Barrel Aged

Widmer Kill Devil Released This Weekend

Widmer Brother’s had a “pre-release” of their new Kill Devil this weekend at the brewery in Portland, Oregon.  Kill Devil is a brown ale brewed with barbados sugar and blackstrap molasses, aged in rum barrels.  Start looking for it in Continue Reading →

Weyerbacher Whiskey Barrel Aged Joins Select Series

Weyerbacher’s Brewmaster’s Select Series rolls out with “W” & Whiskey Barrel Aged.  Each beer in the series follows the NATO Phonetic alphabet.  (Example: B= Bravo, C= Charlie.) Chris Wilson and the brewing team at Weyerbacher experiment with different styles each time.

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Posted in New Beers, Pikes Peak Brewing

Pikes Peak Brewing Summit House Barrel Stout

Pikes Peak Brewing Summit House Barrel Stout

by Reid Ramsay
Posted in Hess Brewing, New Beers

Hess Brewing Torulus Barrel Aged Rye Imperial Stout

Hess Brewing Torulus Barrel Aged Rye Imperial Stout

by Reid Ramsay
Posted in Widmer Brothers Brewing

Widmer Kill Devil Released This Weekend

Widmer Brother’s had a “pre-release” of their new Kill Devil this weekend at the brewery in Portland, Oregon.  Kill Devil is a brown ale brewed with barbados sugar and blackstrap molasses, aged in rum barrels.  Start looking for it in your market in the next week or two.

Style: Brown Ale (Barrel Aged, Rum)
Availability: 22oz bombers. Limited Draft.
Arrival: May, 2012

9.5% ABV

by Reid Ramsay
Posted in Coming Soon, Weyerbacher

Weyerbacher Whiskey Barrel Aged Joins Select Series

Weyerbacher Whiskey Barrel AgedWeyerbacher’s Brewmaster’s Select Series rolls out with “W” & Whiskey Barrel Aged.  Each beer in the series follows the NATO Phonetic alphabet.  (Example: B= Bravo, C= Charlie.) Chris Wilson and the brewing team at Weyerbacher experiment with different styles each time.

Style:                    (Barrel Aged)
Availability: 12oz bottles. One time release.
Arrival: TBA

?? ABV

by Reid Ramsay
Posted in 3 Floyds Brewing, New Releases, Seasonal Return

A Line Forms In Indiana. Dark Lord Day + Variants

Somewhere in Indiana (ok, Munster for those of you with a map) there is a line.  Today is 3 Floyd’s Brewing “Dark Lord Day.” Beer geeks/lovers/enthusiasts/psychos from all over vie for a bottle(s) of Dark Lord Imperial Stout, ranking among the best beers on planet earth.

In addition to grabbing a bottle of Dark Lord, the brewery has some rare variants available today.  Those lucky enough to attend the event today got a “Golden Ticket.” Each ticket has a scratch off portion, much like a lottery ticket.  If you win, you get a chance to purchase a barrel aged Dark Lord variant.  The variants are:

Bourbon Barrel Aged Dark Lord

Vanilla Bean Bourbon Barrel Aged Dark Lord

Cognac Barrel Aged Dark Lord

Cognac Barrel Aged Dark Lord de Muerte  (Aged w/ ancho and guajillo peppers)

Each bottle is waxed dipped, screen printed, and a whopping $50 dollars a bottle.

below: A 2012 Dark Lord Day ticket

by Reid Ramsay
Posted in Brewdog, Coming Soon

Brewdog Experimental Barrel Aged 7.7 Lager

Brewdog BarrelsBrewdog will release a new experiment in May.  BB3 Barrel Aged 7.7 Lager is aged in single grain scotch whiskey casks.

It is Lager, but not as we know it. In late 2010 we decided to take 77 Lager and try do something pretty special with it. Because we are geeks and like numbers, we brewed a batch which was 7.7% then put it into single grain scotch whisky casks. The beer has been aged for 18 months in oak now and has been lightly filtered (to remove the charring from the barrels) and is on our Bright Beer Tank ready to be packaged.

Style: Lager (Barrel Aged)
Availability: 12 oz bottles, Draft
Arrival: May, 2012

7.7% ABV 

Above: Barrels at the brewery in Scotland

by Reid Ramsay
Posted in Chatham Brewing, New Beers

Chatham Brewing Bourbon Barrel Brown

Chatham Brewing Bourbon Barrel Brown

by Reid Ramsay