Friends who grill bananas together stay together: Monkish, Cloudwater, The Veil, and Other Half came for a visit and together we made a banana-rific beer!
Naturally, when friends have sleepovers and drinks, ideas flow… especially around a roaring fire. What do you roast in your fireplace? Bananas, obviously! And so the idea for Fireplace Bananas was born.
Since bananas add a relatively light flavor, every advanced banana product we could get our hands on (flame grilled, dehydrated chips, puree, dried & ground dried) went into this unique American Stout. The equivalent of 30,000 bananas generated about 25% of the fermentable sugars for this beer. That's about four bananas for every 750ml bottle! A nose of subtle smoke, ripe banana, and a hint of dark cacao lead into a palate of caramelized sugar, banana bread, molasses, and a charred chocolate flavor. Finishes with a rich sweetness and full mouthfeel, underpinned by a subtle bitterness.
STYLE: Imperial Stout
ABV: 10.4%
HOPS: Columbus
MALT: Pale Malt, Beachwood Smoked Malt, Dextrine, C-120, Malted Oats, Chocolate Malt, Black Malt, Munich Malt, C-80
ADDITIONAL INGREDIENTS: Flame Grilled Bananas, Dehydrated Banana Chips, Banana Puree, Ground Dried Banana
Naturally, when friends have sleepovers and drinks, ideas flow… especially around a roaring fire. What do you roast in your fireplace? Bananas, obviously! And so the idea for Fireplace Bananas was born.
Since bananas add a relatively light flavor, every advanced banana product we could get our hands on (flame grilled, dehydrated chips, puree, dried & ground dried) went into this unique American Stout. The equivalent of 30,000 bananas generated about 25% of the fermentable sugars for this beer. That's about four bananas for every 750ml bottle! A nose of subtle smoke, ripe banana, and a hint of dark cacao lead into a palate of caramelized sugar, banana bread, molasses, and a charred chocolate flavor. Finishes with a rich sweetness and full mouthfeel, underpinned by a subtle bitterness.
STYLE: Imperial Stout
ABV: 10.4%
HOPS: Columbus
MALT: Pale Malt, Beachwood Smoked Malt, Dextrine, C-120, Malted Oats, Chocolate Malt, Black Malt, Munich Malt, C-80
ADDITIONAL INGREDIENTS: Flame Grilled Bananas, Dehydrated Banana Chips, Banana Puree, Ground Dried Banana