Barrel Aged

Posted in Deschutes Brewing

Deschutes Black Butte XXV Arrives Late June

Deschutes Brewery celebrates 25 years this year. A big milestone for sure. Coming late June is Black Butte XXV. This 25th Birthday Reserveis brewed with dates, figs, black currants, and cocoa nibs. Partially aged in bourbon barrels. Best time to drink will be a year from now. (Totally serious.)

Using select cocoa nibs and locally roasted coffee, Deschutes partnered with equally passionate local artisans to craft this potent, colossal homage to Black Butte Porter. A final aging in aromatic whiskey barrels infuses a truly handcrafted depth and the complexity of fine wine.

Style: Porter (w/ Figs, Dates, Black Currants, Cocoa Nibs. Partially Barrel Aged. Bourbon)
Availability: 22oz bombers
Arrival: Late June, 2013

11% ABV 

by Reid Ramsay
Posted in Cigar City Brewing, Widmer Brothers Brewing

Widmer Bros and Cigar City Gentlemen’s Club Ready to Launch

Widmer Brothers and Cigar City Brewing invite you to take a step back to another time. Their collaboration beer, Gentleman’s Club, drew inspiration from the classic Old Fashioned cocktail recipe and of course the Gentlemen’s Clubs where said cocktail was first served over 100 years ago. Using an Old Ale recipe as the base beer, Gentlemen’s Club was brewed with cherries and oranges and aged in 3 different barrels for 3 separate beer releases: bourbon barrel, rye whiskey, and new oak spirals. Each beer features its own unique Art Deco roaring 20’s inspired label. The first release of this beer will take place during Portland Beer Week followed be a few special releases from both breweries.

Style: American Strong Ale (w/ Cherries, Oranges, Lemons, Oak Aged)
Availability: 22oz bombers
Arrival: Coming Soon

9.5% ABV 

by Reid Ramsay
Posted in New Beers, Prairie Artisanal Ales

Prairie Wine Barrel Noir

by Reid Ramsay
Posted in New Beers, Paradox Beer Company

Paradox Beer Canis Hopus

Paradox Beer Canis Hopus

by Reid Ramsay
Posted in Avery Brewing, Coming Soon

Avery Barrel Aged #17: Thensaurum Barrel Aged Sour

Avery Brewing Thensaurum Barrel Aged Sour

There has been a lot of activity in Avery Brewing’s Barrel Aged Series lately. Early May saw the release of #14: Volunt Plus Erat. We now patiently await the June release of #15, Momi Hiwi.  On deck is #16 Ross’s’s Melange aged in wine barrels with grape must. Take a look at #17 in the series, Thensaurum, a rum barreled wild ale.

No. 17. No map required. Here it is matey. A treasure trove of exotic flavors unearthed from a year-long burial in exquisite first run rum barrels. Arrr you ready for the pucker? 

Style: American Wild Ale (w/ Candi Sugar. Barrel Aged, Rum)
Availability: 12oz bottles
Arrival: TBA

8.54% ABV

Read more: Avery Barrel Aged Series 

by Reid Ramsay
Posted in Beer News, Upland Beer

Upland Brewing’s Gilgamesh Now Malefactor

Upland Brewing Malefactor

Upland Brewing (Bloomington, IN) has renamed the epic sour ale Gilgamesh to Malefactor. The barrel aged Flanders style red ale is released once a year.

Continuing our adventure into the realm of sour ale brewing, we designed a recipe to create an Upland version of a traditional Flanders Red. Melding flaked maize into a turbid mash and adding Belgian candi sugar during a long kettle boil, we prepared this ale for epic proportions. We then incorporated wild yeasts and other acetic and lactic acid producing microorganisms for a year-long oak fermentation in bourbon barrels, which had previously been utilized to age beer. The journey was worth the hardships.

Style: Flanders Red Ale (Barrel Aged. Bourbon)
Availability: 750 ml bottles. Corked & Caged
Next Arrival: TBA

 

by Reid Ramsay
Posted in Coming Soon, Hoppin' Frog Brewing

Hoppin Frog Uses Irish Whiskey Barrels in New B.O.R.I.S. Edition

Hoppin' Frog Bairille Aois

You might have already seen Hoppin’ Frog Brewing’s (Akron, OH) Barrel Aged B.O.R.I.S. A crazy good, sometimes overlooked, barrel aged imperial stout.  Meet a variant of this classic- Bairille Aois B.O.R.I.S. aged in Irish whiskey barrels. The brewery chose these particular barrels to created a cleaner, crisper whiskey characteristic in this dark and brooding stout. Look for this edition on shelves soon.

A cleaner, crisper whiskey character is imparted from very special Irish whiskey barrels, to add a super-smooth, buttery, complex character to our multi-award-winning BORIS The Crusher Oatmeal-Imperial Stout. May the luck of the Irish be with you!

Style: Imperial Stout (Barrel Aged. Whiskey.)
Availability: 22oz bombers
Arrival: TBA

9.4% ABV

by Reid Ramsay