First brewed as a one-off test beer in early 2016, Black Walnut Ale features walnuts from Hammons Black Walnuts in Stockton, Missouri. 880 pounds of crushed walnuts are incorporated in the mash tun alongside a malt bill of our two-row base pale malt, caramel malts and a small, yet impactful percentage of beechwood-smoked malt. A touch of sea salt, also added during mashing, makes the black walnut character pop just a bit before giving way to a subtle malty sweetness balanced by a bittering addition of Hallertau Blanc hops at the beginning of the boil.
