Firestone Walker Barrelworks El Gourdo
El Gourdo is what happens when we create a beer from orphaned Cinderella pumpkins roasted in our wood-burning oven. We add locally foraged California bay laurel, walnuts and fuel the fire with brandy staves and local white oak. The resulting caramelized gourds are tossed into an oak-aged wheat based beer blend for fermentation and further oak barrel maturation. The result is subtle yet firm. Roasting releases naturally sweet spicy pumpkin, brown sugar and hints of bay laurel leaf flavors and aromas, which mingle nicely with an earthy funk, toasted oak and bright acidity. A Santé!