Three Taverns Brewery
Decatur, Georgia
Three Taverns Theophan the Recluse Returns, tweaked recipe
Three Taverns Theophan the Recluse is shipping again in January, 2016. The beer kicked off the brewery’s 750ml series last year. Recluse is brewed with a mix of eight specialty dark malts, Muscovado sugar, and a Belgian yeast strain.
2016’s recipe has been slightly adjusted from past brews. Three Taverns has dialed down the lighter adjunct sugars and dialing up the heavier and darker malt sugars for a more viscous version of the imperial stout. This translates (as they put it): dialing down the Belgian aspects, and dialing up the Russian aspects. Sorry Belgians.
Theophan the Recluse was a Russian monk known for the spiritual depth and complexity of his writings. We consider him a perfect namesake for this rich, complex imperial stout, brewed with eight specialty malts, dark Muscovado sugar and a Belgian yeast strain. Deep, mysterious, full-bodied and indefinably exotic, Theophan the Recluse is meant to transport drinkers to a place of deep contemplation, mystical insight and inspired conversation.
Three Taverns Theophan the Recluse has been a home run for the brewery, ever since the beer debut a few years ago. Available in 750 milliliter bottles and draft. A bourbon barrel-aged edition has been available in the past as well (aka Departed Spirit).
Style: Imperial Stout (w/ Muscovado Sugar)
Availability: Draft, 750 ml Bottles. Winter Seasonal
9% ABV
Three Taverns Bourbon Barrel-Aged Feest Noel debuts
Three Taverns Bourbon Barrel-Aged Feest Noel debuts this Sunday at the brewery in Decatur, Georgia. This is the first time a barrel-aged edition of this beer has been bottled.
Feest Noel, the brewery’s festival Belgian-style quadrupel, was first bottled in time for Christmas 2014. The beer is brewed with cardamom, allspice and clove, bolstered by the Belgian yeast nice warming of the 10% ABV.
Three Taverns Bourbon Barrel-Aged Feest Noel came out of the barrel strong. In your face, bourbon flavor strong. Additionally, the spices had faded after a year of barrel rest as well. So brewery founder Brian Purcell opted to blend the barreled Feest with the fresh, 2015 batch. Trust us when we say, the barrel isn’t hidden at all by the blend. Purcell and the brewing team have found a great balance in the blend, making this a great seasonal treat.
Three Taverns Bourbon Barrel-Aged Feest Noel is available in 750ml bottles as tour souvenir. Limited distribution to follow the first week of December.
Style: Quadrupel (w/ Cardamom, Allspice, Clove. Barrel Aged. Bourbon.)
Availability: 750ml Bottles, Draft.
Arrival: December, 2015
10% ABV, 30 IBUs
Three Taverns founder Brian Purcell shows off Bourbon Feest Noel in the brewery’s barrel room.
Three Taverns Departed Spirit Coming to Bottles
Three Taverns Departed Spirit will be the brewery’s next bottle release in April. The base beer is Three Taverns Theophan the Recluse Imperial Stout the brewery aged in bourbon barrels.
Departed Spirit recently took first in Atlanta’s Secret Stash Bash in March. Above, oran Van Ginderacther and brewery founder Brian Purcell celebrate the top spot.
Beer Street Journal sampled Three Taverns Departed Spirit this week, and can safely say, we are excited. The beer has a great bourbon to stout balance. The barrels don’t over power the greatness that Theophan the Recluse is.
Expect Three Taverns Departed Spirit in 750ml bottles in late April. The artwork will remember Heavy Bells, their bourbon barrel quad.
Style: Imperial Stout (Barrel Aged. Bourbon.)
Availability: 750ml bottles
Release: Late-April, 2015
?? ABV
Three Taverns Dubbel Shot Joins Imaginarium Project Today
Three Taverns Craft Brewery (Decatur, GA) will unveil a new Imaginarium Project release and collaboration today – Dubbel Shot. Shot is a Belgian-style oatmeal coffee dubbel.
Three Taverns partnered with Thrive Farmers, a coffee farmer-direct supply chain. Thrive Farmers provides a sustainable, continuous income at prices that will allow farmers to have a better standard of living for their families.
A 2014 creation to first emerge from the Imaginarium Project, Dubbel Shot, and 8% Belgian-style oatmeal coffee Dubbel launches from the Parlour this weekend. First pouring on Friday evening from 5:30-8:00 during tours + tastings. On Saturday afternoon, Thrive will join us during the official release from 2:30-4:30. Dubbel Shot will release to market on draft next week as a limited offering
The Imaginarium Project is a series of experimental releases created by the small brewery staff. Some releases could see full scale production in the future. Three Taverns Dubbel Shot debuts today at the brewery.
Style: Belgian-style Dubbel (w/ Coffee)
Availability: Draft only. Limited
Release: 1/30/15
8% ABV
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Three Taverns Imaginarium: El Recluso
Three Taverns Craft Brewery (Decatur, GA) advances their new Imaginarium Project at the brewery this weekend. The project is designed to unleash the creative energies and imaginations of the brewery’s five employees.
This weekend’s release features Theophan the Recluse infused with serrano peppers, cocoa nibs, vanilla bean + cinnamon sticks. These unique offerings could be future full scale releases by Three Taverns.
Image via Three Taverns
Three Taverns Doubling Capacity, Launching Imaginarium Project
Three Taverns Craft Brewery (Decatur, GA) will launch The Imaginarium Project in January, 2015. The project is designed to unleash the creative energies and imaginations of the brewery’s five employees.
Three Taverns will implement their pilot brewing system dubbed “Genesis” to create new and unusual brews that will debut in the tasting room during weekly tours. Depending on the feedback and success of these creations, some could see the big time in full brewery production.
Additionally, Three Taverns has ordered new fermenters that will double their capacity. The fermenters are expected to be delivered in February, 2015.
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Three Taverns Bourbon Barrel Heavy Bells Debuts Next Week
Three Taverns Craft Brewery (Decatur, GA) will debut a new barrel aged offering next week, Heavy Bells.
The base beer is Quasimodo (the original bell ringer), aged in eight year old bourbon barrels. There has already been some sneak peeks on tap at the brewery.
The general public will have a chance at this brew in the VIP section of the 2014 Decatur Beer Festival. Bottles and limited draft arrive next week.
Style: Quadrupel (Barrel Aged. Bourbon.)
Availability: 750ml bottles, Draft.
Arrival: 10/20/14
11.5% ABV
