Barrel Aged

Southern Tier Rum Aged Pumking Bottles

Today is Halloween. A perfect day for a beer like this to surface.

Southern Tier Pumking, a polarizing beer, and one of the most popular pumpkin beers in the United States, may have a barrel aged companion in the future – Rum Continue Reading →

Deschutes The Abyss 2014 Returns 11/13

The first time you will be able to buy Deschutes Brewing’s The Abyss will be on November 13th, 2014. 22oz bottles and draft will go on sale at Deschutes Pub.

Deep, dark Imperial Stout, The Abyss has almost immeasurable depth and complexity. Hints Continue Reading →

Posted in Seasonal Return, Sprecher Brewing

Sprecher Barrel Aged Czar & Commando Return in New Package

Sprecher Brewing Company (Glendale, WI) will release Commando and Czar again this month. Both offerings have been aging in bourbon barrels for two years.

Sprecher Czar is a Russian imperial stout, 12% ABV. Commando is a scotch ale, also 12% ABV.

For the 2014 release, the brewery has changed the package for both offerings to 12oz bottles/ 4 packs. Expect bottles in the brewery’s gift shop immediately after packaging and distribution in mid-November.

Sprecher Czar
Style: Russian Imperial Stout (Barrel Aged. Bourbon)
Availability: 12oz Bottles
Return: November, 2014

12% ABV

Sprecher Commando
Style: Scotch Ale (Barrel Aged. Bourbon)
Availability: 12oz Bottles
Return: November, 2014

12% ABV

by Reid Ramsay
Posted in Clown Shoes Brewing, Coming Soon, Don't Miss This

Clown Shoes Gargoyle Love Song for Illinois Only

Clown Shoes Brewing (Ipswich, MA) has a newbie just for the state of Illinois, Gargoyle Love Song.

Gargoyles gone wild. Those bastards were meant to protect the city. Instead, they started to tear Chicago apart. Fortunately crash are in town to hear some music and visit the museums fired up his jet packs and flew up to sing them a love song.

Clown Shoes Gargoyle Love Song will be available in 22oz bottles.

Style: Imperial Stout (Barrel Aged. Cognac)
Availability: 22oz Bombers. Illinois Only.
Arrival: November, 2014

14% ABV

by Reid Ramsay
Posted in New Releases, River Rat Brewery

River Rat Barrel Aged Double IPA On Sale Today

River Rat Brewery (Columbia, SC) releases Barrel Aged Double IPA today.

12oz, waxed bottles are on sale in the tap room. The brewery opens at 4 pm. Also, since it’s Halloween, the brewery is hosting a “Halloween Rat Cave Party” that kicks off at 7 pm.

Style: Imperial IPA (Barrel Aged)
Availability: 12 bottles, Capped & Waxed. 4 Bottle limit.
Release: Halloween, 2014

?? ABV

Image via River Rat Brewery

by Reid Ramsay
Posted in Headlines, Southern Tier Brewing

Southern Tier Rum Aged Pumking Bottles

Today is Halloween. A perfect day for a beer like this to surface.

Southern Tier Pumking, a polarizing beer, and one of the most popular pumpkin beers in the United States, may have a barrel aged companion in the future – Rum Barrel Aged Pumking.

Label indicates 22oz bottle packaging like the regular addition of Pumking.

Beer Street Journal has reached out to the brewery for more info.

Style: Pumpkin Beer (Barrel Aged. Rum.)
Availability: 22oz Bombers.
Arrival: TBA

10.7% 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 Coming Soon, Don't Miss This, Sierra Nevada

Sierra Nevada Barrel-aged Torpedo Celebrates Torpedo Room First Anniversary

Sierra Nevada will celebrate the first anniversary of their Torpedo Room in Berkeley, California next month. In honor of this milestone, the brewery is releasing Barrel-aged Torpedo Extra IPA.

A year ago, Sierra Nevada opened the Torpedo Room on Fourth Street in Berkeley, California. The intimate space features 16 taps ranging from year round offerings to small batch offerings. A small taste of the Sierra Nevada culture nestled away from the hustle and bustle of Chico. (or Mills River for that matter.)

Our year round hop bomb Torpedo Extra IPA received special treatment, spending nearly 3 months in bourbon barrels into which we stuffed fresh Citra and Pacifica hops. While Torpedo’s normal aroma assault evolved during its hibernation, it emerged equally bold. The rich barrel character and fruity hops intertwine for a dynamic brew who’s mango and peach notes precede coconut and vanilla sweetness. The smoothness of our Barrel Aged Torpedo the lies it’s my in-depth, so sip slowly and among good company.

Sierra Nevada Barrel-aged Torpedo Extra IPA will be available in 750ml bottles, corked & caged at the Torpedo Room, and the gift shops in Mills River, NC, and Chico, CA.

Style: Imperial IPA (Barrel Aged. Bourbon.)
Availability: 750ml bottles
Arrival: November, 2014

8.5% ABV

by Reid Ramsay
Posted in Duclaw Brewing, Seasonal Return

Duclaw Pumpkin Retribution Makes Halloween Return

Vintage 2013 of Duclaw Brewing’s Pumpkin Retribution drops on Halloween.

The base is the 11.5% ABV imperial stout aged in bourbon. It has been sitting in oak barrels flavored with pumpkin spice for six months, adding flavors of vanilla, cinnamon, nutmeg, ginger, and caramelized sugar.

Bourbon Barrel-aged Imperial Stout with rich aromas of espresso and dark chocolate, and smooth roasted malt flavor, aged for 6 months in charred oak bourbon barrels with pumpkin spice to add the natural vanilla and caramelized sugar flavors of the wood, and the cinnamon, nutmeg, and ginger essence of the spice to the beer.

On tap at Duclaw’s various locations on October 31st.

Style: Imperial Stout (w/ Cinnamon, Nutmeg, Ginger. Barrel Aged. Bourbon)
Availability: Draft only. October 31st

11.5% ABV

by Reid Ramsay
Posted in Deschutes Brewing, Don't Miss This, Seasonal Return

Deschutes The Abyss 2014 Returns 11/13

The first time you will be able to buy Deschutes Brewing’s The Abyss will be on November 13th, 2014. 22oz bottles and draft will go on sale at Deschutes Pub.

Deep, dark Imperial Stout, The Abyss has almost immeasurable depth and complexity. Hints of molasses, licorice and other alluring flavors make it something not just to quaff, but contemplate.

The Abyss is an imperial stout is brewed with brewers’ licorice, cherry bark, vanilla, and black strap molasses and is then “dry hopped” with vanilla beans and cherry bark. It is finished in bourbon, Oregon oak and pinot noir barrels

Style: Imperial Stout (w/ Molasses, Vanilla, Licorice, Cherry Bark. Barrel Aged. Bourbon. Wine Aged. )
Availability: 22oz bombers, Draft. Limited.
Arrival: November 14, 2013

11% ABV

by Reid Ramsay