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Where did the inspiration come from?
We’re good mates with a bunch of the wine producers in the region, and after successfully creating a Semillon Pale Ale for GABS last year, it was natural to have a bash at making a version with red varieties. Last year’s Cult of Dionysus was dry hopped with Nelson Sauvin hops, giving it a distinctly white wine character on the nose. This year we’ve gone for a more spicy, resinous hop schedule to try and compliment the red varieties. The development process is an interesting one – it basically involves mixing a bunch of beers with a bunch of different wines, often ruining two perfectly good drinks in the process!  The cross fermentation in the tanks creates some really interesting flavors, but GABS beers in particular can be a bit of a shot in the dark, so we are hoping this one continues to bubble along nicely and turns into something pretty unique…so far so good!