A new variant of Goose Island’s epic Bourbon County Brand Stout series is in the works. The now famous imperial stout aged in Templeton Rye bourbon barrels.
Templeton bourbon was first created in Templeton, Iowa during the prohibition era. in 2001, Continue Reading →
Speakeasy Ales & Lagers (San Francisco, CA) is releasing a new, blended, barrel aged series called The Syndicate.
Each release will feature a blend of strong ales that have spend 9 months or longer aging in various American spirit barrels. For Continue Reading →
After speaking with a few Sierra Nevada employees, there is some good news you need to know.
First – the brewery has and is expanding their barrel aging program. The barrel aged offerings – from Bigfoot, and Narwhal to a few Continue Reading →
Duclaw Brewing (Maryland) is prepping for the release of Divine Retribution No. 3. This marks the third release of Retribution. (There are spin offs that include Pumpkin Retribution, Cocoa Retribution, Cocoa Vanilla Retribution, etc. )
Retribution #3 is a 40/60 blend Continue Reading →
New Belgium Brewing (Fort Collins, CO) is adding 32 new French Oak foeders to the brewery. That will bring the count to 64. A foeder is a large wooden tank used to sour the beer.
This addition will double the production Continue Reading →
The second release in Coronado Brewing’s Coronado Collection is Barrel Aged Old Scallywag.
Style: Barleywine (Barrel Aged)
Availability: 22oz Bombers. Limited Release.
In late October, I got the opportunity to sit down with Dougal Gunn Sharp, the founder of Innis & Gunn. He founded the craft brewery in Edinburgh, Scotland in 2002.
The flagship beer – Original got it’s start as the by-product Continue Reading →
A new variant of Goose Island’s epic Bourbon County Brand Stout series is in the works. The now famous imperial stout aged in Templeton Rye bourbon barrels.
Templeton bourbon was first created in Templeton, Iowa during the prohibition era. in 2001, Scott Bush reintroduced the brand based on the prohibition area recipe. In 2007, Templeton Rye was first distributed outside of Iowa.
Speakeasy Ales & Lagers (San Francisco, CA) is releasing a new, blended, barrel aged series called The Syndicate.
Each release will feature a blend of strong ales that have spend 9 months or longer aging in various American spirit barrels. For Syndicate No. 1, Brewmaster Kushal Hall made the blend in basically the the same way winemakers blend.
“This is certainly the most unique beer we’ve ever produced,” said Kushal Hall of the project. “There were so many factors to consider in the creation of this beer—the collective recipe writing, the brewing & fermentation of each of the component beers, the aging of each beer in the different types of bourbon barrels, and how the individual beers interacted with each barrel. We had to see how the the wood reacted with the beer and how the malts broke down and created new flavors.”
Syndicate No. 01 is a blend of six beers matured between 12-26 months in various bourbon barrels. The base beer was Old Godfather Barleywine (51%) which was aged for over two years. The rest of the blend breaks down like this –
The whole recipe looks like this:
Syndicate No. 1 will be available at the tap room on December 5th, 2013 at 3 pm, celebrating the repeal of prohibition. A handful of bottles will hit west coast retailers.
Style: American Strong Ale (Blended. Barrel Aged. Bourbon)
Availability: 22oz Bombers
Arrival: 12/5/13
10.5% ABV
After speaking with a few Sierra Nevada employees, there is some good news you need to know.
First – the brewery has and is expanding their barrel aging program. The barrel aged offerings – from Bigfoot, and Narwhal to a few from the Ovila Series have been quite successful. Pretty sure you already knew this.
Both the Chico, California location and the new North Carolina location will have a barrel aging program.
Secondly, the above pic is a teaser of a new barrel aged offering to come. Just drool at the thought.
Duclaw Brewing (Maryland) is prepping for the release of Divine Retribution No. 3. This marks the third release of Retribution. (There are spin offs that include Pumpkin Retribution, Cocoa Retribution, Cocoa Vanilla Retribution, etc. )
Retribution #3 is a 40/60 blend of Kentucky bourbon barrel aged imperial stout, and their Misery Wheatwine. The blend rested quietly in the barrel for 6 months. The resulting flavor is described as “a full bodied blended stout balances a citrus aroma and tropical, fruity esters with righteous nots of dark fruit, vanilla, charred oak, and espresso…”
Release details to come from DuClaw.
Style: Blended Imperial Stout (w/ Spices. Barrel Aged. Bourbon)
Availability: 22oz bombers. Limited Draft.
Arrival: TBA
10.8% ABV
New Belgium Brewing (Fort Collins, CO) is adding 32 new French Oak foeders to the brewery. That will bring the count to 64. A foeder is a large wooden tank used to sour the beer.
This addition will double the production of sour ale offerings in the coming years.
“With this expansion, we’ll get so close to that feeling I had the first time I walked through the forest of foeders at Rodenbach,” said New Belgium’s Wood Cellar Manager/Blender, Lauren Salazar. “Just knowing they’re all full of souring beer – ALL of them – is exciting. It’s a destination. Something you have to experience first hand.”
Tart Lychee and Eric’s Ale are expected to be in year round production by 2015. Over the next few months, the brewery will be rehydrating the barrels, and inoculating them with various wild yeasts. They will then age beer for nearly two years before bottling/kegging.
The second release in Coronado Brewing’s Coronado Collection is Barrel Aged Old Scallywag.
Style: Barleywine (Barrel Aged)
Availability: 22oz Bombers. Limited Release.
In late October, I got the opportunity to sit down with Dougal Gunn Sharp, the founder of Innis & Gunn. He founded the craft brewery in Edinburgh, Scotland in 2002.
The flagship beer – Original got it’s start as the by-product of something else Sharp was hired to do, season barrels for ale finished whiskey. Basically, the rest is history.
Since the debut of Original, the brewery has evolved their barrel aged line up to include offerings like Rum Aged, Cognac Aged, Irish Whiskey Cask, Bourbon Barrel Stout & more. In this second part interview with Dougal, he runs down some special offerings currently in market in the United States. Currently in market you’ll find Oloroso Cask, Scottish Porter, Bourbon Barrel Stout, and Canadian Cherrywood, but also gives you the exclusive first look at a 2014 offering – Toasted Oak IPA.
Don’t miss the part one, the history of Innis & Gunn.
