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Westbrook Mexican Cake Hits Shelves Again

Westbrook Brewing (Mt. Pleasant, SC) has a hit on their hands with Mexican Cake – their first anniversary beer first released in May, 2012. The imperial stout is aged with cocoa nibs, vanilla beans, cinnamon sticks, and habanero peppers.

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Westbrook Mexican Cake Hits Shelves Again

Westbrook Brewing (Mt. Pleasant, SC) has a hit on their hands with Mexican Cake – their first anniversary beer first released in May, 2012. The imperial stout is aged with cocoa nibs, vanilla beans, cinnamon sticks, and habanero peppers.

People couldn’t get enough of it, so Westbrook brought it back in 2013, alongside some barrel aged offerings.

Here in May, 2015, Westbrook Mexican Cake is in distribution, quietly (or not so quietly) hitting shelves where the brewery distributes. This is your official heads up.

Style: Imperial Stout (w/ Cocoa Nibs, Vanilla Beans, Cinnamon, Habanero)
Availability: 22oz Bombers, Draft. Limited Release, May each year.

10.5% ABV, 50 IBUs

by Reid Ramsay
Posted in New Releases, Westbrook Brewing Co

Westbrook 4th Anniversary: Chocolate Coconut Almond Imperial Stout Released

Westbrook Brewing Company is rolling up on their 4th Anniversary, and that means a new birthday offering.

Westbrook 4th Anniversary is an imperial stout, brewed with chocolate, coconut, and almonds. The coconutty offering was brewed in late, 2014.

To catch you up, Westbrook 1st Anniversary was Mexican Cake, first released in 2012. The demands requests for it were so high, it has become an annual release with barrel aged variants. The 2nd Anniversary was Cap’n Skoon’s Ballistic Stout.

Westbrook 3rd Anniversary was Chocolate Orange Stout. 4th Anniversary Chocolate Coconut Almond Imperial Stout will be available in 22oz bottles and draft. The brewery suggests drinking 4th Anniversary as fresh as possible (even if it IS 10% ABV.)

Westbrook 4th Anniversary: Chocolate Coconut Almond Imperial Stout is available in 22oz bottles and draft.

Style: Imperial Stout (w/ Chocolate, Almonds, Coconut)
Availability: 22oz Bombers, Draft. Limited release.
Released: January, 2015

10% ABV

This article was updated to reflect the release of this beer.  

by Reid Ramsay
Posted in Don't Miss This, New Releases, Westbrook Brewing Co

Westbrook Raver’s Extra Ripe Old Ale Released

Westbrook Brewing Company (Mt. Pleasant, SC) just released Raver’s Extra Ripe Old Ale. The beer is an old ale, aged 50% bourbon barrels, 25% in red wine barrels, and 25% brandy barrels.

Dust off those glowsticks and get ready to rave once again etith this ripe and funky old ale spiked with brettanomyces and aged for one year in a blend of bourbon, apple brandy, and red wine barrels. Yep!

Westbrook Raver’s Extra Ripe Old Ale is available at the brewery only on draft and 22oz bombers.

Style: Old Ale (Barrel Aged. Brandy, Wine Barrels, Bourbon Barrels)
Availability: 22oz Bombers, Draft. Brewery only, no distribution.

8.2% ABV

by Reid Ramsay
Posted in Don't Miss This, Westbrook Brewing Co

Sneak Peek: Westbrook Chocolate Bourbon Mexican Cake

July sees the release of Westbrook Brewing’s (Mt. Pleasant, SC) Barrel Aged Mexican Cake. While the release date for the 2014 stock hasn’t been announced yet, the brewery is already putting Cake into barrels for 2015

One of the barrels coming next summer is Westbrook Mexican Cake aged in Pritchard’s Double Chocolate Bourbon barrels. The Kelso, Tennesee distillery uses cocoa nibs from Nashville’s Olive & Sinclair to create a small batch, highly sought after, chocolate bourbon.

Westbrook Double Chocolate Bourbon Barrel Mexican Cake should arrive in July, 2015.

Olive & Sinclair also provides cocoa nibs for recent Terrapin Beer Company releases, like Guano Loco, White Chocolate Moo Hoo, and Liquid Bliss.

Style: Imperial Stout (w/ Cocoa Nibs, Vanilla Beans, Cinnamon, Habanero. Barrel Aged.)
Availability: 22oz Bombers, Draft. Limited Release, May.

10.5% ABV, 50 IBUs

pic via Westbrook

by Reid Ramsay
Posted in Cool Stuff, Don't Miss This, Videos, Westbrook Brewing Co

Then This Happened at Westbrook Brewing

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by Reid Ramsay
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Westbrook Siberian Black Magic Panther Hits Shelves

This newest “gotta have it” from Westbrook Brewing in Charleston, SC is Siberian Black Magic Panther.

This imperial stout spent two full years aging in bourbon barrels. If it follows flavor suit alongside the rest of Westbrook’s barrel aged offerings, it’s worth fighting over.

This beer is as hairy as a Siberian…or as a panther. And you better believe it because It gets the black magic from sitting for two years in bourbon barrels. During those years It gathered its rage…a rage this mythical beast of an imperial stout wants to unleash on your taste buds.
Best served at 55 degrees In a tulip or snifter glass. This beer has already been aged for 2 years, don’t cellar It!

Look for Westbrook Siberian Black Magic Panther in 22oz bottles.

Style: Imperial Stout (Barrel Aged. Bourbon)
Availability: 22oz Bombers. Limited

12% ABV

Note: This may have already hit shelves in SC. GA gets bottles this week. 

 

by Reid Ramsay
Posted in Event Pics, Westbrook Brewing Co

It’s Barrel Aged Mexican Cake Day at Westbrook [PICS]


Westbrook Barrel Aged Release 1

Today at 3 pm, Westbrook Brewing (Mt Pleasant, SC) released three different barrel aged editions of their Mexican Cake Imperial Stout. What started as their 1st anniversary beer, brewed with vanilla beans, cocoa nibs, cinnamon and habanero peppers, has become a bit of a sensation. Cake was recently brewed again and bottled. (Lasted seconds on shelves.) Morgan and Edward Westbrook knew the one thing they could do to make this hit even better? Barrel aging.

Three offerings launched today – Apple Brandy Barrel Aged, Jack Daniels Barrel Aged, and Cabernet Barrel Aged. Despite the rain, thirsty people lined up for the release. More pics to come. Thanks to Yelp Charleston Community Manager Scott Carpenter for the pics.

 

by Reid Ramsay