Sun King Afternoon Delight, the brewery’s bourbon barrel dopplebock returns to cans on April 30th.
Twist-off cans are sold in two-packs for $22.50 a piece. Part of the Sun King King’s Reserve Series.
Style: Dopplebock (Barrel Aged. Bourbon.)
Availability: 16oz cans.
Release: 4/30/15
8% ABV, Continue Reading →
Stone Bourbon Barrel Aged Arrogant Bastard has been officially released in 6-packs starting today, April 27th.
Stone Arrogant Bastard, the brewery’s American strong ale, has spent months in Kentucky bourbon barrels prior to bottling.
As so infamously communicated via its verbose bottle Continue Reading →
Jester King Coquetier is a new barrel aged aged offering on sale at the brewery starting tomorrow.
The brandy barrel aged farmhouse ale is brewed with cubeb peppercorns, anise seed, lemon zest, and lemon juice. Jester King Coquetier grabs its inspiration from Continue Reading →
Boulevard’s Love Child Series features the most tart, sour, and funky flavors in the brewery’s arsenal. This year, we are lucky enough to get two of these coveted Love Child releases.
Boulevard Love Child #5 is a blend of whiskey and wine barrel aged Continue Reading →
Leinenkugel Big Eddy Cherry Doppleschwarz takes aim at the brewery’s Big Eddy Series in the near future. This release marks a departure from the current releases.
Back in 2011, Beer Street Journal met with John Leinenkugel about their newest project that Continue Reading →
Two Roads Conntucky Lightnin’ will rejoin the brewery’s lineup on Kentucky Derby Day, May 2nd.
To create Two Roads Conntucky Lightnin’, Brewmaster Phil Markowski brews a sour mash American strong ale with corn grits, and ages it in bourbon barrels. The result Continue Reading →
Saint Arnold Bishop’s Barrel #9 is available starting today. This edition is the brewery’s famous Pumpkinator, aged in bourbon barrels for seven months. The barrels are Woodford Reserve and Willett bourbon barrels.
BB9 pours a dark brown to black color with Continue Reading →
Sun King Afternoon Delight, the brewery’s bourbon barrel dopplebock returns to cans on April 30th.
Twist-off cans are sold in two-packs for $22.50 a piece. Part of the Sun King King’s Reserve Series.
Style: Dopplebock (Barrel Aged. Bourbon.)
Availability: 16oz cans.
Release: 4/30/15
8% ABV, 23 IBUs
Stone Bourbon Barrel Aged Arrogant Bastard has been officially released in 6-packs starting today, April 27th.
Stone Arrogant Bastard, the brewery’s American strong ale, has spent months in Kentucky bourbon barrels prior to bottling.
As so infamously communicated via its verbose bottle label, Arrogant Bastard Ale is more than the average human being can ever hope to tackle, much less appreciate. But rather than dialing it back for the masses, we’ve pumped it up for the truly Worthy, sequestering Arrogant Bastard Ale in Kentucky bourbon barrels for several months to take it to places an even smaller percentage of the general population will be able to fathom.
Stone Bourbon Barrel Aged Arrogant Bastard is billed as “ultra-limited.” Look for 12oz bottles/6-packs across all of the brewery’s markets starting April 27th. Note, some off-premise accounts may break the six packs and sell by the bottle in order to ensure more customers a taste.
Style: American Strong Ale (Barrel Aged. Bourbon.)
Availability: 12oz Bottles. Limited release.
Launch: 4/27/15
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Jester King Coquetier is a new barrel aged aged offering on sale at the brewery starting tomorrow.
The brandy barrel aged farmhouse ale is brewed with cubeb peppercorns, anise seed, lemon zest, and lemon juice. Jester King Coquetier grabs its inspiration from the traditional New Orleans cocktail, Sazerac.
Lemon zest recalls the cocktail’s traditional garnish, a thin sliver of lemon peel resting on the rim of the glass. The beer was aged in French brandy barrels, as the cocktail originally called for Cognac brandy.
Jester King Coquetier was brewed in April of 2014. The beer was first fermented in stainless steel using the the brewery’s unique blend of micro-organisms. After stainless, Coquetier was aged in 600 liter French brandy barrels for seven months before being refermented in bottles.
750ml Bottles of Jester King Coquetier will be available April 24th, at 4 pm.
Style: American Wild Ale (w/ Cubeb Peppercorns, Anise, Lemon Zest & Juice. Barrel Aged. Brandy.)
Availability: 750ml Bottles, Draft. 4,500 bottles. Limited.
Release: 4/24/15
7.5% ABV
Boulevard’s Love Child Series features the most tart, sour, and funky flavors in the brewery’s arsenal. This year, we are lucky enough to get two of these coveted Love Child releases.
Boulevard Love Child #5 is a blend of whiskey and wine barrel aged ale, stainless steel fermented ale, fermented with Lactobacillus (sour bacteria) and Brettanomyces yeast. As #5 hits shelves, there is something important to note. By using spirits barrels, Boulevard’s idea is not to give Love Child a strong wine/bourbon character. As brewer Jeremy Danner tells Beer Street Journal, they use the barrels as a habitat for acid producing bacteria and wild yeast to funk up the beer.
It’s a little bit lower ABV than past releases and we also wanted to create a blend that focused a little more on soft lactic acidity versus sharper acetic notes. I’d place the sourness in between Love Child #3 and Love Child #4. – Jeremy Danner
Boulevard Love Child #5 is available in 750ml bottles, corked & caged.
Style: American Wild Ale (Barrel Aged. Whiskey. Wine Barrels)
Arrival: April, 2015
?? ABV
Read more: Boulevard Smokestack Series
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Leinenkugel Big Eddy Cherry Doppleschwarz takes aim at the brewery’s Big Eddy Series in the near future. This release marks a departure from the current releases.
Back in 2011, Beer Street Journal met with John Leinenkugel about their newest project that would become the Big Eddy Series. At the time, the brewery had been experimenting with a barrel aging program. We even tried some test batches of the would-be releases. Leinenkugel was hopeful that barrel aged offerings would join the lineup in about two years, after sourcing barrels, and aging the beers.
Now, close to four years later, Leinenkugel Big Eddy Cherry Doppleschwarz takes aim at the Big Eddy Series in 22oz bottles. This black lager (Schwarzbier), is aged in brandy barrels is Door County, Wisconsin cherries.
The brewery has not yet announced this offering.
Style: Schwarzbier (w/ Cherries. Barrel Aged. Brandy.)
Availability: 22oz Bottles
Release: TBA
?? ABV
Two Roads Conntucky Lightnin’ will rejoin the brewery’s lineup on Kentucky Derby Day, May 2nd.
To create Two Roads Conntucky Lightnin’, Brewmaster Phil Markowski brews a sour mash American strong ale with corn grits, and ages it in bourbon barrels. The result is what they call – funky.
The Connecticut Yankees at Two Roads have CONNjure up this moonshine inspired bourbon-like ale. Using good ol’ USA corn grits and aged in real bourbon barrels from a famous Kentucky distillery, this unique CONNcoction includes notes of whiskey, oak and vanilla.
Two Roads Conntucky Lightnin’ is available in 750ml bottles.
Style: American Strong Ale (w/ Corn Grits. Barrel Aged. Bourbon.)
Availability: 750ml bottles. Limited release.
Return: 5/2/15
8.5% ABV
Saint Arnold Bishop’s Barrel #9 is available starting today. This edition is the brewery’s famous Pumpkinator, aged in bourbon barrels for seven months. The barrels are Woodford Reserve and Willett bourbon barrels.
BB9 pours a dark brown to black color with a tan head. The nose is pumpkin spice up front with oak, bourbon, vanilla and dark fruit in the background. The taste starts with sweet chocolate and pumpkin spice up front and finishes with a bit of alcohol heat and spices. This beer has a medium-full body with a soft mouthfeel.
Saint Arnold Bishop’s Barrel #9 is available in 12oz bottles, and draft.
Style: Imperial Stout (w/ Pumpkin, Molasses, Brown Sugar, Spices. Barrel Aged. Bourbon.)
Availability: 12oz Bottles, Draft.
Release: 4/13/15
12.9% ABV
