Coral Wine, a winemaker focused on sea-aged wines, has partnered with Zadar-based brewer Pivovara 8 to submerge bottles of beer to create sea-aged beers. Thirty bottles of the brewer's 7.8% ABV porter have been submerged for 180 days and have been placed in a secret location near the island of Pag in the Adriatic sea. The beer, called Kraken's Treasure Porter, was brewed by Pivovara 8 in it Zadar brewery and is made of five different types of barley malt and two types of hops.
The thirty bottles of sea-aged beers have been submerged as a test and by the end of 2018, Coral Wine hopes to submerge around 500 bottles. The process of sea-aging has been known to enact serious changes in flavor as Coral Wine has actively been sea-aging liquor for some time now.
Image Credit: Coral Wine & Pivovara 8
What's Driving This Trend
- Sea-aging Beverages
- Opportunity to explore the trend of aging beverages under the sea to create unique flavors and appeal to adventurous consumers.
- Collaborative Partnerships
- Opportunity for winemakers and brewers to collaborate and create innovative products that cater to niche markets.
- Alternative Aging Techniques
- Opportunity to experiment with alternative aging techniques, such as submerging bottles underwater, to create distinct and enticing products.
Who This Affects Most
- Craft Brewing
- Craft breweries can leverage sea-aging techniques to create unique and premium offerings for beer enthusiasts.
- Winemaking
- Winemakers can explore sea-aging as a disruptive innovation to differentiate their products and tap into new markets.
- Alcoholic Beverage Manufacturing
- Companies in the alcoholic beverage industry can explore alternative aging techniques like sea-aging to create innovative products and capture consumer interest.
