North Brewing: Field Recordings x Darkwoods IPA Coffee Sour (440ml)

The coffee fruit has been carbonically macerated using beer yeast and hops to extract the coffee bean from the fruit. With Dark Woods, we underwent a thorough testing process. Dosing the base beer with various amounts of the IPA coffee beans for various amounts of time, measuring, tasting and analysing until finally deciding on a process to infuse the beans with the beer. We’ve used a very simple, low colour and low flavour malt base with gentle souring to make a base that, whilst being full bodied and slightly sweet, encroaches on this unique coffee as little as possible. A slight sour edge and an addition of unwaxed lemon zest aims to highlight and enhance the coffee’s delicate complexity. Think coffee tonic.