Barrel Aged

Jester King Das Wunderkind Released

Jester King’s newest release – Das Wunderkind has shipped.  

About Das Wunderkind:

Traditional, sour, low gravity saison aged in oak wine and whiskey barrels with naturally occurring wild yeast and bacteria from the Texas Hill Country.

Packages: 750ml bottles
Availability: Limited
OG: 1.038  FG: Continue Reading →

He’Brew Funky Jewbelation Sneaky Peeky

Coming in March from Shmaltz Brewing – He’Brew Funky Jewbelation.  #6 in the brewery’s barrel aged series.  Check out this label sneaky-peeky of Da Funk the brew will be bringing…

About Funky:
The sixth member in the Limited Engagement Barrel-Aged Continue Reading →

Left Hand Ambidextrous: A Beer & A New Series

Left Hand Brewing‘s Ambidextrous has started hitting taps around the U.S.   What is it?  Well, it’s more than a beer, it’s a series.  Left Hand will be different editions of Ambidextrous this year.  The brewery received keg approval for the ale last last Continue Reading →

Red Brick 17th In The Barrels

Red Brick Brewing’s 17th Anniversary Ale is now aging in the barrels.  This week, the beer was transferred into recently used bourbon barrels.  17th will be available on draft, and in 12oz bottles by June, 2012.   Above: Brewmaster Dave Continue Reading →

Founder’s Better Half Releases Today

Founder’s Brewing’s newest Backstage Series installment goes on sale today. (About an hour from now.)  Curmudgeon’s Better Half is a beer formerly known as Kaiser’s Curmudgeon.  We’re talking old ale brewed with molasses, aged 254 days in bourbon barrels that Continue Reading →

Posted in New Releases

Jester King Das Wunderkind Released

Jester King’s newest release – Das Wunderkind has shipped.  

About Das Wunderkind:

Traditional, sour, low gravity saison aged in oak wine and whiskey barrels with naturally occurring wild yeast and bacteria from the Texas Hill Country.

Packages: 750ml bottles
Availability: Limited
OG: 1.038  FG: 1.005  ABV: 4.2%
Water: Harvesterd Rain and/or Hill Country Well Water
Malts: Belgian Pilsener, Organic Two
Row, Dark Wheat, Munich, Acidulated Malt
Hops: Tettnang, Czech Saaz, Styrian Goldings
Yeast: Farmhouse Yeast, Wild Yeast from the Texas Hill County.
Bacteria: Lactobacillus and Pediococcus.

by Reid Ramsay
Posted in Coming Soon, Shmaltz Brewing

He’Brew Funky Jewbelation Sneaky Peeky

Coming in March from Shmaltz Brewing – He’Brew Funky Jewbelation.  #6 in the brewery’s barrel aged series.  Check out this label sneaky-peeky of Da Funk the brew will be bringing…

About Funky:
The sixth member in the Limited Engagement Barrel-Aged series, Funky Jewbelation® will feature a blend of six Shmaltz beers aged in bourbon and rye whisky barrels for 2 to 14 months depending on the style, and will dance in at about 9.5% alc. Past barrel-aged all-stars also include 2010 Great American Beer Festival Silver Medalist HE’BREW R.I.P.A. on Rye®;

2011 World Beer Championships Gold Medalists HE’BREW Vertical Jewbelation® and Barrel-Aged Human Blockhead®; and the 99-rated (on RateBeer.com) HE’BREW Genesis 15:15®, a 15% ABV barleywine brewed with grapes, figs, dates, and pomegranates, which was released in Fall 2011.

Style: Strong Ale (Barrel Aged)
Availability: March/April, 2012

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by Reid Ramsay
Posted in Left Hand Brewing, New Releases

Left Hand Ambidextrous: A Beer & A New Series

Left Hand Brewing AmbidextrousLeft Hand Brewing‘s Ambidextrous has started hitting taps around the U.S.   What is it?  Well, it’s more than a beer, it’s a series.  Left Hand will be different editions of Ambidextrous this year.  The brewery received keg approval for the ale last last year.  The name will stay the same, but the beer of course will repeatedly change.  Some of you have already seen #1, Imperial Milk Porter.  It already  sounds sexy.

Ambi #1 is a blend of different Left Hand beers.  It  breaks down like this:

Widdershins Barleywine (aged in Colorado whiskey)
Milk Stout
Wake Up Dead (Regular edition)

plus a little bit of coffee.

Imperial Milk Stout weighs out at around 9% ABV.

Availability: Draft only, available now.

Ed Note: Pic is a mock by BSJ

by Reid Ramsay
Posted in Coming Soon, Red Brick Brewing

Red Brick 17th In The Barrels

Red Brick 17th Barrels

Red Brick Brewing’s 17th Anniversary Ale is now aging in the barrels.  This week, the beer was transferred into recently used bourbon barrels.  17th will be available on draft, and in 12oz bottles by June, 2012.   Above: Brewmaster Dave McClure filling barrels at the brewery in Atlanta, GA.

 

by Reid Ramsay
Posted in Brasserie Franches-Montagnes, Coming Soon, Terrapin Beer Company

Jerome & Spikes 2011 Barley Ryne (US Edition)

Terrapin BFM Spike & JeromeMeet the American edition of Spike & Jerome’s Barley Ryne.  As you may remember, last year Terrapin collaborated with Brasserie BFM in Switzerland.  The result was a sour/tart rye based barleywine aged in rum barrels and imported to the U.S. by BFM.

Above is the U.S. label, for a version of the barley wine that is a blend of 2/3 ale and 1/3 ale that has been aging in bourbon barrels at the Terrapin brewery in Athens, Georgia.  Note the name transposition to Jerome & Spikes.  Terrapin  is currently deciding when this version will be released.

10% ABV

 

 

 

by Reid Ramsay
Posted in Founders Brewing, New Releases

Founder’s Better Half Releases Today

Founders Better HalfFounder’s Brewing’s newest Backstage Series installment goes on sale today. (About an hour from now.)  Curmudgeon’s Better Half is a beer formerly known as Kaiser’s Curmudgeon.  We’re talking old ale brewed with molasses, aged 254 days in bourbon barrels that were recently used for aging maple syrup.

The Founder’s tap room will feature 750ml bottles of Better Half for $17 dollars a piece.  After today, a limited amount of Better Half will ship to Founder’s markets for beer geeks to fight over.

Style: Old Ale (Maple Syrup, Barrel Aged)
Availability: 750ml bottles
Released: 2/13/12

11.9% ABV 

Lots of Better Half & 750’s of Bell’s Black Note.  That’s $140 worth of Better Half.  Pic via Mike Tinnon

by Reid Ramsay
Posted in Beer News, The Bruery

Bruery Chocolate Rain, White Oak Available Today

The Bruery has released Chocolate Rain & White Oak today to Reserve Society members.

Chocolate Rain:  Chocolate Rain is an Imperial Stout aged in Bourbon Barrels with cocoa nibs and vanilla beans.  This Decadent version of Black Tuesday is proudly brewed with TCHO Cocoa Nibs.  18.5% ABV.

White Oak:  White Oak is a blended beer– 50% wheatwine aged in Bourbon barrels (we call it “White Oak Sap”), and 50% Mischief (our Golden Strong Ale). Vivid caramel, coconut and vanilla flavors blanketed in a crisp yet robust wheat ale, White Oak is an exercise of balance.

 

 

by Reid Ramsay