Bone Warmer Amber Ale (2007)

Bone Warmer Amber Ale, brewed in the “strong ale” tradition, is a beer of great character, with exceptional malt flavor and warming alcohol content.

Historically, brewers often drew three different runs from the same barley mash. The first, used for strong ale or “best beer,” had the most flavor, color and fermentable sugars, and produced beer with the most alcohol. The second was used for a less strong “table beer,” and the third, a lighter and cheaper “small beer.”

Our Bone Warmer is brewed the same way, using only the first runnings from an extraordinarily thick, strong mash of Idaho 2-Row Metcalfe and Harrington barley malt, along with dark German munich and caramel malts. We subtly spiced it with “noble” character American Perle and Mt. Hood hops, fermented it at cool temperatures and cold-conditioned it for smoothness and drinkability.

The resulting ale is the color of roasting chestnuts, voluptuously malty, only slightly sweet, with a hint of toffee and a warming dry finish. It’s an ideal accompaniment to rich meaty stews, wild game, roasted fowl or root vegetables, and aged cheddars. Alcohol by volume 8.2%.

Awards
2007 - Silver Medal, English Old Ale (North American Brewers Awards)

Signature Brews
Old Faithful Ale • Teton Ale • Sweetgrass APA
Bitch Creek • Howling Wolf Weisse Bier

Brewers' Series
Lost Continent Double IPA • Black Cauldron Imperial Stout
Pursuit of Hoppiness Imperial Red • Fest Bier Märzen Lager

2011 Cellar Reserve Releases
Persephone Imperial Pilsner • The Grand Saison
Wake Up Call • Coming Home Holiday Ale 2011

2010 Cellar Reserve Releases
Tail Waggin' Double White • Trout Hop Black IPA
Coming Home Holiday Ale

Past Cellar Reserve Releases
Double Vision Doppelbock • Howling Wolf Weizenbock
Pursuit of Hoppiness American Red Ale • Sheep Eater Scotch Ale

XX Sweetgrass Double IPA • XX Mountainberry Double Wheat
XX Au Naturale Double Red • XX Bitch Creek Double ESB
Mammoth Maibock • Oud Bruin Belgian Style Ale
Bone Warmer Amber Ale • Black Cauldron Imperial Stout
Paradise Pilsner • Double IPA • Scotch Ale