Wildflower Brewing & Blending - Noel 2019

Noel is a festive Australian Wild Ale aged in ex-Muscat barrels, unspiced and made entirely of Voyager malts. First made in time for the 2018 holidays, this is one of the releases I have most been looking forward to in 2019. I wanted something suitable for the table at Christmas lunch, something to pair with spiced ham, to share with family and friends. An occasional beer made specifically for that occasion. Noel is the only beer we have released to expressly name the type of barrels the beer was aged in. For pretty much all the rest of our beer, the barrel is a vessel, not a flavour additive... but this just had to be an exception. Noel 2019, as in 2018, is aged in six ex-Muscat barrels from Clonakilla Winery in Murrumbateman, NSW. In addition, this 2019 version also includes 450 litres of Noel 2018 that aged in an ex-fortified wine barrel for over one year from Murray Smith at Canoblas Smith winery in Orange, NSW.