There's rare, then there's The Referend.
The varied wild ales of the New Jersey 'bier blendery' are highly regarded but seldom seen beyond their home state, so to get them on the other side of the world would have to be considered an exceptional treat.
But you can always trust in Carwyn Cellars to pull off a coup, and that's what they're doing with an event literally years in the making.
On November 26 you'll be able to tuck into 12 Referend beers on tap, plus another 10 in bottle – all flown in direct from the USA for your drinking pleasure. The first keg will be tapped at midday, and online sales will be opened for anyone further afield keen for a taste.
And it's not a ticketed event, so just turn up when your thirst and curiosity gets the better of you.
ON TAP
- A Ghost Is Born – Spontaneously fermented ale aged in oak barrels with cherries
- Berliner Messe: Agnus Dei 2018 Harvest – Spontaneously fermented pale wheat ale re-fermented with NY late harvest Vidal Blanc grape juice in Pineau des Charentes barrels
- Berliner Messe: Alleluiavers 2019 – Spontaneously fermented pale wheat ale re-fermented with NJ white and yellow peaches
- Globe Theatre - Riesling 2020 – Spontaneously fermented golden ale re-fermented with NY Riesling grapes
- Ice-nine Vidal Blanc 2018 – Spontaneously fermented golden ale re-fermented with icewine juice in the barrel
- Ice-nine Riesling 2018 – Spontaneously fermented golden ale re-fermented with icewine juice in the barrel
- Krak! 2019 – Spontaneously fermented golden ale re-fermented with NJ Montmorency and NY Morello sour cherries in oak puncheons, macerated for one year
- Mont Sainte-Victoire – Spontaneously fermented saison
- The Name of the Rose 2018 - Spontaneously fermented pale wheat ale conditioned on "spent" cherries, raspberries and vanilla
- Smultronstallet 2019 – Spontaneously fermented golden ale re-fermented with strawberries
- The Song of the Earth Chanterelle 2019 – Spontaneously fermented golden ale conditioned on locally foraged chanterelle mushrooms
- The Stone Raft – Spontaneously fermented golden ale re-fermented with peaches, cherries and plums
IN BOTTLES
- The Blue Book 2020 – Spontaneously fermented witbier refermented with local blueberries
- Berliner Messe: Agnes Dei – Spontaneously fermented pale wheat ale refermented with NY late harvest Vidal Blanc grape juice in Pineau des Charentes barrels
- Globe Theatre: Grüner Veltliner 2018 – Spontaneously fermented golden ale refermented with NJ Grüner Veltliner grapes
- Globe Theatre Verdejo 2019 – Spontaneously fermented golden ale refermented with NY Verdejo grapes
- Hills Like White Elephants – Spontaneously fermented golden ale aged in absinthe barrels
- Ice-nine Vidal Blanc 2018 – Spontaneously fermented golden ale refermented with icewine juice in the barrel and bottle
- Le mur Grand Cru 2019 – Spontaneously fermented golden ale refermented with NJ blackberries
- Avond; De rode boom 2020 – Spontaneously fermented golden ale conditioned on local rhubarb
- The Song of the Earth - Chanterelle 2019 – Spontaneously fermented golden ale conditioned on locally foraged chanterelle mushrooms
- Un Chien Andalou 2016 – Spontaneously fermented golden ale aged in Oloroso sherry Barrels
