Excelsior Chai
Schilling Cider
Seattle, WA
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About This Beer
Imagine the love child of an unapologetically tart Sour Ale and a nice cup of chai tea from your favorite cafe — that’s Excelsior Chai. Like all children, this brew-baby shares something with each of its folks without being too similar to either one.
The award-winning teams at Crooked Stave and Schilling Cider got together to forge this barrel-aged beauty. They added the apples and chai tea to a Sour Ale base, then aged the Cider-accented beer in oak barrels for two years.
Tasting Notes
It begins with a granny-smith-like acidity from excelsior apples, then flows into a medley of peppery spices. Notes of cinnamon, clove, and a hint of cardamom thrum with earthy, oaky nuances all the way to the dry finish.
Sour
Barrel Aged
Fruity
Collab
Spiced
Tart
Noteworthy Ingredients
Apple
Oak Barrels
Chai Spices
Reviews
4.75
2 Ratings
Elite148444
5.0
Pumpkin spice tasting sour, great sour flavor. White wine barrel aged?? S
urprisingly easy drinking for the ABV
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