Barrel Aged

Stone Brewing Co. Last Harvest (A Mystery)

Stone Brewing Co. (Escondido, CA) tweeted the release of this Quingenti Millilitre Series offering, Last Harvest. The Belgian-style golden ale features wine barrel aging, and grapes from the brewery’s own Stone Farms.

The tweet seem to have disappeared… So, just radar this Continue Reading →

Avery Spontanea Joining Barrel Aged Series

Number 24 in Avery Brewing’s Barrel Aged Series is Spontanea, an American wild ale.

Spontanea is brewed with Cabernet Sauvignon grape must and aged in Cabernet Savignon wine barrels. An interesting fact about Spontanea, is that no extra yeast was added Continue Reading →

High West Distillery Midwinter’s Night’s Dram

Whiskey fans, High West Distillery (Park City, UT) has released another round of Midwinter’s Night’s Dram. The distillery took Rendezvous Rye and  finished it in port and French oak barrels. The whiskey mimics the flavors of Christmas.

‘Tis a sumptuous marriage of Continue Reading →

Posted in Hangar 24, New Releases

Hangar 24 Barrel Roll “Chandelle” on Black Friday

Hanger 24 Barrel Roll #5 is Chandelle, releasing on November 28th, 2014.

Chandelle is a sour blonde, aged for a year in white wine barrels with 850 pounds of Golden Sweet apricots.

The fulsome and earthy apricot aromas float on the bracingly sour base developed in the barrel, coming together in a wonderfully complex final beer. This is our first major sour release in over two years, and represents the first of many delicious beers that will be emerging from our new sour program in the coming months.

Hanger 24 Barrel Roll Chandelle will be available in 22oz bombers, debuting at 10 Am on Black Friday (November 28th.)

Style: American Wild/Sour Ale (w/ Apricots. Wine Barrel Aged.)
Availability: 22oz Bombers. Limited Release
Arrival: 11/28/14

?? ABV

by Reid Ramsay
Posted in Coming Soon, Stone Brewing Co.

Stone Brewing Co. Last Harvest (A Mystery)

Stone Brewing Co. (Escondido, CA) tweeted the release of this Quingenti Millilitre Series offering, Last Harvest. The Belgian-style golden ale features wine barrel aging, and grapes from the brewery’s own Stone Farms.

The tweet seem to have disappeared… So, just radar this beer for now. Until it surfaces again.

Style: Belgian-style Golden Ale (w/ Merlot Grapes. Wine Barrel Aged)
Availability: 500ml Bottles. Limited
Arrival: ???

11.3% ABV

by Reid Ramsay
Posted in Lexington Brewing and Distilling, New Releases

Lexington’s First Winter Seasonal: Honey Barrel Brown Ale

The first winter seasonal from Alltech Lexington Brewing and Distilling Co. (Lexington, KY) is Kentucky Honey Barrel Brown Ale. The beer is aged in bourbon barrels for six weeks with 1,700 pounds of local Hosey Honey and ginger from Boyd’s Bottom Hop Farm.

…“This winter seasonal is something we are really proud of not only for the local sourcing aspect, but also because it is just a really good beer. The ginger and honey are a perfect combination, particularly as the weather starts to cool down and people are looking to enjoy something to warm them up.”

Lexington Honey Barrel Brown Ale is now available in 12oz bottles and draft across the brewery’s distribution network for a limited time.

Style: Brown Ale (w/ Ginger, Honey. Barrel Aged. Bourbon.)
Availability: 12oz Bottles, Draft. $14.99 ERP
Arrival: Mid-November, 2014

10% ABV 

 

by Reid Ramsay
Posted in Don't Miss This, New Releases, Stone Brewing Co.

Stone Southern Charred (Barrel Aged Double Bastard) Returns

Stone Brewing Co’s Southern Charred is making a return soon. Charred is Stone’s Double Bastard (a strong ale) that spent 5 months in first use Kentucky bourbon barrels. That’s less time than the first release that was a blend of beer aged 13months, and 10 months in barrels.

The dark amber ale was brewed with a huge malt bill and a belligerent amount of hops making it a heavy, bitter beast of a beer.

Southern Charred joins the Bastard Box Set, Arrogant Bastard, Double Bastard and Lukcy Basartd in recent releases.

Style: American Strong Ale (Barrel Aged, Bourbon)
Availability: 500ml bottles. Draft. Very limited

Distribution: 2014 distro, TBA

11.2% ABV

Ed note: Updated with new barrel aging time.

by Reid Ramsay
Posted in Avery Brewing, Coming Soon, Headlines

Avery Spontanea Joining Barrel Aged Series

Number 24 in Avery Brewing’s Barrel Aged Series is Spontanea, an American wild ale.

Spontanea is brewed with Cabernet Sauvignon grape must and aged in Cabernet Savignon wine barrels. An interesting fact about Spontanea, is that no extra yeast was added to the beer. The yeast and bacteria naturally occurring on the grape must did all fermentation.

We gave our yeast a vacation, The critters on the skins of the grapes did all the work on this beauty! Completely spontaneous fermentation!

Avery Spontanea was bottled in October in 12oz bottles.

Style: American Wild Ale (w/ Grape Must. Wine Barrel Aged.)
Availability: 12oz Bottles. 165 Cases produced.
Arrival: 12/14/14

9.58% ABV

by Reid Ramsay
Posted in New Releases

High West Distillery Midwinter’s Night’s Dram

Whiskey fans, High West Distillery (Park City, UT) has released another round of Midwinter’s Night’s Dram. The distillery took Rendezvous Rye and  finished it in port and French oak barrels. The whiskey mimics the flavors of Christmas.

‘Tis a sumptuous marriage of vanilla, caramel and cinnamon, enhanced with raisin and spice accents. So join us good ladies and gents. Gather ‘mongst thy family and friends, and raise thy glass to winters that are “Swift as a shadow, as short as any dream.”

Mashbill: 6-year old straight rye whiskey: 95% rye and 5% barley malt (LDI now MGP). The 16-year old straight rye: 80% rye, 10% corn, 10% barley malt (Barton Distillery).

98.6 ͦ Proof

by Reid Ramsay
Posted in Mother's Brewing Company, Seasonal Return

Mother’s Squashed Chocolate Pumpkin Porter, Year 2

Mothers Brewing (Springfield, MO) Squashed Chocolate Pumpkin Porter is back for a second year. What started as an experiment (Thing 1 & Thing 2 Series) prompted Mother’s to promote the beer to seasonal. Another boozy round cometh.

Mother’s Squashed Chocolate Pumpkin Porter is brewed with cocoa nibs, pumpkin pie spices, locally grown butternut squash and pumpkins and aged in rum barrels.

“Pumpkin beers are one of our favorites styles and we knew we wanted to add another one to our lineup,” said Jeff Schrag, Founder. “Squashed is complex and yet extremely balanced. The flavor really compliments the weather as we move further into the fall season and people enjoy outdoor fall activities like bonfires, barbeques, and camping. We’re excited to get this beer out into the market again for our fans to enjoy.”

Squashed Chocolate Pumpkin Porter is available in 22oz bottles and draft.

Style: Porter (w/ Chocolate, Butternut Squash, Spices. Partially Barrel Aged. Rum.)
Availability: 22oz Bombers, Draft. Seasonal release.
Distribution: MO, Northwest AR, Little Rock, AR

7.4% ABV, 28 IBUs

by Reid Ramsay