This wine has a pale blush ad the aroma of roses....who could resist?
This one-off special beer is a blend of one year old O'ambic, our spontaneously fermented 'wheat' beer, and the pressed grapes of this very special wine.
Unfiltered. Unpasturized. No food colorings. In the 'trad' methode, for full flavor. Bottle conditioned.
Brewed with organic pilsner malt.
About:
Craftwork is a small brewery from Omaru with the intention is to brew small idiosyncratic batches of Belgian inspired ales, without compromise. Founded in 2014 with a 50 litre Braumeister, they decided to brew themselves, from grinding the malt by hand to bottling the finished product.
They have opted to have a legal brewery in their stone basement. This allows them to consider contract brewing and gives the flexibility to dedicate the space to sour ales, usually too wild for most contract breweries to risk. They have won many awards for their beers, and most recently opening a taproom.