Batch 026: Hey, bretty thing b.a. is an ambitious barrel-aged experiment from Batches Brewery in Berlicum. This brown ale at 9% ABV embraces wild yeast and mixed culture fermentation as core brewing tools. The name signals the deliberate use of Brettanomyces – microorganisms central to traditional Belgian and American sour beer traditions.

This is not a straightforward beer. The brewery has committed to complex fermentation, accepting the unpredictability and time investment that wild cultures demand. Brown malts, barrel maturation, and mixed fermentation combine to layer flavour that unfolds on the palate.