Our very special Spontaneous Vintage Bottle Box

12 (375mL) bottles total which includes:

x4 Spontaneous Foeder 2021
x4 Spontaneous Morello 2022
×4 Spontaneous Apricot 2022

Spontaneous Foeder 2021 - (6%abv): 100% spontaneous ale, turbid-mashed & long boiled, coolship overnight,aged in oak
Brewed on: 3/22/21 
Bottled: 10/28/21

Spontaneous Morello 2022 (6.5%abv): 100% spontaneous ale, turbid-mashed & long boiled, coolship overnight, aged in oak on NY Morello cherries from Wright Farms (Gardiner, NY)
Brewed on: 4/5/22 
Bottled: 1/20/23

Spontaneous Apricot 2022 (6.5%abv): 100% spontaneous ale, turbid-mashed & long boiled, coolship overnight, aged in oak on NY apricots from Mead Orchards (Tivoli, NY) Brewed on: 3/29/22 
Bottled: 10/12/23

What is a Spontaneous Beer?

A spontaneous beer is a wild ale fermented using microorganisms from the environment, rather than a brewer-added yeast strain. To make it, brewers cool boiled wort in an open vessel, called a coolship, where it is exposed to wild yeast and bacteria from the air. This traditional process results in complex, often tart and funky flavors, which can take years to develop. 

• No added yeast: Unlike most beers, spontaneous beers rely on wild, naturally present microbes for fermentation instead of a single, cultivated yeast strain.

• Longer fermentation time: The fermentation process is much slower, often taking months or years compared to the weeks for many conventional beers.

• Complex flavor development: The process allows for complex and variable flavors to develop, which can be challenging to control but results in unique and complex beers. 

• Environmental factors: The specific microorganisms and the resulting flavor profile depend heavily on the local environment, similar to how terroir affects wine. This is why spontaneous beers are often tied to specific regions, like the Lambic beers of Belgium AND Plan Bee’s Farm!

How is a Spontaneous Beer different from your Barn Beers?

It’s true, all our beers are considered to be wild ales. However, for all our beers we pitch our house yeast which we cultivate from our beehives on the farm. The mixed culture gives our beers their unique flavor. Our Spontaneous beers go through a different brewing process and we don’t give it a pitch of our house yeast. Instead, we allow whatever yeast & bacteria that is gathered in the coolship to do all the fermenting. These beers are ultra rare & extra special!