Avery Brewing Lunctis Viribus
Avery Brewing Lunctis Viribus is a 12oz barrel-aged ale bottled at 5.4% ABV — No. 33 in Avery Brewing's Barrel-Aged Series, a blend of 50% ale aged in tequila barrels and 50% ale aged in Cabernet Sauvignon barrels, produced in a single run of 1,124 cases and bottled on 13 February 2016 in Boulder, Colorado. This one-off 2016 release is available to order online at Del Mesa Liquor.
- ABV: 5.4%
- Size: 12oz bottle
- Series: Barrel-Aged Series No. 33
- Blend: 50% tequila-barrel ale / 50% Cabernet Sauvignon-barrel ale
- Production: 1,124 cases (single release)
- Bottled: 13 February 2016
- Brewery: Avery Brewing, Boulder, Colorado
Barrel-Aged Series No. 33: Joined Forces
"Lunctis Viribus" — joined forces, "together we are strong" in the brewery's own tagline — is the Barrel-Aged Series entry built on an unlikely marriage: half the blend rested in tequila barrels, half in Cabernet Sauvignon barrels. Specialist listings classify it as a barrel-aged sour / wild ale, and the bottle label (via retailer reproduction) lists a mixed culture of Saccharomyces, Brettanomyces, Lactobacillus and Pediococcus behind that character. See the brewery on the Avery Brewing vendor page, or browse our craft beer collection.
Tasting Notes
Avery publishes no official tasting notes for Lunctis Viribus. The beer's shape comes from its two barrels — agave-barrel brightness from one half, red-wine-barrel depth from the other — in a tart, wild-ale frame per specialist listings.
How to Enjoy
Serve lightly chilled in a stemmed glass and let it warm a little as you drink; blended barrel sours open up noticeably over a pour. More cellar bottles are in our craft beer collection.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is in Lunctis Viribus?
A 50/50 blend of ale aged in tequila barrels and ale aged in Cabernet Sauvignon barrels, bottled at 5.4% ABV — Barrel-Aged Series No. 33, released once in February 2016.
What does the name mean?
Latin, glossed by the brewery as "together we are strong" — a nod to the two-barrel blend.
Is it still brewed?
No — Barrel-Aged Series entries are single numbered releases; this is the original 2016 bottling of 1,124 cases.
Two barrels, one blend, one release — order Avery Brewing Lunctis Viribus online from Del Mesa Liquor in San Diego, CA.