oose Island mentioned today that the brewery is blending and bottling Bramble Rye. Bramble is an imperial stout aged in rye whiskey barrels with blackberries and raspberries.
Availability: 22oz bombers.
Arrival: TBA
13% ABV
On Thursday 11/17, Weyerbacher Brewing releases Idiot’s Drool, a bourbon barrel aged edition of Blithering Idiot that has spent 4.5 years on oak. Yep, nearly half a decade.
Head Brewer Chris Wilson says, “It’s a full-bodied, deep burgundy ale Continue Reading →
Dubbed the “Christmas gift for lazy people,” Mikkeller’s From via To has hit shelves for another season. This year, it’s bringing barrel aged counterpart too. The spicy winter warmer aged in bourbon barrels.
Style: Winter Warmer (barrel aged)
Hops: Amarillo, Continue Reading →
Straight from Duclaw…
22oz bomber bottles of, oak barrel aged Black Jack Russian Imperial Stout, Retribution Single Barrel Bourbon Aged Imperial Stout, and oak barrel aged Double Black Lightning are on liquor store shelves now in Harford, Carroll, Howard, and Baltimore counties and Baltimore City!
Revolution Brewing is getting quite prolific with barrel aging. Newest coming soon? Barrel Aged Black Power. The regular edition of Black Power is an oatmeal stout.
Other recent barrel aged (BA) brews from Revolution include:
BA Skara Brae (Scottish Ale)
BA Mad Cow Continue Reading →
Firestone Walker Brewing’s 15th Anniversary beer goes on sale today. Each release is a carefully chosen blend of other beers and barrel aged beers in Firestone’s portfolio. Winemakers were even part of the process this time around. XV Continue Reading →
Evolution Brewing’s (Del Mar, DE) Barrel Aged Series is called the “Migration Series” released once a season. Each “Migration” is a different style with different aging.
Winter 2011 Migration looks to echo last season’s release – a dark ale aged 8 months in Continue Reading →
oose Island mentioned today that the brewery is blending and bottling Bramble Rye. Bramble is an imperial stout aged in rye whiskey barrels with blackberries and raspberries.
Availability: 22oz bombers.
Arrival: TBA
13% ABV
On Thursday 11/17, Weyerbacher Brewing releases Idiot’s Drool, a bourbon barrel aged edition of Blithering Idiot that has spent 4.5 years on oak. Yep, nearly half a decade.
Head Brewer Chris Wilson says, “It’s a full-bodied, deep burgundy ale with an incredibly complex character. Extended aging has imbued this beer with notes of vanilla, oak, leather and sweet sherry. A mild acidity and subtle carbonation rounds out the palate. Truly fantastic!”
The event will begin at 5pm, with samples of QUAD, Blithering Idiot, Double Simcoe IPA and Merry Monks (both in 750ml bottles), Winter Ale, Old Heathen, Hops Infusion and Verboten, and Tango the next release in the Brewers’ Select Series.
The event details per Weyerbacher:
Hours – Doors are open from 5pm to 8pm. Expect a line. We have only one register. We’ll do our best. Grumpy people will not be allowed to have Idiot’s Drool. Instead, they will be shackled and forced to clean the parking lot while the others point and laugh. There may be paint involved, too.
Bottle Limits and Laws — We are a production brewery only which means we can only sell you full cases (twenty-four 12 oz bottles or twelve 750ml bottles). It’s a law thing, not ourpolicy. That said, because of the incredibly small batch of beer for which we are having this event, we have decided to limit each person to SIX (6) bottles of Idiot’s Drool. Yes, we do realize that a case of 750s is twelve (12) bottles. No, we’re not trying to do some kind of crazy “force ‘em to buy more other stuff, too” nonsense; It’s purely about the math. We just don’t have many bottles and we want to make sure you all get a chance to have some without having to sell tickets and stamp hands and check your DNA and whatnot. We will have Merry Monks and Double Simcoe IPA available in 750ml bottles to round out your full case of 12 bottles… oh… yeah….. and we’ll have RAPTURE available, too! You can always ask around and find a buddy to split a full case with you.
Distribution — This is an EXTREMELY limited bottling run. There are no cases going to any distributors anywhere at all. None. Zero. If you’re getting this beer, you’re getting it here. We do NOT expect the supply to last the night. If each person takes their limit of 6 bottles, we’re only talking about 140 customers.
The Register — We’re all about getting you access to what you want BUT we have to be mindful of the laws. If two people want to split a full case of rapture (6 bottles each from a 12 bottle case), please settle your finances between each other before OR after you go to the register. Please DO NOT ask our cashier to split payment on two different cards. We’re selling a case to one person… start to finish… Capiche!?!? Visa, Master Card, Amex and when it goes thru, Discover. We take cold hard cash, too. Sorry, no checks!
Pricing — Idiot’s Drool is $23.00 a bottle. Rapture is $17.00 a bottle. Double Simcoe IPA and Merry Monks 750 ml bottles are $6.50 each. TWELVE BOTTLES TO A CASE.
So what else do you have? We will also have our full lineup of year round and current seasonal beers in 12 oz bottles available to mix into custom variety packs. As if this was not enough, we will also be ready to sell you growlers of our available draft beer as well!
Dubbed the “Christmas gift for lazy people,” Mikkeller’s From via To has hit shelves for another season. This year, it’s bringing barrel aged counterpart too. The spicy winter warmer aged in bourbon barrels.
Style: Winter Warmer (barrel aged)
Hops: Amarillo, Saaz, Cascade
Malts: Pale, Smoked, Cara-Crystal, Brown, Chocolate, Roasted Barley, Dark Cassonade
Spices: Star Anise, Clove, Cinnamon, Coriander Seeds
Taste Expectations: Chocolate, pie spices, touch of licorice, vanilla & oak. Earthy.
Availability: 12.7 oz bottles
Straight from Duclaw…
22oz bomber bottles of, oak barrel aged Black Jack Russian Imperial Stout, Retribution Single Barrel Bourbon Aged Imperial Stout, and oak barrel aged Double Black Lightning are on liquor store shelves now in Harford, Carroll, Howard, and Baltimore counties and Baltimore City!
Oak Aged Black Jack Russian Imperial Stout
A smoky, sophisticated Russian Imperial Stout boasting warm aromas of smoky malt and charred oak, and a big, bold swirl of dark chocolate, coffee, smoky malt flavors, with accents of charred oak, vanilla and caramelized sugar.
Retribution
A full-bodied, Single Barrel Bourbon-aged Imperial Stout with rich aromas of espresso and dark chocolate, and smooth roasted malt flavor, aged for 6 months inside charred Kentucky white oak bourbon barrels to add the natural vanilla and caramelized sugar flavors of the bourbon soaked wood to the beer. Each bottle run is drawn from a single barrel, making each batch a unique drinking experience.
Oak Aged Double Black Lightning
Double Black Lightning is twice the roasted malt flavor and northwestern hop bitterness of our Black Lightning American Black Ale, backed by a strong 7.7% abv for double the intensity. Hold on tight; you’re about to experience the perfect storm of flavor.
All three of these barrel aged brews are now available at liquor stores in Harford, Carroll, Howard, and Baltimore counties and Baltimore City, so get them while you can!
Revolution Brewing is getting quite prolific with barrel aging. Newest coming soon? Barrel Aged Black Power. The regular edition of Black Power is an oatmeal stout.
Other recent barrel aged (BA) brews from Revolution include:
BA Skara Brae (Scottish Ale)
BA Mad Cow (Sweet Stout)
BA Institutionalized (Barlywine)
BA Eugene (Porter)
BA Bad Man (Old Ale)
BA The General (Porter)
Firestone Walker Brewing’s 15th Anniversary beer goes on sale today. Each release is a carefully chosen blend of other beers and barrel aged beers in Firestone’s portfolio. Winemakers were even part of the process this time around. XV is a blend of 197 oak barrels and 8 different beers. The blend recipe is as follows:
Helldorado — (11.7% abv) Aged in Bourbon Barrels and Brandy Barrels. (18% of Blend) Barleywine
Sticky Monkey — (12.5% abv) Aged in Bourbon and Brandy Barrels. (17% of Blend) English Barleywine
Bravo – (13.5% abv) Aged in Bourbon and Brandy Barrels. (17% of Blend) Brown Ale
Double Double Barrel Ale (11.5% abv) Aged 100% in retired Firestone Union Barrels. (13% of Blend) English Pale Ale
Good Foot (14.3% abv) Aged in Bourbon Barrels. (11% of Blend) American Barley Wine
Velvet Merkin (8.6% abv) Aged in Bourbon Barrels. (10% of Blend) Oatmeal Stout
Parabola (13% abv) — Aged in Bourbon Barrels. (9% of Blend) Russian Imperial Oatmeal Stout
Double Jack (9.5% abv) — 100% Fresh-n-Hoppy 100% Stainless Steel. (5% of Blend) – IPA
Evolution Brewing’s (Del Mar, DE) Barrel Aged Series is called the “Migration Series” released once a season. Each “Migration” is a different style with different aging.
Winter 2011 Migration looks to echo last season’s release – a dark ale aged 8 months in bourbon barrels.
Previous Migrations: Winter ’10 Bourbon Barrel Dark Ale, Spring ’11 Golden Ale in Rum, and Fall ’11 a Belgian ale in chardonnay barrels
Availability: 750ml bottles. Limited release
Arrival: Released – Week of 12/12/11
10.5% ABV
