Posted in Martin City Brewing Company, New Beers

Martin City Bourbon Barrel Abbey Ale

by Reid Ramsay September 30, 2015

Posted in Headlines, Surly Brewing

Surly Barrel-Aged Darkness, A Release Potential

Surly Barrel-Aged Darkness, a rye whiskey barrel-aged variant of the wildly popular imperial stout looms in 2015.

Our 2015 vintage bottling of Darkness features a screeching bat-nightmare by local artist Brandon Holt. No creature is more adept at navigating in the Darkness than a bat. Emerging from a deep and ancient cave, this year’s twisted nocturnal creature has evolved a et of adaptations well suited to detecting and devouring uncommon nourishment.

Notes of chocolate, coffee, dried tart cherries, and raisins emirate from his lair. If you can evade the talons and teeth, the think body of this Russian imperial stout finishes sweet, with a piney resinous character.

Surly Barrel-Aged Darkness will most likely join Surly Darkness 2015 on the release day, October 24th, 2015.

While the brewery has mentioned the Darkness release, they have not yet announced details surrounding the barrel-aged bottle release.

Style: Imperial Stout (Barrel Aged. Rye Whiskey.)
Availability: 750ml Bottles
Release: TBA (as it has not been announced as a part of Darkness Day 2015 Lineup)

?? ABV

Ed Note: Changed bottle size from 22oz to 750ml

by Reid Ramsay September 28, 2015

Posted in Greenbush Brewing Co, New Beers

Greenbush Brewing Cassius

by Reid Ramsay September 24, 2015

Posted in Greenbush Brewing Co, New Beers

Greenbush Barrel Aged Vanderbush

by Reid Ramsay September 24, 2015

Posted in Hangar 24, New Releases

Hangar 24 Barrel Roll Falling Leaf, September 26th

Hangar 24 Barrel Roll Falling Leaf is the newest addition to the brewery’s Barrel Roll Series, releasing on September 26th, 2015.

Hangar 24 Barrel Roll Falling Leaf starts as Gourdgeous Imperial Porter, that was sequestered to bourbon barrels after the 2014 release.

Each autumn we brew a fresh batch of Gourdgeous, an Imperial Porter which pays homage to our local pumpkin harvest. To create FALLING LEAF, we placed a small portion of last year’s Gourdgeous in barrels to age gracefully through another turn of the seasons. A year in our cellar has mellowed and sweetened the robust flavors of pumpkin pie spice, molasses, caramel and dark chocolate, while the single-use bourbon barrels we selected added bright layers of bourbon, oak and vanilla. Beneath these layers you’ll recognize the strong core of the base beer: 1,000 pounds of pumpkins grown just ½ a mile from our brewery. Falling Leaf is ready to drink now, or can be placed into your own cellar to continue aging gracefully.

Hangar 24 Barrel Roll Falling Leaf is a 750ml bottle offering. ONLINE sales only. Show up in person to pick up your bottles.

Style: Milk Porter (w/ Lactose, Molasses, Pumpkin. Barrel Aged. Bourbon.)
Availability: 750ml Bottles
Release: 9/26/15

10.9% ABV

by Reid Ramsay September 24, 2015

Posted in Coming Soon, Crispin/Fox Barrel Ciders, Don't Miss This

Crispin 15 Men, a New Rum Aged Cider

Crispin 15 Men, the cidery’s first ever rum barrel-aged cider, releases in early October.

Crispin 15 Men alludes to the classic tale by Robert Louis Stevenson, Treasure Island, and is set to punctuate the taste buds with thoughts of pirates, buried treasure, and swashbuckling adventure.

The mixture of Colfax apple wine was aged in dark rum barrels, and then topped off with wildflower honey and dark candied syrup.

Crispin 15 Men is a limited small batch cider, a part of the cidery’s “Barrel Aged Limited Releases” in 22 ounce bottles beginning in October.

Style: Cider (Barrel-Aged, Rum)
Availability: 22oz Bottles
Release: October, 2015

6.9% ABV

by Reid Ramsay September 23, 2015

Posted in New Releases, Saint Arnold Brewing

Saint Arnold’s Bishop’s Barrel #11 Released

Saint Arnold Bishop’s Barrel #11 is now available. The base beer, Endeavour, Saint Arnold’s double IPA, has been aging for four months in Smooth Ambler gin barrels. The brewery calls it “Gindeavour”.

Saint Arnold Bishop’s Barrel #11 started its journey in April when it hit the gin barrels. When the barrels were pulled the hops were a little too muted, so it was blended at a ration of 20% fresh imperial IPA.

It pours a beautiful copper color with an off white head. The nose is a spicy mix of hops, wood, juniper and a hint of bourbon. There is a bitter up front that is balanced with a nice malt backbone throughout. Piney, resiny hops balance with the juniper/gin character. There is a warming alcohol note in there too. The finish is focused with the hop bitter, malt and gin character all giving a pleasant linger.

Saint Arnold Bishop’s Barrel #11 is available in 12oz bottles, and draft in very limited quantities.

Style: Imperial IPA (Barrel Aged. Gin)
Availability: 12oz Bottles, Draft.
Release: 9/21/15

10.1% ABV

by Reid Ramsay September 23, 2015

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