Mysterium Verum

Once small and experimental, now dynamic and award-winning, this diverse family of ales utilizes new oak, used wine and spirits barrels, as well as secondary fermentation with wild yeasts and bacteria to produce complex flavors beyond the realm of traditional brewers yeasts.

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  • Highlander

    Base beer — Real Heavy
    Barrels — new, toasted American oak
    Maturation — 8 months
    Tasting notes — oak, caramel, toffee, peat
    ABV— 10.1%

    Devil’s Share

    Base beer — Devil’s Backbone
    Barrels — medium toast plus American oak red wine.
    Maturation — 6-12 months
    Tasting Notes — Caramel, vanilla, cinnamon

  • Morgul

    Base beer — Robust Porter
    Barrels — Virgin American oak bourbon barrels
    Maturation — 12 months
    Tasting notes — Chocolate, vanilla, toffee, slight hint of pepper

    Volume XV

    Base beer — 15th Anniversary Russian Imperial Stout
    Barrels — bourbon
    Maturation — 10 months
    Tasting notes — vanilla, cinnamon, dark chocolate, citrus

  • Volume XIV

    Base beer — 14th Anniversary Strong Blonde Ale
    Barrels — medium toast plus American oak red and white wine
    Maturation — 8 months
    Tasting notes — Vanilla, apricot, pineapple, passionfuit

    Volume XIII

    Base beer — 13th Anniversary Belgo
    Barrels — medium toast plus American oak red wine
    Maturation — 8 months
    Tasting notes — Orange marmalade, toffee, spice

  • Empire

    Base beer — Lost Gold
    Barrels — medium toast plus American oak red wine
    Maturation — 6-8 months
    Tasting notes — citrus, apricot

    Shipwrecked

    Base beer — Real Heavy
    Barrels — Irish Whiskey
    Maturation — 6 months
    Tasting notes — vanilla, figs, stone fruit

  • Imperium

    Base beer — Lost Gold
    Maturation — 6-8 months
    Secondary fermentation — indigenous wild yeast
    Tasting notes — apricot, funky, dry, pepper

    Nøkken

    Base beer — Brewers' Cut Blonde Barleywine
    Barrels — medium toast plus American oak red wine and white port
    Maturation — 11 months
    Tasting Notes — Caramel, vanilla, tangerine, passionfruit, white pepper

  • Volume XVII

    Base beer — 17th Anniversary Belgian style strong blonde ale.
    Barrels — medium plus toast American oak red wine.
    Maturation — 10 months.
    Tasting notes — prominent caramel and vanilla with notes of passionfruit, pineapple and guava.