Barrel Aged

Westbrook & CBX: Rum Barrel Old Time

Westbrook Brewing (Mt Pleasant, SC) and one of the United State’s best beer stores The Charleston Beer exchange teamed up on a series of “Old Time” collaborations. Above, is Rum Barrel Old Time.  Rum  joins Funky Old Time, & Grumpy Old Time Continue Reading →

Aged in Rum: Cigar City Forgotten Island

Introducing Cigar City Brewing’s Forgotten Island. This not-so-forgettable potential release from the Tampa based brewery is a Belgian-style quad aged in rum barrel. Rum on a tropical island? Count us in.

This dark complex style of ale originated in the Trappist Continue Reading →

Posted in Coming Soon, Westbrook Brewing Co

Westbrook & CBX: Rum Barrel Old Time

Westbrook Rum Barrel Old Time

Westbrook Brewing (Mt Pleasant, SC) and one of the United State’s best beer stores The Charleston Beer exchange teamed up on a series of “Old Time” collaborations. Above, is Rum Barrel Old Time.  Rum  joins Funky Old Time, & Grumpy Old Time in this series of collaborations between the two.

The base beer “Old Time” is a Belgian style dark ale brewed in July, 2011. It was then added to rum barrels. So for nearly a year and a half, various wild yeasts.  Look for bottles and draft soon.(Draft may already be around)

Style: American Wild Ale (Barrel Aged, Rum)
Availability: 750 ml Bottles, Draft
Arrival: TBA

11% ABV

by Reid Ramsay
Posted in Anderson Valley Brewing Company

Anderson Valley Releases Bourbon Barrel Stout Bottles

Last year, Anderson Valley Brewing announced they were pairing with Wild Turkey Bourbon for a new barrel aged series. For the first release, the brewery selected Barney Flatts Oatmeal Stout to spend sometime with Wild Turkey. This is the first bottle release in the Turkey series, with more to be announced in the future. It barely hits 7% ABV, so don’t hold back long on this one. Bourbon Barrel Stout is terrific fresh.

Style: American Stout (Barrel Aged, Wild Turkey)
Availability: 22oz bottles, Draft. Limited release

6.9% ABV 

by Reid Ramsay
Posted in Coming Soon, Westbrook Brewing Co

Westbrook & Charleston Beer Exchange: Grumpy Old Time

Westbrook Grumpy Old Time

Westbrook Brewing (Mt Pleasant, SC) and one of the United State’s best beer stores The Charleston Beer exchange teamed up on a series of “Old Time” collaborations. Above, is Grumpy Old Time.  Grumpy joins Funky Old Time, in this series of collaborations between the two.

The base beer “Old Time” is a Belgian style dark ale brewed in July, 2011. It was then added to apple brandy barrels. So for nearly a year and a half,  Grumpy Old Time has been funking out with some wild yeasts.  Look for bottles and draft soon. (Draft may already be around)

Style: American Wild Ale (Brandy Barrel Aged)
Availability: 750 ml Bottles, Draft
Arrival: TBA

11% ABV

by Reid Ramsay
Posted in Coming Soon, Westbrook Brewing Co

Westbrook & Charleston Beer Collab: Funky Old Time

Westbrook Funky Old Time

Westbrook Brewing (Mt Pleasant, SC) and one of the United State’s best beer stores The Charleston Beer exchange teamed up on Funky Old Time (above).  This is the first in a series of posts of the two collaborating.

The base beer “Old Time” is a Belgian style dark ale brewed in July, 2011. It was then added to oak barrels that one contained red wine.  That’s where Funky Old Time has been the last 18 months with a series of wild yeasts.  Look for bottles and draft emerging soon.

Style: American Wild Ale (Wine Barrel Aged)
Availability: 750 ml Bottles, Draft
Arrival: TBA

11% ABV

by Reid Ramsay
Posted in Bell's Brewing, Coming Soon

Bell’s The Raspberry Wild One In Just a Few Bottles

Bells The Raspberry Wild One

Interesting. Awesome. And completely hard to get. Bell’s Brewery (Kalmazoo, MI) will be putting The Raspberry Wild One in big bottles.

Each of these large format releases sneak onto the shelves at the Eccentric Cafe in Kalamazoo, typically without any warning. The above beer is an American wild ale aged in wine barrels with raspberries. A fruity take on another rare draft and bottle offering – The Wild One. There is a Flo Rida song stuff in my head now.

Style: American Wild Ale (w/ Raspberries, Wine Barrel Aged)
Availability: 750 ml bottles, Limited Draft
Arrival: TBA (Bottles)

by Reid Ramsay
Posted in Cigar City Brewing, Coming Soon

Aged in Rum: Cigar City Forgotten Island

Introducing Cigar City Brewing’s Forgotten Island. This not-so-forgettable potential release from the Tampa based brewery is a Belgian-style quad aged in rum barrel. Rum on a tropical island? Count us in.

This dark complex style of ale originated in the Trappist monasteries of Belgium. It was sipped by monks during fasting and winter months. Forgotten Island adds a tropical twist via agin in Jamaican rum barrels. The barrel lends notes of vanilla, molasses, orange peel, cocoa, brown sugar, nutmeg, hazelnut, apricot and peach.This plethora of flavors and aromas from the rum barrel intermingles with banana, clove, cinnamon,fig, plum and brown sugar aromatics and flavors from the quadruple, creating a contemplative ale perfect for introspective moments far from the cares of the world. 

Style: Belgian-style Quadrupel (Barrel Aged, Rum)
Availability: 750 ml bottles
Arrival: TBA

?? ABV

note: The above is tentative.  Subject to change at whim of the brewer, the beer, or the barrel.

by Reid Ramsay
Posted in Duclaw Brewing

DuClaw Barrel Ages “Old Flame”

DuClaw Barrel Aged Old Flame

How does DuClaw Brewing follow up Old Flame? That would be with Barrel Aged Old Flame. Flame is an old ale with a touch of molasses.

Sooth the burn of lost love with this dark amber ale, aged in Kentucky White Oak Bourbon barrels to add the natural vanilla, charred oak and caramelized sugar flavors of the wood to the beers beguiling mix of sweet, malty aromas, dark fruit esters, rich caramel malt, and molasses. It’s heartbreakingly delicious, and always ready to… Drown your sorrow

Style: Old Ale (w/ molasses)
Hops: Goldings, Columbus
Malts: Pale malt, Dark Crystal Malt, Wheat

Availability: 22oz bombers
Arrival: TBA

7% ABV 

by Reid Ramsay