Grado Prato Kukumerla

Grado Prato Kukumerla

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Brewed by Birrificio Grado Plato

Chieri, TO, Italy

Style:  English Barleywine

10% Alcohol by Volume

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http://www.gradoplato.it/ Kukumerla is an odd name with a double meaning: the legend of the “Days of the Blackbird” or the “dead of winter”, the coldest days of the year when, according to an old Piemontese children’s game, you cover your eyes with one hand and, removing it suddenly, shout “cucumerlu!”. This is top-fermented beer, perfect for winter with it’s robust personality and body and high alcohol content (10% a/v). The label design shows the popular Chieri legend of the blackbirds that were once upon a time white. Suffering from the freezing temperatures of the dead of winter they sought warmth in the chimneys of the town where the soot turned their feathers black. From that day all “merli” - blackbirds - were black. So this is a beer to warm you up during the long cold winter and you can enjoy it best with traditional Christmas cakes, dried fruits, nougat, Madernasse baked pears or stewed apples sweetened with sugar.