Barrel Aged

The Bruery 5th Anniversary: Bois

Each year, The Bruery releases an anniversary brew. Each release is different, carrying a French name for the traditional wedding gift each year. 2013 marks The Bruery’s 5th year, typically marked by a gift of wood. The brewery is marking Continue Reading →

Mother Earth Raspberry Ready to Go

North Carolina’s Mother Earth Brewing will release the 4th beer in their Window Pane series this weekend. Raspberry is a double American Wheat beer fermented with North Carolina raspberries then aged in pinot noir and chardonnay barrels for three months. Each Continue Reading →

Posted in Allagash Brewing

Allagash Barrel Ages Coolship in “Single Barrel One”

Allagash Coolship Single Barrel One

Allagash Brewing (Portland, ME) has room separate from the main brewhouse that contains a coolship, which is literally looks a bit like a bathtub. It allows airborne yeast to fall into the beer, spontaneously fermenting the beer. These funky beers are referred to as the Coolship Series.  Above – meet a barrel aged edition of the Coolship Series – Single Barrel One. Aged in bourbon barrels. Release dates TBA.

Style: American Wild Ale (Barrel Aged)
Availability: 12.7 oz bottles
Arrival: TBA

8.1% ABV 

by Reid Ramsay
Posted in Beer News

The Bruery 5th Anniversary: Bois

Each year, The Bruery releases an anniversary brew. Each release is different, carrying a French name for the traditional wedding gift each year. 2013 marks The Bruery’s 5th year, typically marked by a gift of wood. The brewery is marking the occasion perfectly with a 100% barrel aged old ale aged in bourbon barrels.

The sturdy beer marks our fifth year, and we are grateful for the outpouring of community. Together may our supporters, our brewery and this beer grow in complexity and refinement over the years. 

Style: Old Ale (Barrel Aged)
Availability: 750 ml bottles
Arrival: TBA

15% ABV

by Reid Ramsay
Posted in Sam Adams

Samuel Adams Four Barrel Quad For A Good Cause

The Boston Beer Company shows both creativity and a their charitable side with a new brew – Four Barrel Quad. The Belgian style beer benefits Children of Restaurant Employees (CORE). CORE raises money to help the children of the hospitality industry that have been afflicted by a life threatening condition. Good healthcare isn’t easy to come by in the restaurant industry.

Four Barrel Quad was brewed exclusively by Samuel Adams to benefit Children of Restaurant Employees (CORE). Full of complex flavors, this limited-edition Belgian Style Quad has spicy  peppery notes imparted by the Belgian yeast and a lingering sweetnessfron the malt. Once brewed, the beer then spent months aging in the finest Kentucky bourbon barrens to impart a charred-oak and vanilla character. Raise a glass and enjoy this beer by Summer 2013.

Style: Belgian Style Quadrupel (Barrel Aged)
Availability: 750 ml bottles
Arrival: TBA

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Learn more or make a donation – http://www.coregives.com

by Reid Ramsay
Posted in Lost Abbey

Goodbye Pope, Hello Lost Abbey Sede Vacante

In celebration of the Papal Vacancy The Lost Abbey has a new creation to launch. Sede Vacante Ale (Latin for vacant seat) is a blend of barleywine aged in cognac barrels and Angel’s Share aged in brandy barrels. The creation of the beer is veiled in complete secrecy with the recipe being burned upon completion.

“It’s not very often we get to fete the arrival of a new Pontiff. We felt this was an exceptional event worthy of a new release from our Lost Abbey Barrel Program.” 

This will be an extremely rare release with an estimated 100 cases available. Starting March 23rd at 10am bottles will be available at the brewery on a first-come-first-served basis at $35 per 750 mL bottle.

Style: Barleywine (Barrel Aged)
Arrival: March 23, 2013
Availability: 750 mL bottles

15% ABV 

by Reid Ramsay
Posted in Mother Earth Brewing

Mother Earth Raspberry Ready to Go

North Carolina’s Mother Earth Brewing will release the 4th beer in their Window Pane series this weekend. Raspberry is a double American Wheat beer fermented with North Carolina raspberries then aged in pinot noir and chardonnay barrels for three months. Each beer in the Window Pane series is inspired by and include ingredients locally sourced in North Carolina and are then aged in pinor noir, chardonnay, or brandy barels. This release, along with the others, is limited to just 20 barrels. To grab your bottle you’ll need to attend the release party at the Mother Earth Tap Room on Saturday March 23, 2013.

Style: American Wheat (with Raspberries, Barrel Aged in Pinot Noir & Chardonnay Barrels
Availability: 750 ml bottles
Arrival: March 23, 2013.

8.3% ABV

If you go:
Mother Earth Brewing, Kinston NC
Saturday March 23, 2013 with tastings beginning at 10am 

by Reid Ramsay
Posted in Flying Dog Brewing, New Releases

Barrel Aged Horn Dog is On Its Way

What are you doing Tuesday March 26th? The correct answer should be heading to Flying Dog to grab one of 300 bottles of Barrel-Aged Horn Dog. This is the 2011 vintage of their Barleywine aged for over a year in oak port wine barrels from local vineyard Elk Run. They will be open from 10am-6pm. When it’s gone, it’s gone.

Style: Barleywine (Barrel Aged, Port Wine)
Availability: Only 300, 750mL bottles
Arrival: Marth 26th 2013

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by Reid Ramsay
Posted in Coming Soon, Stone Brewing Co.

Bourbon Barrel Ruination Joins Quingenti Millilitre Series

Stone Brewing announced that they plan to continue to release more and more Quingenti Millilitre series beers. After already releasing 5 so far this year, the sixth, Bourbon Barrel Ruination IPA, will become available March 10th at the Stone Company Store. Only the best of the best of their barrel aged beers make it into this series and they are extremely rare.

Per Stone, look for plenty  more Quingenti Millilitre releases throughout the year including Old Guardian in red wine, white wine, bourbon, and rye whiskey barrels, Double Bastard in bourbon barrels,
Smoked Porter in scotch, bourbon, and rye whiskey barrels, Russian Imperial Stout in bourbon and red wine barrels, and Cali-Belgique in red wine barrels. Holy barrel-aged beers Batman!

Style: Imperial IPA (Barrel Aged, Bourbon)
Availability: 500 mL bottles
Arrival: March 10, 2013

by Reid Ramsay