Even More Wine Barrels For Goose Island [PIC]

27 days ago

Goose Island Brewing (Chicago, IL) runs the largest barrel aging program… Read the rest

Lost Abbey’s “Track #4″ Releases Saturday

33 days ago

The Lost Abbey will release Track #4 “Sympathy For The Devil,” the most recent release in series of musical releases this year.  (Click here for the Track List thus far.)

What is Track #4? 

Each of the the three predecessors have been various blends of barrels, and Lost Abbey beers, culminating a beer meets rock symphony that melts your face off. (Too much?) The blend for Track #4 starts with two barrels from one of the base components of 2011′s Veritas 009 (Sour Ale), and two barrels of Port Hot Rocks … Read the rest

Goose Island Scarlett

112 days ago

Goose Island Scarlett.  This Belgian inspired ale debuted in June, 2011. This saison ale is aged in wine barrels with brett yeast.  Another round of this beer will appear … Read the rest

Lost Abbey’s “Runnin’ With The Devil” Arrives Saturday

123 days ago

Lost Abbey’s Ultimate Box Set Track #1 “Runnin with the Devil” arrives Saturday.  An ode to Van Halen’s 1978 track.

This Saturday, January 21, 2012 will mark the release of the first track in our ultimate Box Set, kicking off a year-long series of super-limited beer releases inspired by those great anthem rock tunes of our youth. (Feel free to wave your lighters in the air… for you younger kids that’s what we waved at the concert before cell phones with big screens.)

Track #1 – From the Fresh Track series, this is a brown beer base aged in three red wine barrels, spiked with 30 pounds of Cabernet Sauvignon grapes and house-raised Brettanomyces cultures.… Read the rest

Napa Smith Hopageddon, A Post-ahopalyptic Beer

181 days ago

Napa Smith Brewing (Napa, CA) is soon to release Hopageddon, a barrel aged imperial IPA.  It truly is a Hopageddon, as this imperial IPA not only wet-hopped, but aged in Chardonnay & Cabernet barrels.

Hopageddon is an end-of-the-world imperial IPA that defies expectations and induces an intense hop-stupor that will leave you wondering what just happened.  At 144 IBUs, Hopageddon glows with a gorgeous fiery orange color and showcases a distinct, full white head.  The added character given by the Chardonnay and Cabernet barrels accentuates explosive papaya and lychee flavors along with herbaceous aromas. … Read the rest

Deschutes The Abyss Releases 11/15

200 days ago

Ready? Set? Go!  Run on down to Deschutes’ Bend or Portland Pubs starting Tuesday, November 15th at 11am for the much anticipated The Abyss 2011 Reserve.  There will be a 6 bottle per person limit.  Make sure you stick around (or at least come back later) because that evening starting at 5pm Deschutes will offer a vertical flight of The Abyss including years 2008, 2009, 2010, & 2011.

The Abyss is an imperial stout that is ranked one of the top 15 beers in the world in BeerAdvocate.com.  The beer is brewed with black strap molasses, licorice, with cherry bark and vanilla added with 6% aged in oak bourbon barrels, 11% aged in oak barrels and 11% aged in … Read the rest

Wild Heaven Winter Returns In November

208 days ago

Wild Heaven will be releasing Ode To Mercy Special Winter Ale again in November.  Eric Johnson took Ode To Mercy, and added bourbon soaked oak chips.… Read the rest

On Deck For Anchorage

224 days ago

Some news from Alaska, Anchorage Brewing has a good bit brewing.

Tide and it’s Takers Triple… Read the rest

Wild Heaven Eschaton

236 days ago

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Wild Heaven’s 4th Beer “Eschaton” Ships

237 days ago

Wild Heaven just crossed the 1 year mark.  That calls for a beer celebration.  Today the brewery shipped Eschaton, their 4th release since launch.

First lets tackle the name – Eschaton. Translated from Greek it means “End Of Time.”  Note the Four Horsemen Of The Apocalypse on the label.   Artist Adam Houston based it on a pencil sketch by  German artist Albrecht Dürer.  The beer is a Belgian quadrupel aged on pinot noir oak chips.  No candi sugar of any kind was used in the brew.  Believe me, you want this one.  Wild Heaven is truly giving you something to geek out about.  This is just a glimpse at great things to come from them.

Draft will be available in … Read the rest

Evolution’s Fall Migration 2011

247 days ago

Evolution Brewing’s (Del Mar, DE) Barrel Aged Series is called the “Migration Series” released once a season.  Each “Migration” is a different style with different aging.

Fall 2011 Migration will be Belgian Style Ale aged in Chardonnay barrels with brettanomyces (wild yeast).  Previous Migrations: Winter ’10 Bourbon Barrel Dark Ale, Spring ’11 Golden Ale in Rum.

Availability: 750ml bottles. 1 time release.

7.2% ABV… Read the rest

Sierra Nevada Ovila Saison Variations

264 days ago

Sierra Nevada Brewing is 2 releases in on the “Ovila” series.  The beers are a collaboration with the monks of New Clairvaux in Vina, California.   There will be 3 … Read the rest

Deschute’s The Stoic Details

271 days ago

Deschutes Brewing’s newest beer The Stoic is hitting shelves. Stoic, a quadruple, is the result of 4 nuanced fermentations.  This quad touts the use of pomegranate molasses, Belgian yeast, and aged … Read the rest

Goose Island Rolling Out Blackberry, Raspberry Dominique

272 days ago

Goose Island Brewing is adding some flavor variations to Dominique, and American Wild Ale.  Dominique is a bit of Belgian meets bourbon sexiness, as this sour ale is aged in … Read the rest

Stillwater Barrel Aging Continues With Cellar Door

291 days ago

Stillwater Artisanal Ales has recently been adding small batches of barrel aged versions of their lineup.  To date, the entries include

Existent – Aged in oak bourbon barrels

Stateside – aged in oak chardonnay

and the newest

Cellar Door – with white sage, aged in oak wine barrels.

Like the others, distribution is limited.

Style: Saison (barrel aged)
Availability: 11.2oz bottles
Arrival: TBD, less than 50 cases produced.

Potential in areas: WA, OR, CA, AZ, MO, IL, WI, OH, GA, FL, SC, NC, VA, PA, DC, MD, NY, CT, RI, MA, VT, ME

7.6% ABV… Read the rest

Veritas 009: 3 Years In The Making

364 days ago

 

A beer 3 years in the making.  The Lost Abbey will be release “Veritas” on May 28, 2011.  This edition has been the most time consuming beer to produce … Read the rest

Surly Celebrates 5 with Five

368 days ago

Surly Brewing’s (Brooklyn Center, MN) fifth anniversary beer – “Five” will be available soon.  Each year the beer is different, and nothing short of phenomenal.  Last year I named Surly … Read the rest

Sierra Nevada Exportation Aged In Russian River Barrels

406 days ago

Exportation Ale is a draft only offering from Sierra Nevada Brewing.  Google yields a tapping event for this beer during Philly Beer Week 2011.

Teresa’s Cafe in Wayne, Pennsylvania … Read the rest

NEW RELEASE: Mikkeller Red Wine Big Worse

440 days ago

Mikkeller’s Red Wine barrel aged Big Worse Barleywine has arrived stateside.  With this edition, Mikkeller has 4 “Big Worse” barleywine editions.  The biggest in the series is “Big WorsT” a … Read the rest

Lost Abbey’s Framboise de Amorosa

448 days ago

Raspberry fiends, here’s one for you. Lost Abbey (San Marcos, CA) is releasing Framboise de Amorosa again in 2011.  LA touts this beer as “their first foray into the world … Read the rest