Imperial Stout

Red Brick Hype Whale coming in February

Red Brick Hype Whale arrives in February. Who needs a hype train when you have a rapping whale, right? (Insert Free Willy comments here.)

Red Brick Hype Whale is an imperial stout, aged on bourbon soaked oak. Instead of making an exclusive Continue Reading →

Great Divide Yeti headed to cans

Great Divide Yeti Imperial Stout will soon be available in cans. The brewery has already teased the beer’s existence on social media.

Great Divide Yeti is one of the brewery’s most highly rated, as well as a year-round offering. (Other Yeti variants Continue Reading →

Posted in Coming Soon, Fonta Flora Brewery

Fonta Flora Sal De Gusano joins triple bottle release day

Fonta Flora Sal De Gusano will join two other special releases on January 16th.

While the other two releases – Sun Gold, and Land Trust are lighter offerings, Fonta Flora Sal De Gusano is an imperial stout. The 11.2% alcohol by volume imperial stout has been aged in mezcal barrels with cacao nibs from Asheville, North Carolina’s French Broad Chocolates. Additionally the beer features organic vanilla beans and Outer Banks sea salt.

All three beers release at a special brewery party on January 16th.

Style: Imperial Stout (w/ Cacao Nibs, Vanilla Beans, Sea Salt. Barrel Aged. Mezcal.)
Availability: 750ml Bottles. Limited.

Release: 1/16/16

11.2% ABV

by Reid Ramsay
Posted in Seasonal Return, Three Taverns Brewery

Three Taverns Theophan the Recluse Returns, tweaked recipe

Three Taverns Theophan the Recluse is shipping again in January, 2016. The beer kicked off the brewery’s 750ml series last year. Recluse is brewed with a mix of eight specialty dark malts, Muscovado sugar, and a Belgian yeast strain.

2016’s recipe has been slightly adjusted from past brews. Three Taverns has dialed down the lighter adjunct sugars and dialing up the heavier and darker malt sugars for a more viscous version of the imperial stout. This translates (as they put it): dialing down the Belgian aspects, and dialing up the Russian aspects. Sorry Belgians.

Theophan the Recluse was a Russian monk known for the spiritual depth and complexity of his writings. We consider him a perfect namesake for this rich, complex imperial stout, brewed with eight specialty malts, dark Muscovado sugar and a Belgian yeast strain. Deep, mysterious, full-bodied and indefinably exotic, Theophan the Recluse is meant to transport drinkers to a place of deep contemplation, mystical insight and inspired conversation.

Three Taverns Theophan the Recluse has been a home run for the brewery, ever since the beer debut a few years ago. Available in 750 milliliter bottles and draft. A bourbon barrel-aged edition has been available in the past as well (aka Departed Spirit).

Style: Imperial Stout (w/ Muscovado Sugar)
Availability: Draft, 750 ml Bottles. Winter Seasonal

9% ABV

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

Red Brick Hype Whale coming in February

Red Brick Hype Whale arrives in February. Who needs a hype train when you have a rapping whale, right? (Insert Free Willy comments here.)

Red Brick Hype Whale is an imperial stout, aged on bourbon soaked oak. Instead of making an exclusive release, Red Brick brewed an ample amount of this new stout, giving you a chance to sip it all winter long. Solid chance to get off that hype train. (and get on a whale.)

This beer features big notes of dark chocolate and espresso beans with a distinct Bourbon oak character, which is achieved by aging the beer for
an extended period on chipped Bourbon barrels prior to bottling. So go ahead, grab your favorite glass and enjoy this whale of a stout.

Red Brick Hype Whale is will be available in February, 2016 in 12 ounce bottles and draft.

Style: Imperial Stout (w/ Oak Chips. Bourbon.)
Hops: Apollo, Magnum, Willamette
Availability: 12oz Bottles, Draft.
Release: February, 2016

10% ABV

by Reid Ramsay
Posted in Dry Dock Brewing, New Releases

Dry Dock Cascara Imperial Stout launches January 7th

Dry Dock Cascara Imperial Stout releases on January 7, 2016. This release is technically the last offering in there brewery’s 2015 Signature Series lineup.

Dry Dock Cascara Imperial Stout features the dried fruit of coffee berries known as cascara, to the strong stout. The brewery notes the addition adds flavors of leather, dark cherry and tobacco. Additionally, better orange peel is added during the brewing process.

“The notes of the Cascara blend well with the chocolate, vanilla, and marshmallow notes in the Imperial Stout,” says North Dock Head Brewer Alan Simons, who created this Signature Series beer. “In the tradition of a well-balanced cocktail, such as an Old Fashioned, we added some bitter orange peel to brighten the beer a touch. We used more than one pound per barrel of Cascara and a half pound per barrel of bitter orange peel.”

Dry Dock Cascara Imperial Stout will be available in 22 ounce bottles, and draft this month.

Style: Imperial Stout (w/ Bitter Orange Peel, Cascara. Barrel Aged. Whiskey.)
Availability: 22oz Bottles, Draft. Limited.
Release: 1/7/16

10.1% ABV

by Reid Ramsay
Posted in Seasonal Return, Two Roads Brewing

Two Road’s Igor’s Dream, brewery only release

Two Road’s Igor’s Dream will be available at the brewery on January 30th. The beer was first brewed in 2012.

Two Road’s Igor’s Dream is a Russian imperial stout, crafted to honor aviation legend Igor Sikorsky. (The Sikorsky Aircraft Company is still making helicopters in the brewery’s hometown of Stratford, Connecticut.) This “Dream” is aged in rye whiskey barrels.

2016 marks the 4th release of Two Road’s Igor’s Dream. 900 bottles of the stout will be sold for $20 dollars each.

Additionally, Igor’s Dream aged in a Maple Whiskey barrel from Saxton River Distillery in Vermont and Igor’s Dream aged in a Scotch barrel will be available. $25 dollars each, 250 bottles.

Style: Imperial Stout (Barrel Aged. Rye Whiskey)
Availability: 750ml Bottles, Corked & Caged. 900 Available
Release: 1/30/16

10.9% ABV

by Reid Ramsay
Posted in Coming Soon, Don't Miss This, Great Divide

Great Divide Yeti headed to cans

Great Divide Yeti Imperial Stout will soon be available in cans. The brewery has already teased the beer’s existence on social media.

Great Divide Yeti is one of the brewery’s most highly rated, as well as a year-round offering. (Other Yeti variants appear throughout the year.)

YETI IMPERIAL STOUT is an onslaught of the senses. It starts with big, roasty malt flavor that gives way to rich caramel and toffee notes. YETI gets its bold hop character from an enormous quantity of American hops. It weighs in at a hefty 75 IBUs.

Great Divide Yeti will apparently be available in 12 ounce cans while it is still cold outside, alongside its bottle and draft siblings.

Style: Imperial Stout
Availability: 22oz Bottles, 12oz Bottles, Draft (Current), Cans (Soon)
Release: TBA

9.5% ABV, 75 IBUs

by Reid Ramsay
Posted in New Beers, Ecliptic Brewing

Ecliptic Oort Barrel Aged Imperial Stout

Ecliptic Oort Barrel Aged Imperial Stout

by Reid Ramsay