Barrel Aged

Brooklyn Tripel Burner, a future big bottle

Brooklyn Tripel Burner, a future big bottle from the New York based brewery.

This is no regular tripel. Brooklyn Tripel Burner features licorice, a bevy of spices, and bourbon barrel oak aging.

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Posted in Red Hare Brewing, Coming Soon

Red Hare Barrel Aged Sour Whabbit Wheat, a can potential

Red Hare Barrel Aged Sour Whabbit Wheat is on the docket by the Marietta, Georgia based brewery.

Whabbit Wheat, an American wheat ale brewed with apricots and peaches, debuted as a seasonal release in spring of 2015. While the label makes no direct mention of the fruit, we are making an assumption.

Red Hare Barrel Aged Sour Whabbit Wheat is aged in Chardonnay barrels with both Brettanomyces yeast and Lactobacillus souring bacteria.

This will be the third offering in the brewery’s Rare Hare Series. The brewery has not yet announced this beer.

Style: American Wild/Sour Ale (Wine Barrel Aged)
Availability: 16oz Cans
Release: TBA

5.5% ABV

by Reid Ramsay
Posted in Creature Comforts, Don't Miss This

Creature Comforts The Curious No. 8 debuts July 10th

Creature Comforts The Curious No. 8 will release on a special tour on July 10th.

This release arises from the brewery’s Emergence project. The project features a tart blonde ale, that was fermented with at least four strains of the brewery’s house yeast, rested in wine barrels. Variations of that release spawned The Curious No. 6 (aged on peaches).

To create Creature Comforts The Curious No. 8, the brewery selected two wine barrels from the base Emergence beer, chosen for the strong berry character. Blueberries from Rhonda’s Blueberries in Union Point, Georgia were added to those select barrels.

Chris and Rhonda grow the best blueberries we’ve ever tasted, and the blueberries picked for this beer are Ochlockonee blueberries. You can try these at the Athens Farmers Market where Rhonda’s blueberries are sold.

Creature Comforts The Curious No. 8 will be available on a special tour at the brewery in Athens, Georgia on July 10th. Attendees will get to try The Curious No. 7, food from Savory Spoon, and two bottles of No. 8. Tour starts at 1 pm.

Style: American Wild Ale (w/ Blueberries. Wine Barrel Aged.)
Availability: 16.9oz Bottles. Brewery release only.
Debut: 7/10/16

6.8% ABV

Tour vouchers can be purchased here

by Reid Ramsay
Posted in Madtree Brewing Co., Coming Soon, Don't Miss This

Spotlight: Madtree Joon (aged in unique barrels)

Madtree Joon is available once again. A barrel-aged spin on the kolsch style.

Not a lot of barrel-aged kolsch beers exist, making Madtree Joon pretty unique. The the base beer features Pacifica and Cascade hops, aged in Watershed Bourbon Barrel Gin Barrels.

Did that barrel seem weird to you? Columbus, Ohio’s Watershed Distillery selected bourbon barrels to age their Four Peel Gin. Madtree snagged those used barrels for Joon.

This is our second beer we’ve had from the the brewery’s Funk Series. (See Sherry Cherry Raspberry.) Joon is a very unique sour/wild beer, thanks to the combination of ginger, juniper berries, and those fun barrels. The base beer was a kolsch, which really is a ghost of it’s former self. It’s a whole new party now. The beer picked up not only the gin flavors, but a touch of the bourbon too – honestly, never thought that was possible.

Joon, with its unmistakable citrus and pine characteristics, is the solution for those longing to be amidst the evergreens. Aged in Watershed Bourbon Barrel Gin barrels with juniper berries and ginger, this refreshingly tart beer takes a break from the traditional bourbon barrel beers, lifting it to another level. As the days grow long and your spirit yearns for adventure, take the time to drink in your surroundings.

Madtree Joon available starting this June (redundancy noted), in 16.9 ounce bottles. Part of Madtree’s Funk Series.

Style: Kolsch (Barrel Aged. Gin.)
Hops: Pacifica, Cascade
Malts: 2 Row, Red Wheat, Vienna, Flaked Barley

Availability: 16.9oz Bottles
Return: June, 2016

4.7% ABV

by Reid Ramsay
Posted in Foothills Brewing, Don't Miss This

Foothills Dead and Berried (blackberry bourbon stout) coming late summer

Foothills Dead and Berried, an all new imperial stout aged in bourbon barrels with raspberries, is slated for August.

This year, the Foothills Barrel Aged Sexual Chocolate release was pushed up to spring. You have the barrels to thank for that. Because of this move, the brewery had a slot in the release schedule (August-September) that needed to be filled. 300 freshly emptied Buffalo Trace barrels recently came to the Foothill’s Winston-Salem, North Carolina home, for BA Sexual Chocolate and Barrel Aged People’s Porter. However, some barrels were left over.

That’s where Foothills Dead and Berried got started. The brewery created an all new imperial stout (different from the Sex chocolate base) last fall. That beer aged for a while on 420 pounds Oregonian blackberries. Then – bourbon barrels for over 5 months.

Up side? Another potentially fantastic barrel-aged beer from Foothills.

Downside? Foothills Dead and Berried will be draft only this time around. On draft at the brewery and brewpub, and the Denver Rare Beer Tasting this fall.

Style: Imperial Stout (w/ Blackberries. Barrel Aged. Bourbon.)
Availability: Draft Only
Debut: August, 2016

??? ABV

by Reid Ramsay
Posted in Triple C Brewing Co, Coming Soon, Headlines

Triple C Kind of a Wild Deal, the breweries first wild

Triple C Kind of a Wild Deal is the Charlotte, North Carolina based brewery’s first bottled wild ale.

The base beer for Triple C Kind of a Wild Deal is an imperial honey wheat ale, that was aged in bourbon barrels. Later in the process, the barrels were pitched with Brettanomyces Bruxelles yeast, plus a healthy dose of blueberries.

But wait – there’s more. There are actually three other bourbon barrel variations of the beer coming, including Ginger Boysenberry, Blood Orange and Strawberry.  All three will see limited distribution.

Not done yet. Triple C is doing yet another variation in rum barrels with mango.

This bad boy rolls in late to the party at an impressive 9.2% ABV, obnoxiously triple parks his Miata, and immediately begins downing drinks. After grabbing your girlfriend’s butt and double dipping the guac, you decide it’s time for him to go. Upon approach, you unfortunately notice his silk robe is a few inches too loose, you lose it and scream “You’ve got to go”. He shakes away from your grasp and exclaims “I don’t know how to put this, but… I’m kind of a big deal!”

Triple C Kind of a Wild Deal will be a 22 ounce bottle offering in late July, 2016.

Style: American Wild Ale (w/ Blueberries. Barrel Aged. Bourbon.)
Availability: 22oz Bottles, Draft. Limited Release.
Debut: Late July, 2016

9.2% ABV

by Reid Ramsay
Posted in Brooklyn Brewing, Coming Soon, Headlines

Brooklyn Tripel Burner, a future big bottle

Brooklyn Tripel Burner, a future big bottle from the New York based brewery.

This is no regular tripel. Brooklyn Tripel Burner features licorice, a bevy of spices, and bourbon barrel oak aging.

According to ancient Chinese beliefs,the “Triple Burner” was responsible for the flow of energy throughout the body. Triple Burner tonics often included licorice root to encourage “natural sweetness & a light, joyful presence.” Bourbon oak barrels, a licorice spice blend from the wizard lior Lev Sercarz, & a robust tripel base create Tripe! Burner, a heady, aromatic ale to be paired with a state of serenity.

Brooklyn Tripel Burner will be a 750 milliliter bottle release.

Style: Tripel (w/ Spices, Licorice, Barrel Aged. Bourbon.)
Availability: 750ml Bottles
Debut: TBA

10.7% ABV

by Reid Ramsay
Posted in Hi Wire Brewing, Coming Soon

Hi-Wire Oak Fermented Imperial IPA with Brett, Single Barrel #5

Hi-Wire Oak Fermented Imperial IPA with Brett will be the 5th entry in the brewery’s on-going Single Barrel Series.

The Asheville, North Carolina based brewery’s South Slope location was turned into a sour/wild/experimental facility, shortly after the brewery opened their new production facility.

Hi-Wire Oak Fermented Imperial IPA with Brett is a city hopped India pale ale, aged in white wine barrels with the brewery’s mixed culture (wild yeast, and souring bacteria) and and bottled conditioned with Brettanomyces yeast.

Batch #5 of the Single Barrel Series is a single malt, single hop Imperial IPA (9.5% ABV) brewed and aged in a white wine barrel with Brettanomyces for 8 months. Dank tropical fruit & bright citrus notes from Citra hops blend perfectly with earthy brett funk & oak in this big complex beer with a smooth, warming finish.

Hi-Wire Oak Fermented Imperial IPA with Brett is 750 milliliter bottle offering, releasing July 9th.

Style: American Wild Ale (Wine Barrel Aged)
Availability: 750ml Bottles
Release: 7/9/16

9.5% ABV

Image: Hi-Wire Brewing

by Reid Ramsay