5.9% abv – Tempus is an old world sour saison brewed & blended using the production processes of yesteryear. No two blends will taste the same!
Blend #1 (Blended 4/30/2014) – Ale brewed with spices, 40% oak aged ale, 60% young ale.
Blend #2 (Blended 7/30/2014) – A blend of young Tempus with 33% oak aged saisons. It is softer in acidity than Blend #1 and has a nice tartness up front followed by notes of apricot, bitter orange peel & oak from the Zinfandel barrels. It finishes dry with a soft oakiness.
Blend #3 (Blended 1/11/2015) – A blend of 50% young Tempus lagered in wine barrels blended with 25% lambic style ale & 25% barrel aged saisons.
Blend #4 (Blended 5/8/2015) – A blend of 50% young Tempus lagered for at least 3 months in wine barrels blended with 25% 1 year old lambic style ale & 25% 1 year old barrel aged saison.
Blend #5 (blended 8/24/2015) – A blend of 30% young Tempus lagered for at least 3 months in wine barrels blended with 35% 1 year old lambic style ale & 35% 1 year old barrel aged saison.
Blend #6 (blended 4/12/2016) – A blend of 30% young Tempus lagered for at least 3 months in wine barrels blended with 15% 1 year old lambic style ale & 55% 6 month to 1 year old saison aged in red & white wine barrels.
Blend #7 (Blended 1/6/2017) – A blend of 15% young Tempus lagered for at least 3 months in wine barrels blended with 15% 1 year old lambic style ale & 70% 6 month to 1.5 year old saison aged in red, white & Marsala wine barrels.
Blend #8 (blended 6/23/2017) – A blend of 30% young Tempus lagered for at least 3 months in wine barrels blended with 15% 18 month old lambic style ale & 55% 18 month old saison aged in red & white wine barrels.
Blend #9 (blended 12/8/2017) – A blend of 20% young Tempus layered for at least 6 months in foeders blended with 25% 18 month old lambic style ale & 55% one year old saison aged in red & white wine barrels.
Blend X (blended 4/13/2018) – A blend of 30% young Tempus layered for at least 6 months in oak with 20% 12 month old lambic style ale & 50% one year old saison aged in red & white wine barrels.
Blend #11 (blended 5/8/2019) – A blend of 64% young Tempus lagered for at least 6 months in oak with 18% 2 year old lambic style ale & 18% 2 year old saison aged in red & white wine barrels.
Blend #12 (blended 2/24/2020) – Tempus #12 is a blend of 50% young Tempus lagered for at least 8 months in oak with 25% 18 month old lambic style ale & 25% 18 month old saison aged in red & white wine barrels.
Blend #13 (blended 8/13/2020) – Tempus $13 is a blend of 64% young Tempus lagered for at least 6 months in oak with 18% 1 year old lambic style ale % 18% 4 year old saison aged in red & white wine barrels.
Blend #14 (blended 3/4/2021)
Limited Edition: Double Secret
“Double Secret Probation” Tempus Singularis #1- A double matured blend of Tempus (Matthiasson Chardonnay barrel), Spontalis (3rd use Spontalis barrel) & Salsus (Matthiasson Syrah barrel) that spent and additional 8 months matured in our pink granite fermenter from Austria. Blended 7/1/2016.
Limited Edition: Oud Tempus
A special anniversary edition of Tempus. It is a blend of 1 year old Tempus matured in oak barrels and 2.5 year old spontaneously fermented ale. It then undergoes intense bottle conditioning to become quite effervescent.
Blend #1 – Comprised of 50% young Tempus matured in red wine barrels & 50% 2.5 year old spontaneously fermented ale matured in a Sangiovese cask. This version was blended on 5/3/17.
Blend #2 – Comprised of 50% young Tempus matured in a french oak foudre & 50% 2 year old spontaneously fermented ale matured in a Sangiovese cask. This version was blended on 8/10/2018.
Blend #3 – Comprised of 50% young Tempus matured in french oak foudre and 50% 2 year old spontaneously fermented ale matured in a Sangiovese cask. Blended on 7/10/2020.