Wild Heaven Electrical Avenue, the newest within the brewery’s ongoing collaboration with Bulleit Whiskey debuts this week.
Munichwine. You don’t see that fashion within the beer often- if in any respect. This can be a first in 16 years for Beer Road Journal. The thought is fairly simple- suppose barleywine with primarily German Munich malts.
The eighth Collaboration.
Electrical Avenue marks the eighth collaboration with Bulleit Frontier Whiskey, with the primary launch being 95 Shilling, courting again to one of many worst years in human historical past, 2020. There are two elements to every collab – the brewer and the distillery. In Wild Heaven’s case, every of those distinctive releases have been the brainchild of head brewer Josh Franks. Franks excels at digging out the proper beer fashion to go with what barrels Bulleit will ship all the way down to Georgia.
Recent, simply emptied “moist” barrels head 437 miles south to Wild Heaven, (additionally one of many beer collaborations) to be crammed with what Franks and co-founder Eric Johnson concocted. Having had 7 of those beers so far, the recent barrels make all of the distinction ultimately consequence.
“Bulleit-vardier”
The Wild Heaven group have been on a visit to the Bulleit Distillery final yr, consuming Boulevardier cocktails (a bourbon-swapped tackle the Negroni) the place the concept of a cocktail-inspired “Bulleit-vardier” got here to thoughts. The problem? Making the natural and bitter notes of the cocktail work on this barrel-aged beer. That’s the place the additions of Gentian root, rubarb root and Angelica are available in.
“The query had turn out to be what fashion would work nicely for the cocktail thought and I had actually favored the concept of a Munichwine, I’m a giant fan of Munich malt. However a few of that Munich and fragrant malt profile doesn’t really feel dissimilar to crimson vermouth so I ran with it,” says Franks.
Tonight we discover out the consequence at a particular Bulleit & Beer media preview at Wild Heaven’s new Toco Hills location.
Wild Heaven Electrical Avenue debuts this week in 12-ounce cans and draft for a restricted time.
Model: Munichwine (w/ Gentian Root, Rhubarb, Angelica. Barrel Aged. Bourbon.)
Availability: 12oz cans, Draft.
Debut: Mid-March, 2025
9.6% ABV
