Topic Archives: Cherries
Unknown Brewing Dirty Commie Heathen makes a 2nd appearance
Unknown Brewing Dirty Commie Heathen is making a second appearance at the end of the month. Last year’s release was very successful.
Unknown Brewing Dirty Commie Heathen is a Russian Imperial Stout that features over 4,000 pounds of grain used in the brewing process, Michigan tart cherries, and is aged with bourbon barrels. The 2016 recipe was dialed in a little more to the brewery’s liking.
Owner and Head Brewer Brad Shell is extremely happy with this years offering. This is only the second time ever this beer has been brewed and after last year Brad was able to make small tweaks to make it even better. Brad says, “This years Commie turned out amazing and I think people should hurry up and buy it before I drink it all!”
Unknown Brewing Dirty Commie Heathen will be available in 22oz bottles. The brewery recently added Atlanta, Georgia distribution. The state can expect this beer as well.
Other interesting bottle releases by the brewery include a lager brewed with 99 scorpions, and Vehopciraptor Double IPA.
Style: Russian Imperial Stout (w/ Cherries. Barrel Aged. Bourbon.)
Availability: 22oz Bottles, Draft. Limited Release.
Return: 1/30/16
12.4% ABV
Burial Beer Book of the Dead releases New Year’s Eve
Burial Beer Book of the Dead will be available on New Year’s Eve.
The Belgian-style stout was blended with cherries, and aged in Four Roses Bourbon barrels.
A bold stout with a roasted malt backbone and fresh tart cherry notes that fuse with the bourbon characteristics as well as vanilla, soft caramel and oak notes from the barrel.
Burial Beer Book of the Dead is a 750 milliliter bottle release. $16 each, available at the brewery in Asheville, North Carolina.A
Additionally, Burial Beer Cold Moon Winter Ale releases at the same time.
Style: Belgian-style Stout (w/ Cherries. Barrel Aged. Bourbon)
Availability: 750ml Bottles, Draft. Limited release.
Release: 12/31/15
6% ABV
Spotlight: Wicked Weed Angel of Darkness
Wicked Weed Angel of Darkness is coming in December, the culmination of a year-long Angels Series.
2015 has seen the releases of Red Angel, Golden Angel, and White Angel. The final angel – Wicked Weed Angel of Darkness, has spent more time in the barrel than any Angel in the series, and that’s because of the Oloroso Sherry barrels. (Plus the metric ton of boysenberries, raspberries, blackberries, and cherries that have been quietly adding flavor.) All total, that’s 3 tons of fruit, and 16 months of maturation.
Much like sour beer, Oloroso sherry (fortified wine), relies on oxidative aging and a protective pellicle to develop full, rustic flavors in these oak vessels.
Wicked Weed Angel of Darkness is a 500 ml bottle offering, that sold out in seconds.
We made a few trips to the brewery this year, staring at those Oloroso sherry barrels. What came out of it is as crazy as it sounds. As the beer warms up the taste is a fun game of which fruit is in my mouth. Plus sherry. Wicked Weed excels at making the wild/sour ales tart, while keeping the fruit fresh. Fantastic conclusion to a year of “Angels” from Wicked Weed.
The brewery re-brewed this beer at the end of 2015, set to return in 2016.
Style: American Wild Ale (w/ Boysenberries, Raspberries, Blackberries, Cherries.)
Availability:
Release: 12/12/15 (Pre-sale 11/21)
?? ABV
Angel of Darkness asleep in the barrel. Pic: Beer Street Journal
Epic Brewing Orchard Cherry
Epic Brewing Orchard Cherry
Spotlight: Dogfish Head Higher Math, celebrating 20 years
Dogfish Head (Milton, DE) celebrates 20 years of brewing this year. They are celebrating off-centered, and accordingly. Dogfish Head Higher Math has arrived.
The base beer is a golden ale, fermented with cherries on cocoa nibs, finishing at a bold 17% alcohol by volume. (Our initial post mentioned it was going for 20%.) Still one of the strongest beer in the the brewery’s history.
Due to it’s high ABV, that eliminates a small list of states that Dogfish Head currently distributes to from getting the the anniversary offering. Good rule of thumb for figuring this out – if you don’t currently receive Dogfish Head 120 Minute IPA, then you won’t see Dogfish Head Higher Math on your shelves.
Tasting this bold beer, the alcohol is present, along with the sour cherry juice. It is deceptively sweet which makes it easy to down 12 ounces of 17% beer. Share it, or wear a helmet when consuming.
Dogfish Head Higher Math in on shelves now in 12 ounce bottles. Happy 20th Dogfish Head. Can’t wait for 20 more years of what you put in our glasses.
Style: American Strong Ale (w/ Cherries, Cocoa Nibs)
Availability:
Release: October, 2015
20% ABV
Below, pics of the test batches from Summer, 2015.
Almanac Dogpatch Grand Cru now available
Almanac Dogpatch Grand Cru, a special imperial version of the brewery’s Dogpatch Sour Ale is joining the brewery’s big bottle lineup.
Almanac Dogpatch Grand Cru is blend, of a Flanders red style sour ale with red wine grapes. The brewery took California-grown Zinfandel, Syrah, Tannat, Petite Sirah, and Tempranillo grapes and added it to a special imperial edition of their Dogpatch Sour (aged in wine barrels with cherries.) The best flavors of beer and wine are the end goal for the blended release.
Tannic red wine notes mingle with complex sour yeast flavors and French oak barrel character to create an exceptionally original new brew. Pair with beer-braised beef dishes and savor on special occasions.
Almanac Dogpatch Grand Cru is a 750 milliner bottle offerings, available exclusively in California.
Style: American Wild Ale (w/ Grapes, Cherries. Wine Barrel Aged.)
Availability: 750ml Bottles
Release: November, 2015
Blue Point Jingle Mingle
Blue Point Jingle Mingle
