Barrel Aged

Shmaltz Bock Bock (in bourbon) returns

Shmaltz Bock Bock, an imperial bock beer, is returning to shelves again this month

Shmaltz Bock Bock has spent months in a blend of bourbon barrels, including Jim Beam and Wild Turkey barrels (for the 2016 release).

“Barrel-aged Bock Bock gains its Continue Reading →

Posted in Short's Brewing, New Releases

Short’s Hi-Dilly-Ho (Yeah, like Ned Flanders)

Short’s Hi-Dilly-Ho debuts in bottles on Friday, June 10th. What was once a Private Stache Series release is getting a larger release.

The base beer is a Flanders-style red ale (thus the Simpson reference), stocked with flavors of cherry, currant and oak.

If you aren’t around Michigan to pick up this beer, next stop is the 2016 Great American Beer Festival in October.

Short’s Hi-Dilly-Ho is a 16.9 ounce bottle offering.

Style: Flanders Red Ale (Barrel Aged.)
Availability: 16.9oz Bottles
Debut: 6/10/16

6.6% ABV, IBUS

by Reid Ramsay
Posted in Goose Island Brewing, Headlines

Goose Island Chateau Noir Imperial Stout, a bottle potential

Goose Island Chateau Noir Imperial Stout is potentially on the horizon by the Chicago, Illinois brewery.

Barrel aged releases are the among the most sought after Goose Island beers. Goose Island Chateau Noir is an imperial stout, aged in Cabernet barrels for 14 months.

Dried fruit aromas and vanilla and currant tones frame the flavors of Chateau Noir. This Imperial Stout balances malty sweetness with wine-like tannins and acidity imparted by Cabernet barrels.

Goose Island Chateau Noir will be bottled in 16.9 ounce bottles (much like the Bourbon County Brand Stout). The brewery has not yet announced this beer.

Style: Imperial Stout (Wine Barrel Aged.)
Availability: 16.9 oz Bottles
Release: TBA

12% ABV

by Reid Ramsay
Posted in Lakefront Brewing, Coming Soon

Lakefront Brandy Barrel Aged Cherry Lager slated for July

Lakefront Brandy Barrel Aged Cherry Lager is slated for a potential July release.

The base lager was brewed with Wisconsin cherries then aged in brandy barrels.

Lakefront Brandy Barrel Aged Cherry Lager will be a 12 ounce bottle offering. According to the brewery, this beer should release in July (if all goes to plan).

Style: Lager (w/ Cherries. Barrel Aged. Brandy)
Release: July, 2016 (Estimated)

?? ABV

by Reid Ramsay
Posted in Shmaltz Brewing, Seasonal Return

Shmaltz Bock Bock (in bourbon) returns

Shmaltz Bock Bock, an imperial bock beer, is returning to shelves again this month

Shmaltz Bock Bock has spent months in a blend of bourbon barrels, including Jim Beam and Wild Turkey barrels (for the 2016 release).

“Barrel-aged Bock Bock gains its toasty, rich malt body and nutty caramel flavor from distinctive European malts, such as Vienna, Munich and Crystal, to make a traditional bock base,” said Shmaltz Brewing Company’s Lead Brewer Richie Saunders.

Shmaltz Bock Bock Imperial American Bock Lager is available in 22oz Bottles and draft.

Style: Bock (Barrel Aged. Bourbon.)
Availability: 22oz Bottles, Draft. Limited Release.
Latest Return: June, 2016

9.2% ABV

by Reid Ramsay
Posted in Green Flash Brewing, Don't Miss This, New Releases

Green Flash Lustrous Frumento with Coffee debuts

Green Flash Lustrous Frumento with Coffee will join a new, elite Barrelmaster’s Reserve Series on May 21st.

The Cellar 3 facility currently houses over 1000 oak barrels, including four, 50-Barrel foudres. Brewmaster Pat Korn thought it was time he dipped into his personal stash at the facility and give the public a taste. Thus, the debut of the Barrelmaster’s Reserve Series.

Green Flash Lustrous Frumento with Coffee is a 100% bourbon barrel-aged “black ale” (as Green Flash describes it), featuring coffee from San Diego based Mostra. The beans are Sumatran and and Brazilian, chosen to compliment the oak barrel-aging.

The beer has rested in the barrels for 30 months, gaining plenty of spicy oak, vanilla and caramel notes. After being deemed “ready” by the Barrelmaster himself, a beautiful cold brew coffee made from a blend of Brazilian and Sumatran beans from San Diego coffee roaster, Mostra, is added to intensify and compliment the rich caramel and vanilla from the barrels.

Green Flash Lustrous Frumento with Coffee is a limited, 750 milliliter bottle offering at the Cellar 3 Facility in San Diego on May 21st. The brewery tells Beer Street Journal that a limited amount of this beer will hit distribution.

Style: American Strong Ale (w/ Coffee. Barrel Aged. Bourbon.)
Availability: 750ml Bottles
Release: 5/21/16

13.1% ABV

by Reid Ramsay
Posted in Creature Comforts, New Releases

Creature Comforts Existence, aged 19 months in bourbon

Creature Comforts Existence, a bourbon barrel aged imperial stout, releases on May 21st, 2016.

This beer is all about time. The base beer was brewed in Athens, Georgia shortly after the brewery opened its doors in 2014. The stout has been aging in Willet bourbon barrels for 19 months.

“Immediately after our opening weekend, we brewed the base stout that now – after 19 months in Willet bourbon barrels – has become Existence,” said Creature Comforts Wood Cellar and Specialty Brand Manager, Blake Tyers. “Time is a gift that we appreciate in our wood cellar, and Existence is a prime example of what time can bring.”

Creature Comforts Existence boasts notes of oak, vanilla, dark chocolate, subtle cherry and bourbon. Available in extremely limited quantities on a ticketed tour on May 21st.

Style: Imperial Stout (Barrel Aged. Bourbon.)
Availability: 750ml Bottles
Release: 5/21/16 (Brewery only)

11.8% ABV

by Reid Ramsay
Posted in Innis & Gunn, New Releases

Innis & Gunn Vintage heads stateside. Aged in bourbon

Innis & Gunn Vintage is the latest barrel-aged offering released by the Edinburgh, Scotland based brewery.

This release is a little different from the brewery’s other barrel-aged releases. Innis & Gunn Vintage is an English strong ale, aged in American bourbon barrels for 100 days. This release is bottle conditioned with live yeast prior to release.

“Vintage is a special beer,” he says. “It tastes incredible and has been a labor of love that we’ve been working on for several years. From sourcing the best first-fill bourbon casks we could get our hands on to deliberating over the right combination of malts, this brew is a thank you to our fans and a promise of what’s still to come. – Dougal Gunn Sharp”

Innis & Gunn Vintage is available in 25 ounce bottles.

Style: Strong Ale (Barrel Aged. Bourbon.)
Availability: 25oz Bottles
Distribution: AL, CT, FL, GA, IL, KY, MA, MD, ME, MI, NC, NH, NJ, NV, NY, OH, PA, RI, SC, TN, VA, and VT.

Release: Late May, 2016

7.7% ABV

 

 

by Reid Ramsay