Topic Archives: Cognac

Posted in Cigar City Brewing, Coming Soon, New Releases
Posted in Cigar City Brewing, Coming Soon

Cigar City Aging Sweet Stout In Cognac Barrels

In the spirit of Cigar City Imperial Milk Stout comes another sweet, dark offering from the Tampa based brewery. While Imperial Milk was aged in Colorado Stranahan Whiskey Barrels, this stout spent time with cognac.

So, what you have here is an imperial sweet stout aged in cognac barrels. It tastes like finding money in your coat pocket with hints of your bag being first one out of the carousel at baggage claim. It’s good. 

Style: Milk Stout/Sweet Stout (Barrel Aged, Cognac)
Availability: 750 ml bottles
Arrival: TBA

?? ABV 

Posted in Nebraska Brewing

Nebraska’s Sexy Betty

Remember Nebraska’s Black Betty?  She has a relative. Or at least a hot friend. Sexy Betty combines the barrel aged hotness of Black Betty, blended with 5o year old cognac barrel aged imperial stout. The blend does indeed sound sexy. She joins Nebraska’s Inception Series.

A sweet nose greets the adventurous in this marriage of our Black Betty Russian Imperial Stout and 50 year old French Cognac barrels.  An elegantly pleasant surprise wakes the palate which migrates from a hint of Cognac into the wonderfully lingering roasted malt character.

Style: Imperial Stout (Barrel Aged)
Availability:  750 ml bottles
Arrival: TBA

10% ABV 

Posted in Coming Soon, Mikkeller

Mikkeller “George” Barrel Aged Variation: Cognac

Mikkeller George Imperial Stout Cognac AgedThe variations of  Mikkeller’s George imperial stout are headed to the United States, along with the regular edition.  You will soon see the Calvados Aged George, along with a Cognac Barrel Aged edition.   Cognac is a variation of brandy aged in French oak for at least two years.  In order to bear the name “cognac,” it must be distilled from Ugni Blanc grapes.  (A bit like how champagne must be made in a particular French region.)

Brewed at Nogne-O. Imported by Shelton Brothers. This beer has been out in Europe for a while now.

Style: Imperial Stout (Barrel Aged, Cognac barrels)
Availability: 8.5oz bottles
Arrival: TBA

11.11% ABV