The Confederate Celt Brewery

Black Cherry Ale - 20 gallons
I will be bringing 20 gallons of Black Cherry Ale. I will make it in the same manner as I did last year; so, refer to my page on Fruit Ales for more information. I am planning on it being in the 10-12% ABV range.

Although originally designed with the ladies in mind, macho men with lots of hair on their chests have found this to be a worthwhile drink!

Tennessee Mountain Grog - 20 gallons
This is to be a "skeachen" bittered with lime. I will cheat, and use an amber malt extract along with the Golden Molasses (and some cane sugar) to make an extremely robust ale. I will then add lime juice concentrate when I keg it a couple of weeks before the festival. I plan on this being in the 13-14% ABV range.

This is derived from the "Grog" common in the British Navy back in the 1700's & 1800's. Scurvey was a vitamin deficiency disease which the Brit's "cured" by eating limes and other tropical citrus fruits. The "Grog" was a mixture of rum and water to which the lime juice was added, a sure fire way to get the lime juice consumed. Rum, of course, is fermented from sugar cane molasses. So, the "roots" of the Tennessee Mountain Grog should be readily apparent.