Barrel Aged

Wicked Weed Marina fruit sour joins lineup

Wicked Weed Marina has joined the Asheville, North Carolina brewery’s lineup.

Marina is a blonde sour ale has been aged in wine barrels with apricots and peaches.

Wicked Weed Marina is a blonde sour ale aged in wine barrels with over one pound per gallon of Continue Reading →

Avery Xolotl, Barrel Aged Series #37

Avery Xolotl looks to the 37th entry in the brewery’s on going Barrel-Aged Series.

Many of the releases prior to Avery Xolotl are barrel-aged wild ales. This edition is a bourbon aged imperial stout with a spicy twist. The 11.4% imperial stout Continue Reading →

Avery Ruminate, Barrel-Aged Series #38

Avery Ruminate looks to be the brewery’s Barrel-Aged Series 38th entry.

The base beer is a Belgian-style dubbel, aged in rum barrels with orange zest. Avery says the put their own personal twist on this. Rum and orange zest? We’d say they Continue Reading →

Avery Expletus, Barrel-Aged Series #36 on March 20th

Avery Expletus is the next Barrel-Aged Series release (#36) on March 20th, 2016. This edition is the brewery’s own version of a Tequila Sunrise (typically made with orange juice, cherries, tequila, and grenadine.

Cherries and tequila barrel-aging highlight this new iteration, an American wild/sour Continue Reading →

Birds Fly South False Face, a sour stout

Birds Fly South False Face, a sour stout, is the next release by the Greenville, South Carolina brewery.

The base beer is a sweet stout that has been fermented in open wine vats with a mix of lactobacillus souring bacteria, house yeast, Continue Reading →

Wicked Weed Red Angel returns March 26th

Wicked Weed Red Angel returns once again on March 26, 2016. The sour and wild “Angel” series has been a very successful one for the Asheville, North Carolina based brewery.

Based on fan’s love of the brewery’s second-ever bottle release, Black Angel, and the extra barrel Continue Reading →

Posted in Wicked Weed Brewing Co, Seasonal Return

Wicked Weed Marina fruit sour joins lineup

Wicked Weed Marina has joined the Asheville, North Carolina brewery’s lineup.

Marina is a blonde sour ale has been aged in wine barrels with apricots and peaches.

Wicked Weed Marina is a blonde sour ale aged in wine barrels with over one pound per gallon of peaches and apricots. The result is a delicate, hazy-gold ale with deep stone fruit character.

The brewery tells Beer Street Journal that the expanded barrel capacity is allowing this beer to be released a few times this year. Marina is a 500 milliliter bottle offering.

Bottles are available now at the brewery, distribution starts the last week of March.

Style: American Wild Ale (w/ Peaches, Apricots)
Availability: 500ml bottles
Latest Return: Late March, 2016

6.5% ABV

by Reid Ramsay
Posted in Avery Brewing, Coming Soon, Don't Miss This

Avery Xolotl, Barrel Aged Series #37

Avery Xolotl looks to the 37th entry in the brewery’s on going Barrel-Aged Series.

Many of the releases prior to Avery Xolotl are barrel-aged wild ales. This edition is a bourbon aged imperial stout with a spicy twist. The 11.4% imperial stout is brewed with cacao nibs, vanilla beans and cinnamon, plus Pasilla, Ancho, and Chipotle chilies (including red, brown, and black.)

No 37. Clocks and spelling may not be your forte Thoma, but fortunately for everyone, blending a menagerie of wonderfully wacky ingredients is! Who cares about time or first name spellings anyhow?

Avery Xolotl will be a 12 ounce bottle offering. According to the label, bottling will occur in May, 2016.

Style: Imperial Stout (w/ Cacao Nibs, Vanilla Beans, Cinnamon, Chilies. Barrel Aged. Bourbon.)
Availability: 12oz Bottles
Release: TBA

11.4% ABV

by Reid Ramsay
Posted in Funkwerks, New Beers

Funkwerks Deux Funk

Funkwerks Deux Funk

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

Avery Ruminate, Barrel-Aged Series #38

Avery Ruminate looks to be the brewery’s Barrel-Aged Series 38th entry.

The base beer is a Belgian-style dubbel, aged in rum barrels with orange zest. Avery says the put their own personal twist on this. Rum and orange zest? We’d say they did.

We’ve been thinking long and hard about one of our all-time favorites and how to put our personal lil twist on it. Or is this a big twist? Hmmm. We’ll have to think, and drink, on that one.

Avery Ruminate is a 12 ounce bottle offering. The brewery has not yet announced this release.

Style: Belgian-style Dubbel (w/ Orange Zest. Barrel Aged. Rum.)
Availability: 12oz Bottles
Release: TBA

10% ABV

Avery will release #36 in the series on March 20th

by Reid Ramsay
Posted in Avery Brewing, New Releases

Avery Expletus, Barrel-Aged Series #36 on March 20th

Avery Expletus is the next Barrel-Aged Series release (#36) on March 20th, 2016. This edition is the brewery’s own version of a Tequila Sunrise (typically made with orange juice, cherries, tequila, and grenadine.

Cherries and tequila barrel-aging highlight this new iteration, an American wild/sour ale. The brewery touts this as their most tequila-forward release to date.

Sometimes you set off on a journey with a destination in mind, but you find what you were seeking many miles before.

Avery Expletus  a 12 ounce bottle offering.

Style: American Wild Ales (w/ Cherries. Barrel Aged. Tequila)
Availability: 12oz Bottles
Release: 3/20/16
Distribution: AZ, CA, CO, DC, IL, KS, KY, MA, MN, NC, NY, PA, TX, VA, WA.

5.9% ABV

Other new entries in Avery’s Barrel-Aged Series include #35 Callipygian, #33 Lunctis Viribus, #32 Double D’s.

by Reid Ramsay
Posted in Birds Fly South Ale Project, New Releases

Birds Fly South False Face, a sour stout

Birds Fly South False Face, a sour stout, is the next release by the Greenville, South Carolina brewery.

The base beer is a sweet stout that has been fermented in open wine vats with a mix of lactobacillus souring bacteria, house yeast, and Brettanomyces. Birds Fly South False Face was then aged in Four Roses Bourbon barrels with more wild and sour cultures.

This stunner of a stout was barely aged in bourbon barrels for a good long while after our house lactobacillus and yeast had a chance to play, then bottled conditioned for one month.

False Face is named for a ceremonial mask worn by some Native American tribes to cure the sick.

Kegs of Birds Fly South False Face will be available the week of March 21st  at Appalachian Ale House in Pickens, South Carolina. Bottles will be distributed in April, 2016.

Style: American Wild/Sour Ale (Wine Aged. Barrel Aged. Bourbon.)
Availability: 750ml Bottles, Draft. Limited Release.
Debut: Late March, 2016

5.8% ABV

Recent releases by Birds Fly South include Rustic Sunday and Skin & Bone.

by Reid Ramsay
Posted in Wicked Weed Brewing Co, Coming Soon

Wicked Weed Red Angel returns March 26th

Wicked Weed Red Angel returns once again on March 26, 2016. The sour and wild “Angel” series has been a very successful one for the Asheville, North Carolina based brewery.

Based on fan’s love of the brewery’s second-ever bottle release, Black Angel, and the extra barrel aging space in the Funkatorium, a full-on Angel series was born. The Angel lineup starts with Red Angel, and includes White Angel, Golden Angel, and Angel of Darkness.

Wicked Weed Red Angel is a red sour ale, aged in white wine barrels with raspberries. The brewery used around 1.5 pounds of raspberries per gallon in the brewing process.

Wicked Weed Red Angel pre-sale tickets have sold out once again in 2016. There will be limited day-of bottles available at the brewery’s Funkatorium on March 26th, 2016. $20/bottle.

Style: American Wild Ale (w/ Raspberries. Barrel Aged. Wine Aged.)
Availability: 500ml bottles
Latest Return: 3/26/16

?? ABV

by Reid Ramsay