Bourbon

Troegs Barrel Aged Flying Mouflan available again March 28th

Troegs Barrel Aged Flying Mouflan Barleywine will be available once again on Monday, March 28th. The barleywine has been aged in a combination of bourbon barrels and virgin oak.

Troegs Barrel Aged Flying Mouflan Barleywine will be available to purchase in single bottles, 4-packs, and cases.

Style: Barleywine (Barrel Aged. Bourbon.)
Availability: 375ml Bottles
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Avery Xolotl, Barrel Aged Series #37

Avery Xolotl looks to the 37th entry in the brewery’s on going Barrel-Aged Series.

Many of the releases prior to Avery Xolotl are barrel-aged wild ales. This edition is a bourbon aged imperial stout with a spicy twist. The 11.4% imperial stout Continue Reading →

Birds Fly South False Face, a sour stout

Birds Fly South False Face, a sour stout, is the next release by the Greenville, South Carolina brewery.

The base beer is a sweet stout that has been fermented in open wine vats with a mix of lactobacillus souring bacteria, house yeast, Continue Reading →

Posted in Innis & Gunn, New Releases

Innis & Gunn Vintage heads stateside. Aged in bourbon

Innis & Gunn Vintage is the latest barrel-aged offering released by the Edinburgh, Scotland based brewery.

This release is a little different from the brewery’s other barrel-aged releases. Innis & Gunn Vintage is an English strong ale, aged in American bourbon barrels for 100 days. This release is bottle conditioned with live yeast prior to release.

“Vintage is a special beer,” he says. “It tastes incredible and has been a labor of love that we’ve been working on for several years. From sourcing the best first-fill bourbon casks we could get our hands on to deliberating over the right combination of malts, this brew is a thank you to our fans and a promise of what’s still to come. – Dougal Gunn Sharp”

Innis & Gunn Vintage is available in 25 ounce bottles.

Style: Strong Ale (Barrel Aged. Bourbon.)
Availability: 25oz Bottles
Distribution: AL, CT, FL, GA, IL, KY, MA, MD, ME, MI, NC, NH, NJ, NV, NY, OH, PA, RI, SC, TN, VA, and VT.

Release: Late May, 2016

7.7% ABV

 

 

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

Foothills Barrel Aged Sexual Chocolate returns May 21st

Foothills Barrel Aged Sexual Chocolate will make a seasonal return to the Winston-Salem, North Carolina brewery’s lineup on May 21st.

The base beer, an imperial stout brewed with cocoa nibs, is one of the brewery’s most popular beers. When you introduce bourbon-barrel aging, people go crazy for it. So much so, the line for this beer basically starts when the brewpub closes the night before.

Our cocoa infused Imperial Stout. Opaque black in color with a dark brown head. Big chocolate aroma with notes of espresso, blackstrap molasses, dark sweet toffee and dark fruit. Smooth dark chocolate backbone with complex notes of coffee, dark toffee and dark fruit.

Foothills Barrel Aged Sexual Chocolate Is a very limited 22 ounce bottle release at the pub location in downtown.

Style: Imperial Stout (w/ Cocoa Nibs. Barrel Aged. Bourbon.)
Availability: 22oz Bottles. Limited.
Release: 5/21/16

9.75% ABV

The Beer Street Journal team is en route to Foothills this weekend. Drink with us, or else. 

 

by Reid Ramsay
Posted in Troegs Brewing, Seasonal Return

Troegs Barrel Aged Flying Mouflan available again March 28th

Troegs Barrel Aged Flying Mouflan Barleywine will be available once again on Monday, March 28th. The barleywine has been aged in a combination of bourbon barrels and virgin oak.

Troegs Barrel Aged Flying Mouflan Barleywine will be available to purchase in single bottles, 4-packs, and cases.

Style: Barleywine (Barrel Aged. Bourbon.)
Availability: 375ml Bottles
Latest Release: 3/27/16

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Image via Troegs

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

Avery Xolotl, Barrel Aged Series #37

Avery Xolotl looks to the 37th entry in the brewery’s on going Barrel-Aged Series.

Many of the releases prior to Avery Xolotl are barrel-aged wild ales. This edition is a bourbon aged imperial stout with a spicy twist. The 11.4% imperial stout is brewed with cacao nibs, vanilla beans and cinnamon, plus Pasilla, Ancho, and Chipotle chilies (including red, brown, and black.)

No 37. Clocks and spelling may not be your forte Thoma, but fortunately for everyone, blending a menagerie of wonderfully wacky ingredients is! Who cares about time or first name spellings anyhow?

Avery Xolotl will be a 12 ounce bottle offering. According to the label, bottling will occur in May, 2016.

Style: Imperial Stout (w/ Cacao Nibs, Vanilla Beans, Cinnamon, Chilies. Barrel Aged. Bourbon.)
Availability: 12oz Bottles
Release: TBA

11.4% ABV

by Reid Ramsay
Posted in Birds Fly South Ale Project, New Releases

Birds Fly South False Face, a sour stout

Birds Fly South False Face, a sour stout, is the next release by the Greenville, South Carolina brewery.

The base beer is a sweet stout that has been fermented in open wine vats with a mix of lactobacillus souring bacteria, house yeast, and Brettanomyces. Birds Fly South False Face was then aged in Four Roses Bourbon barrels with more wild and sour cultures.

This stunner of a stout was barely aged in bourbon barrels for a good long while after our house lactobacillus and yeast had a chance to play, then bottled conditioned for one month.

False Face is named for a ceremonial mask worn by some Native American tribes to cure the sick.

Kegs of Birds Fly South False Face will be available the week of March 21st  at Appalachian Ale House in Pickens, South Carolina. Bottles will be distributed in April, 2016.

Style: American Wild/Sour Ale (Wine Aged. Barrel Aged. Bourbon.)
Availability: 750ml Bottles, Draft. Limited Release.
Debut: Late March, 2016

5.8% ABV

Recent releases by Birds Fly South include Rustic Sunday and Skin & Bone.

by Reid Ramsay
Posted in Angry Orchard Ciders, New Releases

Angry Orchard The Old Fashioned debuts year-round

Angry Orchard The Old Fashioned has joined the cidery’s new Orchard’s Edge Series. A new series dedicated to creating an more complex cider flavor.

Angry Orchard The Old Fashioned is aged on charred oak bourbon barrel staves, with dried tart cherries and California grown navel orange peel. Apple varieties include Gala and Fuji.

The cider has a delicate citrus aroma with hints of vanilla and bourbon flavor from the wood aging process. The Old Fashioned has lasting tannins and a full, round mouthfeel.

Angry Orchard The Old Fashioned joins Knotty Pear in kicking off this new series. Each cider in the series is aged on oak, and will have not only apples in the recipe, but pears, and oranges. Additionally, each cider is aged on oak.

Style: Cider (w/ Tart Cherries. Barrel Aged. Bourbon.)
Availability: 12oz Bottles, Draft. Year-Round
Release: March, 2016

6.5% ABV

by Reid Ramsay
Posted in Bruery Terreux, New Releases

Bruery Terreux Cinnamonk released to Society members

Bruery Terreux Cinnamonk officially releases today, February 19th. A new bottle addition to the expanding Bruery Terreux lineup.

Bruery Terreux Cinnamonk is a sour brown ale, brewed with both cinnamon and blueberries. It was then aged in bourbon barrels, emerging a strong 12.1% alcohol by volume.

After spending time in bourbon barrels, the result emerges with notes of candied dates and tree nuts, toffee-drizzled dark winter fruits, maduro earthiness, autumnal spicing, tart flavors and oak-aged character.

Bruery Terreux Cinnamonk is available in 750 milliliter bottles at the brewery starting today. For Preservation Society members only.

Style: American Wild/Sour Ale (w/ Blueberries, Cinnamon. Barrel Aged. Bourbon.)
Availability: 750ml Bottles
Release: 2/19/16

12.1% ABV

by Reid Ramsay