Barrel Aged

Birdsong Mongeese on Monkeys, a Rum Aged Brown

Birdsong Mongeese on Monkeys joins the brewery’s lineup today, part of Birdsong’s Take Flight Series.

Birdsong Mongeese on Monkeys starts with Lazy Bird, the brewery’s imperial brown ale, and is aged in Muddy River Rum barrels. Available at the brewery in Continue Reading →

Lost Abbey Veritas 016 Release Details

Lost Abbey Veritas 016 will be released at the annual “Barrel Night” hosted by the brewery on Saturday, November 7th in San Marcos, California.

Lost Abbey Veritas 016  was inspired by a previous sour, Spontaneous Cheer, and is the 16th version of the blended sour barrel-aged Continue Reading →

Posted in Hidden Cove Brewing Co., New Beers

Hidden Cove Jali

Hidden Cove Jali

by Reid Ramsay
Posted in Hidden Cove Brewing Co., New Beers

Hidden Cove Bouillon

Hidden Cove Bouillon

by Reid Ramsay
Posted in Hidden Cove Brewing Co., New Beers

Hidden Cove Berried Treasure

Hidden Cove Berried Treasure

by Reid Ramsay
Posted in Birdsong Brewing Co., New Releases

Birdsong Mongeese on Monkeys, a Rum Aged Brown

Birdsong Mongeese on Monkeys joins the brewery’s lineup today, part of Birdsong’s Take Flight Series.

Birdsong Mongeese on Monkeys starts with Lazy Bird, the brewery’s imperial brown ale, and is aged in Muddy River Rum barrels. Available at the brewery in Charlotte, North Carolina starting October 15th, 2015.

Other releases in the series include Turtles on Pterodactyls, and Puppies on Penguins.

Style: Brown Ale (Barrel Aged. Rum.)
Availability: 22oz Bottles. Limited Release.
Launch: 10/15/15

9% ABV

Ed note: Corrected release date to 10/15/15

by Reid Ramsay
Posted in New Beers

Boulevard Love Child No. 6

Boulevard Love Child No. 6

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

SweetWater Bourbon Barrel Aged Imperial Stout, October 4th [UPDATES]

In regards to the Stout release party on October 4th:

After SB 63 went into effect, SweetWater introduced a few tour options. Tour & Tasting, and Tour, Tasting, and Souvenir beer. (So did every Georgia brewery.)

Until the legalities are sorted out, SweetWater is going back to the pre-July 1st days, and the party will have one price for entry – $10. That includes a tour, free samples, tasting the Bourbon Barrel Aged Stout, S’mores bar, the Falcons game on TV, and the first 100 guests will get a stylin 16 oz Bourbon Barrel Aged Imperial Stout snifter.

Bottles will be available at retailers the next day, 10/5.

In the meantime, check out Beer Street Journal’s coverage of the DOR memo and issues surrounding the DOR activities.

About the beer… 

SweetWater Bourbon Barrel Aged Imperial Stout bottles will be released Sunday, October 4th.

Aged 6 months in Jack Daniels, Old Forester, and Heaven Hills barrels, this sumptuous imperial has notes of chocolatey-bourbon goodness as a part of SweetWater’s big bottle Cork and Cage series.

SweetWater brewed up an original imperial stout recipe specifically developed for the bourbon barrels. After fermentation, the beer was transferred to the bourbon barrels and for 6 months. When the aging process was complete, the imperial stout was blended back together, and voila! SweetWater Bourbon Barrel Aged Imperial Stout was born.

SweetWater Bourbon Barrel Aged Imperial Stout will be available in 750 milliliter bottles.

Style: Imperial Stout (Barrel Aged. Bourbon)
Availability: 750ml Bottles, Corked & Caged.
Release: October 4, 2015

11.3% ABV

by Reid Ramsay
Posted in Don't Miss This, Lost Abbey

Lost Abbey Veritas 016 Release Details

Lost Abbey Veritas 016 will be released at the annual “Barrel Night” hosted by the brewery on Saturday, November 7th in San Marcos, California.

Lost Abbey Veritas 016  was inspired by a previous sour, Spontaneous Cheer, and is the 16th version of the blended sour barrel-aged in oak casks featuring the first-ever use of white peaches in the Veritas iterations. Previous Lost Abbey Veritas brews, including the GABF Gold-Medal winner, Veritas 015, have been barrel-aged, and combined Brettanomyces yeast with fruits such as nectarines, cherries, peaches, and apricots.

150 tickets for the annual “Barrel Night” will go on sale Tuesday, October 6th at 12pm (PST) for $200, and will include an exclusive dinner created by San Diego’s own Christian Graves, 5 single-barrel tastings from The Lost Abbey Oak Aging Program, and 4 bottles of Veritas 016. The event is on November 7th.

Lost Abbey Veritas 016 will also be sold online at retail value, $41, during a secondary release on Tuesday, October 13th at 12pm (PST). Purchases will be limited to 3 bottles/person due to the high-demand of this brew, and bottles will be available to pickup the weekend of November 14th & 15th at the San Marcos taproom.

Hint: Don’t miss out on this extra-special brew…tickets for the release sold out last year in under 60 seconds.

Style: American Wild Ale (w/ White Peaches, Oak Aged.)
Availability: 750ml Bottles, Corked & Caged.
Arrival: 11/7/15

?? ABV

by Reid Ramsay