Funk Factory Syrah

Funk Factory Syrah

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Brewed by Funk Factory Geuzeria

Madison, WI, United States

Style:  Wild Ale

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Syrah is a Méthode Traditionnelle (MT) blend of 18-30 month-old barrels that was aged on organically grown Syrah grapes from Washington’s Columbia Valley. We feel this is our best wine grape beer to date, and it builds on the experiences gleaned over the past few years. One thing we found (specific to wine grape beers) is that using a higher amount of fruit for a shorter amount of contact time produced the best results. With that in mind, we added 700 lbs of hand-harvested, crushed Syrah to a five barrel blend and allowed it to soak for only a few weeks and monitored it daily. Once the refermentation had finished and the beer was dry, it was immediately transferred off of fruit and bottled. By doing this, we were able to capture all of the funk and complexity from the spontaneous beer, but also preserve the fresh flavors we love about the Syrah. We get strong flavors of Bing cherries, purple raspberries, and warming winter spices.