Golden Angel landing soon

ASHEVILLE, NC — Get ready for Wicked Weed Brewing Company’s pre-sell and release of the second offering in its Angel Series. Pre-sell of Golden Angel begins Saturday, May 2^nd at 12pm (EST) via Brown Paper Tickets.

The brewery describes Golden Angel as aged for a total of 10 months, during which it rested on a total of one metric ton of apricots over the course of its life in the barrel. Deep golden with a bright fruit haze and stone fruit tartness, this ale pulls inspiration from traditional Lambic fruits and showcases the depth and range of apricot flavors.

“Each Angel is crafted specifically to work with the fruit we chose,” states, Head Blender, Walt Dickinson. “Apricot has such great musty, earthy characters that also play so well with the bright, acidic fruit notes. Golden Angel is a very dry, tart, beautiful expression of what Apricot flavor is and it’s a great beer to be drinking coming into spring. This bottle is one that’s going to age really well in people’s cellars.”

Red Angel pre-sell took one minute

For the pre-sell of Red Angel (the first Angel Series release) in late February, cases sold out online in under a minute. In light of this unexpected result, Wicked Weed plans to allot a larger quantity of bottles for the online sale of Golden Angel.

“We just didn’t expect the beer to sell out in a minute,” explained, Dickinson. “People were dedicated enough to put the time in and be committed to us so we need to make that commitment back to them and make the beer more accessible online by offering more.”

One case limit for Golden Angel

The sale will follow the same form and function for the remainder of the Angel Series. Pre-sale will allow for one purchase per person of a minimum of 6 bottles and a maximum of 12 bottles. Purchase of a full case (12) will include a Golden Angel glass and an 8-oz pour of Golden Angel, while purchase of a half case (6) includes a Golden Angel glass.

Purchased bottles will be available for pickup in person during two sessions; May 23^th and 24^th beginning at 12pm both days at Wicked Weed’s Funkatorium. Golden Angel is scheduled for a 12pm tapping on Saturday and Sunday in the Funkatorium Tasting Room with Golden Angel glassware available for purchase.

The on-site bottle release and sale, which coincides with the opening weekend of Asheville Beer Week, starts Sunday, May 24^th at 12:00 pm. Bottles are priced at $18.95 with a 6 bottle per person limit.

For all official rules and details regarding the pre-sale and bottle release sale please visit http://www.wickedweedbrewing.com/brewery/upcoming-events/