Barrel Aged

Cigar City Collaborates with Bern’s Steakhouse

In conjunction with the well-known Tampa steakhouse, Bern’s, Cigar City Brewing (Tampa, FL) will be launching Legacy, an English barelywine aged in bourbon barrels.

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4 Hands Presents Bona Fide Imperial Stout

The last of 4 Hands Brewing’s new winter seasonals is expected to hit shelves in January 2013. Bona Fide Imperial Stout is brewed with whole vanilla beans and Goshen coffee.

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An Oak Aged Christmas Gift from DuClaw

At 11am Christmas Eve DuClaw will have a wonderful early Christmas gift awaiting you at their brewpubs: Bourbon Barrel Aged Serum, their 2xIPA. Sorry travelers, but their BWI location won’t be included in this little treat.

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Posted in Event Gallery, Mother Earth Brewing

Mother Earth Silent Night Release [PICS]

2012 marks the 3rd release of Mother Earth Brewing’s Silent Night. The name may sound tame, but the beer is anything but. Silent Night is an imperial stout brewed with Counter Culture coffee, then aged in Heaven Hill barrels for a few months prior to bottling.  Bottles went on sale at 1 pm in small town Kinston, North Carolina, with the party going well into the evening. All three years of the release were on tap too.

Invite friends, stoke the fire, and uncork a bottle of indulgence. Silent Night offers a coffee aroma and the taste of an exceptionally rich malty flavor. Robust yet smooth and black as coal, each sip is a delightful gift. Old man winter gave you just what you were hoping for.

Style: Imperial Stout (w/ Coffee, Barrel Aged)
Availability: 750 ml bottles.

9.5% ABV


by Reid Ramsay
Posted in 4 Hands Brewing, Coming Soon

4 Hands Brewing Wine Aged “No Place Like Home”

4 hands brewing no place like home

No Place Like Home is the barrel-aged sister of 4 Hands other first anniversary beer, Home. Both beers will be launched in conjunction with their first anniversary party on January 12 2013.

“No Place Like Home is our barrel aged version of Home and our first anniversary beer. NPLH is a double red we aged in Cabernet wine barrels for 6 months. NPLH pours a dark amber with mahogany highlights – aromas of toffee, stone fruit, and oak dominate this rich and beautiful beer. Enjoy now or cellar up to 5 years”

With pairing suggestions of desserts and cigars it seems safe to say that we aren’t in Kansas in anymore!

Style: Red Ale (Wine Barrel Aged)
Availability: 22oz bottles, Draft
Arrival: January 2012

9.5% ABV

by Reid Ramsay
Posted in Cigar City Brewing, Coming Soon

Cigar City Collaborates with Bern’s Steakhouse

Cigar City Legacy

In conjunction with the well-known Tampa steakhouse, Bern’s, Cigar City Brewing (Tampa, FL) will be launching Legacy, an English barelywine aged in bourbon barrels.

“The legacy of a place is determined by it’s ability to maintain a standard of excellence over a tried and true length of time. This is also true of a person, a fine wine, or a well crafted beer. In this bottle we offer you a glimpse of what perfection can lend to the legacy of Bern’s Steak House”

Well said Cigar City!

Style: Barleywine (Barrel Aged)
Availability: 750 mL bottles
Arrival: TBD

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by Reid Ramsay
Posted in 4 Hands Brewing, Coming Soon

4 Hands Presents Bona Fide Imperial Stout

4-Hands-Bona-Fide-Whisky-Barrel-aged-Imperial-Stout

The last of 4 Hands Brewing’s new winter seasonals is expected to hit shelves in January 2013. Bona Fide Imperial Stout is brewed with whole vanilla beans and Goshen coffee.

“Bona Fide Imperial Stout is a collaborative effort with Goshen Coffee, a local fair trade coffee roaster. This beer is big, bold, and in your face. Bona Fide pours black as night with a smooth mouth feel. Aromas of espresso, dark chocolate, roasted malt, with nuances of vanilla. Drink now or cellar for up to 5 years.”

Style: Imperial Stout (Barrel Aged)
Availability: 22oz bottles
Arrival: January 2013

10% ABV

by Reid Ramsay
Posted in Coming Soon, Duclaw Brewing

DuClaw Creating Cocoa Bourbon Barrel Retribution

DuClaw keeps it coming with yet another awesome bourbon-barrel beer. This tasty treat is a twist on their already awesome Retribution stout. Cocoa Retribution is infused with cocoa nibs and aged in bourbon barrels kicking up the ABV a bit compared to the original. They’re right, it is time to savor some sweet justice!

“A full-bodied single-barrel bourbon-aged imperial stout with smooth roasted malt flavor and rich aromas of espresso and dark chocolate. Aged for 6 months inside charred Kentucky white oak bourbon barrels with cocoa nibs to add the natural vanilla and caramelized sugar flavors of the wood, and bittersweet chocolate, and the slick velvety mouthfeel of the cocoa to the beer.”

Patience will be more than a virtue as we await the arrival of this sexy beer.

Style: Imperial Stout (w/ Chocolate, Barrel Aged)
Availability: 22oz bottles
Arrival: TBD

11.5% ABV

by Reid Ramsay
Posted in New Beers, To Øl

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by Reid Ramsay
Posted in Duclaw Brewing, New Releases

An Oak Aged Christmas Gift from DuClaw

duclaw bourbon barrel serum

At 11am Christmas Eve DuClaw will have a wonderful early Christmas gift awaiting you at their brewpubs: Bourbon Barrel Aged Serum, their 2xIPA. Sorry travelers, but their BWI location won’t be included in this little treat.

“A small batch of Serum, our super hoppy, amber XXIPA, has been aged in charred Kentucky white oak bourbon barrels! Infused with smoky notes of charred oak, vanilla, and caramelized sugar, Oak Aged Serum is a truly unique treat for hop heads and bourbon aged beer fans alike.”

Hope you’re on Santa’s nice list this year as quantities of this Bourbon barrel-aged XXIPA will be extremely limited.

Style: 2xIPA (Barrel Aged)
Availability: draft only
Arrival: December 24th

ABV: 9%+

by Reid Ramsay