Red Brick Brewing is finding their niche at barrel aging. Last year’s 15th Anniversary found instant popularity, prompting the brewery commemorate the beer again on their 16th. This beer is an imperial brown ale that spent 6 months with Mr. Jack Continue Reading →
Avery Brewing (Boulder, CO) has a very successful and very rare. Only 248 cases produced. Release date – Friday, 2/25/11.
Experimentation.
Ales and lagers that defy styles or categories. This is what we are about: our driving force, our passion. To further facilitate this innovative spirit, we’ve developed our Barrel-Aged Series where anything, and we mean ANYTHING, goes! Brewed for those as adventurous as we are!
Flavor Profile:
Aged for eighteen months in fresh Cabernet Sauvignon wine barrels, Dihos Dactylion features a primary fermentation using a proprietary blend of saison yeasts, a secondary fermentation of our house brettanomyces wild yeast strain, along with lactobacillus and pediococcus bacteria added to sour things up. Dihos Dactylion bursts with aggressive aromas of red wine and a touch of brett; delightfully sour to the taste, initial lactic acid flavors hit high in the cheekbones before transitioning to complex layers of soft fruit, oaky-tannins and red wine.
2 popular releases from Weyerbacher Brewing (Easton, PA) have returned – Heresy & Insanity. Weyerbacher does barrel aging very well, as evidenced by these amazing beers.
Insanity
Is made by aging our perfectly balanced Blithering Idiot Barleywine in oak bourbon casks. This incredible Continue Reading →
The bourbon barrel aged edition of Mikkeller’s “Big Worse Barleywine” has arrived stateside. It features Mikkeller’s Big Worse Barleywine aged in second use bourbon barrels for eight months.
Commercial Description:
It all started with the Big Bad Barley Wine. Then came Denmark’s strongest Continue Reading →
A follow up to last years popular 15th Anniversary by Red Brick Brewing (Atlanta, GA) is 16th Anniversary Ale. This year’s edition boasts a few changes.
16th is Red Brick’s Brown Ale (A double brown as they call it) aged 6 Continue Reading →
Full Sail Brewing kicks off February with the release of Black Gold, an imperial stout aged in bourbon barrels. Black Gold is part Full Sail’s Brewmaster Reserve Series.
The first of the bottles have been released at the Full Sail Tasting Room in Hood River, Oregon, with more bottles being distributed around the state. If this beer is as good as it sounds, it might not get far out of Oregon.
Commercial Description: A hearty brew that is black as night with a strong roasted malt character and a full body. After its initial release in January 2010, our Imperial Stout was aged for a full year in Bourbon casks from Kentucky.
A little info from Shelton Brothers, U.S. Importer of Mikkeller, another edition of their recent Chipotle Porter. This one spent some time in Speyside Whisky barrels.
Expect smokey flavors to go along with all that pepper spice.
Red Brick Brewing is finding their niche at barrel aging. Last year’s 15th Anniversary found instant popularity, prompting the brewery commemorate the beer again on their 16th. This beer is an imperial brown ale that spent 6 months with Mr. Jack Daniels.
To contrast, last year’s 15th Anniversary was aged 13 months in a Pappy Van Winkle barrel.
In 2011, 16th Anniversary kicks off Red Brick’s new “Brick Mason” series of 12oz/ 4pks. The first of 4 editions released this year.
Avery Brewing (Boulder, CO) has a very successful and very rare. Only 248 cases produced. Release date – Friday, 2/25/11. Here are the details on this brew…
Experimentation.
Ales and lagers that defy styles or categories. This is what we are about: our driving force, our passion. To further facilitate this innovative spirit, we’ve developed our Barrel-Aged Series where anything, and we mean ANYTHING, goes! Brewed for those as adventurous as we are!
Flavor Profile:
Aged for eighteen months in fresh Cabernet Sauvignon wine barrels, Dihos Dactylion features a primary fermentation using a proprietary blend of saison yeasts, a secondary fermentation of our house brettanomyces wild yeast strain, along with lactobacillus and pediococcus bacteria added to sour things up. Dihos Dactylion bursts with aggressive aromas of red wine and a touch of brett; delightfully sour to the taste, initial lactic acid flavors hit high in the cheekbones before transitioning to complex layers of soft fruit, oaky-tannins and red wine.
Beer Rundown:
Style: Sour Ale, Barrel aged Aged 18 months in fresh Cabernet Sauvignon barrels from Plumpjack Vineyards (CA)
Selectively blended from the very best 13 barrels of an initial 36 barrel batch
10.74% ABV
$8 per 12oz bottle
Limit 6 per customer
Don’t live in Colorado? 200+ cases of Dihos Dactylion will be put up for grabs from the Avery Tap Room on 2/25. If any remains unsold after the release, we will allocate it among the best Avery beer bars and bottle shops around the country.
Upcoming Releases:
Collaboration Not Litigation Ale (Batch #5) — February 18th, 2011 at the Boulder Strong Ale Festival
The Maharaja Imperial IPA Batch #13 Releases on Friday, March 11th 6PM-10PM
2 popular releases from Weyerbacher Brewing (Easton, PA) have returned – Heresy & Insanity. Weyerbacher does barrel aging very well, as evidenced by these amazing beers.
Insanity Is made by aging our perfectly balanced Blithering Idiot Barleywine in oak bourbon casks. This incredible combination creates a melange of flavors from rich malts, raisons, and dates to oak, vanilla, and bourbon.
Style: Barleywine (Barrel aged) 11% ABV
Heresy This is an incredibly intriguing ale is made by aging our Old Heathen Imperial Stout in oak barrels that were used for making fine Kentucky bourbon! The result is an extraordinary, dark, and mysterious stout whose very essence has been enhanced. The aroma is filled with vanilla, cocoa, and roasted coffee beans.
The bourbon barrel aged edition of Mikkeller’s “Big Worse Barleywine” has arrived stateside. It features Mikkeller’s Big Worse Barleywine aged in second use bourbon barrels for eight months.
Commercial Description: It all started with the Big Bad Barley Wine. Then came Denmark’s strongest beer Big Worse Barley Wine which is now released in a barrel aged edition. Big Worse Barrel Aged is at the top of evolution. It does not nor should it get any crazier than this. With an ABV of 19,1 this beer is about as strong as it gets without freeze distillation. Lots of sugar, hops, barrel and alcohol. In other words, a beer for pirates.
A follow up to last years popular 15th Anniversary by Red Brick Brewing (Atlanta, GA) is 16th Anniversary Ale. This year’s edition boasts a few changes.
16th is Red Brick’s Brown Ale (A double brown as they call it) aged 6 months in Jack Daniels bourbon barrels. (15th was 13 mos. in Pappy). Also, 16th Anniversary won’t be in 22 oz bombers but 12oz/4 pks. The production is slightly higher in 2011.
Another interesting note, 16th Anniversary is the first of 4 beers in Red Brick’s new “Brick Mason” series. (Post to follow)
Full Sail Brewing kicks off February with the release of Black Gold, an imperial stout aged in bourbon barrels. Black Gold is part Full Sail’s Brewmaster Reserve Series.
The first of the bottles have been released at the Full Sail Tasting Room in Hood River, Oregon, with more bottles being distributed around the state. If this beer is as good as it sounds, it might not get far out of Oregon.
Commercial Description: A hearty brew that is black as night with a strong roasted malt character and a full body. After its initial release in January 2010, our Imperial Stout was aged for a full year in Bourbon casks from Kentucky. This extended aging presents hints vanilla and oak. This, combined with the robust character of the Imperial Stout make for a smooth, wonderful taste experience. A hearty cellar beer.
A little info from Shelton Brothers, U.S. Importer of Mikkeller, another edition of their recent Chipotle Porter. This one spent some time in Speyside Whisky barrels.
Expect smokey flavors to go along with all that pepper spice.
Red Brick Brewing is finding their niche at barrel aging. Last year’s 15th Anniversary found instant popularity, prompting the brewery commemorate the beer again on their 16th. This beer is an imperial brown ale that spent 6 months with Mr. Jack Daniels.
