JT Walker's Crane Alley Cranetucky with Sour Cherries

This is a different take on our original Cranetucky collaboration with the team at Crane Alley in Urbana, Illinois. A Kentucky Common is a modern interpretation of an ale style native to pre-prohibition Louisville. Historically the beer was dark in color, creamy, and tart as a result of the introduction of lactobacillus bacteria by sour mashing. Brewed with 20 percent corn and an 80 percent barley grain bill, we used the traditional sour mash style, and added roasted chocolate malt to create a very unique beer. We kicked up the tartness and sour flavor with the addition of sour cherries. The cherries help carry the tartness all the way through the beer drinking process and add a delightful chocolate-cherry finish.