Barleywines

Surly Brewing Eight Nearly Ready

Surly Brewing’s anniversary is technically in February, but this beer celebrating eight years is done, when it’s done. That’s a brewery saying. Every  release is vastly different than the seven before it. Head brewer Todd Haug is given carte blanche to Continue Reading →

A New Bourbon Barrel Beer from Brooklyn

A new bourbon barrel ale is coming from Brooklyn Brewery (Brooklyn, NY). Brooklyn Hand & Seal is a barleywine and an homage to exclusive British drinking styles. Hand & Seal is aged in bourbon oak casks and re-fermented in the bottle. Continue Reading →

Firestone Walker & Three Floyds Collaborate

Today, Firestone Walker unveils Ol’ Leghorn, a collaboration with 3 Floyds.

The beer is a hoppy blonde barleywine, brewed with English ale malts, and no specialty malt. After brewing, Ol’ Leghorn was racked to bourbon and wine barrels for aging. In Continue Reading →

Lexington Bourbon Barrel Barleywine Up Next

Altech’s Lexington Brewing Company will soon expand their lineup with the addition of Kentucky Bourbon Barrel Barleywine Ale.

Currently, Lexington has Bourbon Barrel Ale year round, alongside Bourbon Barrel Stout. Last fall, the brewery released Pumpkin Barrel Ale. By our best Continue Reading →