In one of our very first trials with bottling spontaneously fermented beer back in 2010, we blended Coolship beer aged on cherries with a bit of Coolship beer from our very first batch. Aiming for a slow, deliberate refermentation, we let it sit. And sit. Until the beer was almost lost to time. In 2019, we remembered, and pulled it back out to taste: delicious and still. Coolship Bardus presents complex notes of cherry, apricot, and light funk. As a “lazy beer”—which is what some Belgian Lambic brewers call a beer that is slow to referment—Coolship Bardus is lightly carbonated, at most. Enjoy this taste of Allagash history, today.
Grains: Pilsner Malt, Raw Wheat
Hops: Aged Whole Leaf Hops
Yeast: Wild/Spontaneous
Spices/Others: Montmorency and Balaton Cherries
Ideal Within: Four Years
Suggested Pour Size: 12 oz. Chalice
Using a centuries-old Belgian brewing tradition, we're able to achieve a complex, and delicious, style of beer with the help of wild yeast floating in the Maine air.
Since 2019, we've been a Certified B Corp brewery, striving to brew for the good of our employees, community, and environment.
