We’re shaking things up tonight and instead of our regular Tuesday Tasting, we’ll have Johnny Brilliant and Jessica Garcia Agullo from Iberian United visiting. They’ll be here with their latest collaboration beer between Brian Strumke’s Stillwater and L’Anjub. “Aloja” is a 6.9% ABV dry Saison. Brian brewed this new beer with Spanish nugget hops from Leon and a new saison yeast, which gives off white pepper tones. The water used to brew the beer affected the way the yeast activated, resulting in a lot of lively effervescence and a “prickly” sensation. The effect is very much like champagne, which makes for a challenging tap situation. We plan to be able to pour from our keg, but we’ll also have some bottles for back up just in case.
The name, “Aloja”, refers to a mythical Iberian water woman (L’Anjub means “water cistern”… we hope that Stillwater needs no translation). This creature was both attracted and attractive to human men, so they would often leave the water to breed with mortals. However, the Aloja is a very jealous bi… beast! So best not to cross her!
Jessica and Johnny will be in around 7:30 p.m. Join us for some bubbly fun with this interesting and unusual beer.