Barrel Aged

Heavy Seas Holy Sheet! in Brandy Returns

Holy Sheet! is back from Heavy Seas Brewing (Baltimore, MD). A Belgian style abbey ale aged in brandy barrels. Was the third release in the Uncharted Waters Series. 2014 is the second time barrel aged Holy Sheet! has hit shelves.

Rich, complex and unique, Abbey style Continue Reading →

New Holland Announces Carhartt Collaboration Brew

A little while back, New Holland Brewing (Holland, MI) announced a very special collaboration/partnership with work clothes producer Carhartt.

This fall, the collaboration comes together in a craft brew dubbed The Carhartt Woodsman. Woodsman is a session-strength pale ale, aged in Continue Reading →

Big Boss Rare Tequila Offering For Cinco

Big Boss Brewing (Raleigh, NC) and Raleigh Times Bar have spent months acquiring tequila barrels from Olmeca Altos Distillery in Jalisco, Mexico.

The final creation is a limited edition brew called Muerto Viviente (Living Dead). The tequila aged offering will be Continue Reading →

Posted in Jackie O's, New Beers

Jackie O’s Bourbon Barrel Dark Apparition

by Reid Ramsay
Posted in 3 Floyds Brewing, New Releases, The Bruery

Rare Collab with 3 Floyds & The Bruery On Sale

A rare offering went on sale today at Three Floyds Brewpub in Muenster, Indiana- Rue D’Floyd.

A mash up of the two brewery names (Three Floyds & The Bruery), Rue D’Floyd is a porter, aged in bourbon barrels. $30 dollars per 750ml bottle.

Style: Porter (w/ Vanilla Beans, Cherries. Barrel Aged. Bourbon.)
Availability: 750ml bottles. Brewpub only

?? ABV 

pic via Three Floyds

by Reid Ramsay
Posted in Heavy Seas, Seasonal Return

Heavy Seas Holy Sheet! in Brandy Returns

Holy Sheet! is back from Heavy Seas Brewing (Baltimore, MD). A Belgian style abbey ale aged in brandy barrels. Was the third release in the Uncharted Waters Series. 2014 is the second time barrel aged Holy Sheet! has hit shelves.

Rich, complex and unique, Abbey style ales are transcendent, and ours stands proudly in the ranks. Aged in brandy barrels, Holy Sheet is a mahogany ale brewed with Belgian Abbey yeast, candi sucre, and unique crystal malts. Rounded, spicy caramel flavors mixed with vinous notes and oak overtones, this ale pairs well with quiet contemplation…

Style: Belgian Strong Dark Ale (w/ Candi Sugar. Barrel Aged, Brandy)
Availability: 22oz bombers, Draft (Limited). All Heavy Seas markets. Limited time.
Release: May, 2014

9% ABV 

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by Reid Ramsay
Posted in Don't Miss This, New Releases, Red Brick Brewing, Videos

Beer Street Journal Video: Red Brick’s New Rum Barrel Offering

Red Brick Brewing (Atlanta) has released their newest offering in their Brick Mason Series, Three Bagger Tripel.

For this release, the brewery created a 9.5% Belgian-style tripel and aged it for six months in Cruzan rum barrels. Available in limited quantities in 12oz bottles and draft.

Red Brick’s Tyler Cates gives Beer Street Journal readers a minute rundown on this boozy newbie.

Style: Tripel (Barrel Aged. Rum)
Availability: All Red Brick markets. Limited release

9.5% ABV

by Reid Ramsay
Posted in Headlines, New Holland Brewing, New Releases

New Holland Announces Carhartt Collaboration Brew

A little while back, New Holland Brewing (Holland, MI) announced a very special collaboration/partnership with work clothes producer Carhartt.

This fall, the collaboration comes together in a craft brew dubbed The Carhartt Woodsman. Woodsman is a session-strength pale ale, aged in bourbon barrels.

This beer is not only a celebration of Carhartt’s 125th anniversary, it’s first and foremost a salute to hard-working men and women who deserve a refreshing reward after a long day’s work,” said Tony Ambroza, senior vice president of marketing at Carhartt. “A flavorful Carhartt ale from an authentic partner like New Holland is the perfect way to honor our consumers and the hard work they do each day.”

New Holland Carhartt Woodsman is brewed with Michigan Cascade hops that blend well with the barrel aging. Look for 12oz bottles of this offering in all of New Holland’s distribution states.

Style: Pale Ale (Barrel Aged. Bourbon.)
Hops: Cascade

Availability: 12oz Bottles. All New Holland Markets
Arrival: October, 2014

4.5% ABV

Fun Fact: The Tin Woodsman, from The Wizard of Oz, was penned in Holland, Michigan by L. Frank Baum in 1899. Carhartt was already ten years old.

by Reid Ramsay
Posted in Allagash Brewing, Don't Miss This, New Releases

First Blueberry Beer From Allagash Launches This Month

The first ever blueberry beer that Allagash Brewing (Portland, ME) has ever created, Little Sal, launches on May 19th.

Little Sal is brewed with local Maine blueberries and aged in red wine barrels with souring bacteria Lactobaccilus and Pediococcus.

Bottles go on sale at the brewery at 10 am. Very small quantity available for this release.

Style: American Wild Ale (w/ Blueberries. Barrel Aged. Wine Aged.)
Availability: 12.7oz Bottles

 6.1% ABV

by Reid Ramsay
Posted in Big Boss Brewing, New Releases

Big Boss Rare Tequila Offering For Cinco

Big Boss Brewing (Raleigh, NC) and Raleigh Times Bar have spent months acquiring tequila barrels from Olmeca Altos Distillery in Jalisco, Mexico.

The final creation is a limited edition brew called Muerto Viviente (Living Dead). The tequila aged offering will be released this Friday at Raleigh Times Bar in Raleigh, NC. Muerto Viviente is a Belgian strong dark ale that spent three months in the tequila barrels with agave nectar and pink peppercorn.

Big Boss Muerto Viviente is draft only.

Style: Belgian Strong Dark Ale (w/ Agave Nectar, Pink Peppercorns. Barrel Aged. Tequila)
Availability: Draft Only
Arrival: May, 2014

9% ABV

If you go: 

May 2, 2014, 6 pm
Raleigh Times Bar, Raleigh, North Carolina

by Reid Ramsay