Barrel Aged

Stone Winter Harvest Now Available

Stone Winter Harvest is now available, a small batch offering for the west coast and midwest. Winter Harvest is a Belgian-Style golden ale, aged in white wine barrels with merlot grapes from Stone Farms.

Style: Belgian Golden Ale (w/ Grapes. Wine barrel aged.)
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Posted in Coming Soon, Red Hare Brewing

Red Hare Barrel Aged Gangway IPA, A Bottle Potential

Red Hare Brewing (Marietta, GA) will do two new things when/if Barrel Aged Gangway IPA is released. Launch their first barrel aged packaging, alongside 22oz bottles.

Gangway IPA is a year round offering the brewery has put into Jose Cuervo tequila barrels.

Red Hare’s tequila barrel aged Gangway IPA has been aged in Jose Cuervo tequila barrels to provide the IPA with notes of tequila and an agave finish. A slate sweetness from the tequila barrels lens a unique flavor that blend seamlessly with the IPAs bitter and citrus notes to create a smooth mellow taste.

Red Hare Barrel Aged Gangway IPA will be available in 22oz bottles.

Style: IPA (Barrel Aged. Tequila)
Availability: 22oz Bottles.
Arrival: TBA

6.2% ABV

Note: This is a “sneak peek.” Details, release date, or release at all, are subject to change at anytime by the brewery. 

by Reid Ramsay
Posted in New Releases, The Commons Brewery

The Commons Brewery Crème de Pêche Releases 12/27

Portland, OR – The Commons Brewery releases Crème de Pêche, a cream ale aged in gin barrels with fresh peaches and Brettanomyces today.

Crème de Pêche was brewed in December, 2013 and added to gin barrels in January, 2014. Commons added peaches directly to the barrel to give the final beer a bright, juicy flavor.

Flaked corn provides a creamy body that compliments the dryness and floral characteristics from Brettanomyces Bruxellensis. Crème de Pêche can be consumed now to enjoy the fresh peach qualities or cellared to further develop its Brettanomyces profile.

The Commons Brewery Crème de Pêche is a part of the brewery’s Beetje Series. Available starting December 27th in  750ml capped bottles for $15 per bottle.

Style: American Wild Ale (w/ Peaches. Barrel Aged. Gin.)
Availability: 750ml Bottles
Arrival: 12/27/14

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

Odell Fernet Aged Porter Returns in January

Odell Brewing Co (Fort Collins, CO) is ready to release Fernet Aged Porter for the second time. The unique porter is a collaboration with Denver based Leopold Bros. Distillery. Fernet is a dark minty liqueur made with herbs & spices and aged in oak barrels. Leopold Bros. creates their version of Fernet with lavender, honeysuckle, ginger root, bitter aloe, dandelion root, rose petals, chamomile, and peppermint.

The roasty chocolate malt character of the beer is infused with hints of mint and licorice from the herb soaked oak, creating a decadent flavor and aroma.

Odell Fernet Aged Porter will be available in 750ml bottles, corked & caged.

Style: Porter (Barrel Aged, Fernet Barrels)
Availability: 750 ml bottles
Arrival: January, 2015 (2nd Release)

9.8% ABV

Image via Odell Brewing

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

Stone Winter Harvest Now Available

Stone Winter Harvest is now available, a small batch offering for the west coast and midwest. Winter Harvest is a Belgian-Style golden ale, aged in white wine barrels with merlot grapes from Stone Farms.

Style: Belgian Golden Ale (w/ Grapes. Wine barrel aged.)
Availability: Very limited.

11.3% ABV

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

Lost Abbey Cuvee De Tomme Is Draft Only in 2014

Lost Abbey’s Cuvee de Tomme will be draft-only this year. Some packaging restraints have prevented the beer from being released in bottles.

“We had a few packaging constraints near the end of this year so we just didn’t have the means to get Cuvee into bottles” said Tomme Arthur, Co-founder and Chief Operating Owner of The Lost Abbey. “But the good news is we’ll have more kegs and be able to spread the wealth to some territories that have never had it in years past.”

Lost Abbey Cuvee de Tomme is a blend of Judgement Day (quad with raisins) aged in bourbon, brandy, and red wine barrels with Brettanomyces yeast. Tart cherries also give the beer that little extra complexity. Tommy Arthur came up with the recipe in 1999.

A plus side to this packaging change – there will be more kegs for the brewery’s entire distribution network.

Style: American Wild Ale (w/ Raisins. Cherries. Barrel Aged. Bourbon, Brandy, Red Wine.)
Availability: Draft only (For 2014.)

11% ABV 

by Reid Ramsay
Posted in Elevation Beer Co, Seasonal Return

Elevation’s Bourbon Barrel Aged “Oil Man” Returns

Elevation Beer Company (Poncha Springs, CO) Oil Man ships once again. Oil Man is Elevation’s imperial stout, aged for 6 months in bourbon barrels.

“Oil Man… is the same recipe, with this years Breckenridge Distillery Bourbon Barrels leaning slightly more oaky and adding an increased mouthfeel this year.”

levlevation Oil Man Imperial Stout returns this round to Arizona, Colorado, and Texas in December, and January, 2015.

Style: Imperial Stout (Barrel Aged, Bourbon)
Hops: Chinook, Northern Brewer, Saaz, Strisselspalt
Malts: Two-Row, Crystal, Chocolate, Roasted and Flaked Barley, Carafoam

Availability: 750ml Bottles, Corked & Caged.

11% ABV, 50 IBUs

by Reid Ramsay
Posted in Coming Soon, Flying Dog Brewing, Headlines

Flying Dog Rum Barrel Aged Gonzo Makes Appearance

Flying Dog Brewery (Frederick, MD) will release Rum Barrel Aged Gonzo Porter tonight, exclusively at Max’s Taphouse in Baltimore, Maryland. This is the only place to snag this new offering until it releases at the brewery next year.

Our believed Gonzo Imperial Porter, a tribute to the late, great Hunter S. Thompson, aged for three months in South American rum barrels. Released for the first time in limited production.

Previous versions include Whiskey Barrel Aged Gonzo. Flying Dog Rum Barrel Gonzo will release in 750ml bottles sometime in 2015.

Style: Imperial Porter (Barrel Aged. Rum.)
Availability: 750ml bottles
Arrival: Draft (12/16/14, Max Taphouse Exclusive), Bottles, 2015

11.8% ABV

by Reid Ramsay