Jester King Brewery is excited to announce the release of two new beers this weekend — Jester King Calvados Barrel Aged Aurelian Lure and Cherry Funk Metal! Calvados Barrel Aged Aurelian Lure is 2016 Aurelian Lure aged in Calvados (apple brandy from the Normandy region of France) barrels. Cherry Funk Metal is 2017 Funk Metal refermented with Balaton cherries.

Last year when they were making 2016 Aurelian Lure, they took a portion of the batch and put it in two ~225L Calvados barrels. After about a year of aging, they blended the barrels and naturally refermented the blend in bottles and kegs. Calvados Barrel Aged Aurelian Lure is unfiltered, unpasteurized, 6.4 percent alcohol by volume, 10 IBU, 3.4 pH, and has a finishing gravity of 1.003 (0.75 degrees Plato). It was packaged on April 18th, 2017.

This year when they were blending Funk Metal, they took a portion of the blend and refermented it with Balaton cherries. They then naturally conditioned the beer in bottles and kegs. Cherry Funk Metal is unfiltered, unpasteurized, 9.5 percent alcohol by volume, 19 IBU, 3.5 pH, and has a finishing gravity of 1.012 (3.0 degrees Plato). It was packaged on May 8th, 2017.

Calvados Barrel Aged Aurelian Lure and Cherry Funk Metal will be released at their tasting room at 4 pm on Friday, July 7th. Both beers will be available by the glass and in bottles to go. Calvados Barrel Aurelian Lure was packaged in 330ml bottles.

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