Imperial Stout

Posted in Foothills Brewing, Don't Miss This

Foothills Dead and Berried (blackberry bourbon stout) coming late summer

Foothills Dead and Berried, an all new imperial stout aged in bourbon barrels with raspberries, is slated for August.

This year, the Foothills Barrel Aged Sexual Chocolate release was pushed up to spring. You have the barrels to thank for that. Because of this move, the brewery had a slot in the release schedule (August-September) that needed to be filled. 300 freshly emptied Buffalo Trace barrels recently came to the Foothill’s Winston-Salem, North Carolina home, for BA Sexual Chocolate and Barrel Aged People’s Porter. However, some barrels were left over.

That’s where Foothills Dead and Berried got started. The brewery created an all new imperial stout (different from the Sex chocolate base) last fall. That beer aged for a while on 420 pounds Oregonian blackberries. Then – bourbon barrels for over 5 months.

Up side? Another potentially fantastic barrel-aged beer from Foothills.

Downside? Foothills Dead and Berried will be draft only this time around. On draft at the brewery and brewpub, and the Denver Rare Beer Tasting this fall.

Style: Imperial Stout (w/ Blackberries. Barrel Aged. Bourbon.)
Availability: Draft Only
Debut: August, 2016

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by Reid Ramsay
Posted in Burial Beer Co, Beer News

Burial Beer Track 1 kicks off Album Series

Burial Beer Track 1, part of a new “Album Series” debuts on July 3rd.

A dedication to that first track you hear from your favorite album, Burial Beer Track 1 is a straight forward imperial stout.

The Album Series. We begin with Track 1 an Imperial Stout brewed in the spirit of the first track any of us ever heard from our favorite album; straight-forward, honest, the purest example of what’s to come as we leaned in to listen.

Burial Beer Track 1 is available in 750 milliliter bottles.

Style: Imperial Stout
Availability: 750ml Bottles
Debut: 7/3/16

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by Reid Ramsay
Posted in New Holland Brewing, Headlines

New Holland Dragon’s Milk Reserve Raspberry Lemon, for summer

New Holland Dragon’s Milk Reserve Raspberry Lemon is a new spin on the brewery’s year-round barrel-aged stout.

If you are a bourbon barrel stout fan, you better at least know this base beer. One of the best known beers in New Holland’s lineup is Dragon’s Milk, an imperial stout aged in bourbon barrels from their own distillery.

A little while back, the brewery started releasing some fun variants on the barreled favorite. This summer is New Holland Dragon’s Milk Reserve Raspberry Lemon. How do you make a strong dark beer a little more summery? Michigan raspberries and lemon zest of course.

“Our brewers surprised us with this one and we were amazed how well the flavors and aromas came together to work with Dragon’s Milk. The raspberries bring a depth to Dragon’s Milk that we love and the lemon zest kicks up the fruit aromas and provides a unique, bright, and exciting experience. Our brewers nailed it.” – Brett VanderKamp, President

New Holland Dragon’s Milk Reserve Raspberry Lemon debuts on June 25th at the brewery, and across the brewery’s markets in July.

Expect a new variant in October.

Style: Imperial Stout (w/ Raspberries, Lemons. Barrel Aged. Bourbon.)
Availability: 12oz Bottles, Draft. Seasonal.
Release: June, 2016

11% ABV

New Holland Dragon’s Milk debuted in 2001. Today, the beer ages and resides in more than 3,500 oak barrels at the brewery. 

by Reid Ramsay
Posted in Goose Island Brewing, Headlines

Goose Island Chateau Noir Imperial Stout, a bottle potential

Goose Island Chateau Noir Imperial Stout is potentially on the horizon by the Chicago, Illinois brewery.

Barrel aged releases are the among the most sought after Goose Island beers. Goose Island Chateau Noir is an imperial stout, aged in Cabernet barrels for 14 months.

Dried fruit aromas and vanilla and currant tones frame the flavors of Chateau Noir. This Imperial Stout balances malty sweetness with wine-like tannins and acidity imparted by Cabernet barrels.

Goose Island Chateau Noir will be bottled in 16.9 ounce bottles (much like the Bourbon County Brand Stout). The brewery has not yet announced this beer.

Style: Imperial Stout (Wine Barrel Aged.)
Availability: 16.9 oz Bottles
Release: TBA

12% ABV

by Reid Ramsay
Posted in Creature Comforts, New Releases

Creature Comforts Existence, aged 19 months in bourbon

Creature Comforts Existence, a bourbon barrel aged imperial stout, releases on May 21st, 2016.

This beer is all about time. The base beer was brewed in Athens, Georgia shortly after the brewery opened its doors in 2014. The stout has been aging in Willet bourbon barrels for 19 months.

“Immediately after our opening weekend, we brewed the base stout that now – after 19 months in Willet bourbon barrels – has become Existence,” said Creature Comforts Wood Cellar and Specialty Brand Manager, Blake Tyers. “Time is a gift that we appreciate in our wood cellar, and Existence is a prime example of what time can bring.”

Creature Comforts Existence boasts notes of oak, vanilla, dark chocolate, subtle cherry and bourbon. Available in extremely limited quantities on a ticketed tour on May 21st.

Style: Imperial Stout (Barrel Aged. Bourbon.)
Availability: 750ml Bottles
Release: 5/21/16 (Brewery only)

11.8% 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 The Bruery, Headlines

The Bruery Share This Coffee Imperial Stout launches in June

The Bruery Share This Coffee Imperial Stout will kick off a new “Share This” series of collaborative and charitable stouts this June.

“Share This” will feature special ingredients from around the world. Brewery founder Patrick Rue has already been actively seeking unique ingredients for future releases.

The Bruery Share This Coffee Imperial Stout uses Bourbon & Catimor variety coffee beans from the Cagat family farm on the Mindanao Island in the Philippines. The beans were sourced by San Diego’s Mostra Coffee.

“When we looked into the amazing ingredients we’d want to use for future releases, it became apparent they generally came from impoverished areas of the world. The way we design most of our beers is that they are shared with others, and taking that theme a bit further, that we share with those who could use our help.”

For each bottle of The Bruery Share This Coffee Imperial Stout purchased, one dollar is donated to  Free Wheelchair Mission’s efforts in the Philippines. The non-profit organization provides wheelchairs at no cost to people with disabilities living in developing nations. The partnership with The Bruery will provide 550 people in the Philippines with new mobility.

The Bruery Share This Coffee Imperial Stout will see national distribution twice a year, each with unique treatments. The first edition arrives June 1, 2016.

Style: Imperial Stout (w/ Coffee)
Availability: 750ml Bottles
Release: 6/1/16

Distribution: AZ, CA, CO, CT, FL, GA, HI, IL, IN, LA, MD, MA, MI, NJ, NV, NV, NC, OH, PA, RI, TX, VT, VA, WA, WI.

11.9% ABV

 

by Reid Ramsay