When the Doves Rye

The final installment of Ikigai went in to Le' Arthur today at 10.5% as a topper. Previous batches were 11.81, 12.08, and 10.24 so that means roughly the average going in was 11.5% Not too bad for a beer that got me my first medal ever at Jacktoberfest. Then again it AND my ability have come a long way. It'll hereafter be known as When the Doves Rye, in part because RP and I both agree Le' Arthur is the vessel and because when we were brewing the second batch (of four) of Ikigai to put in Le' Arthur it was an all 80s kind of day with Prince's "When the Doves Cry" keyed up at some point. Well, not sure what the demand is for a BA English barleywine in July, but Formation Brewing Co will have one. Did I mention we have about 2 gallons overage?