Imperial Stout

Posted in Burial Beer Co, Coming Soon

Burial Skillet Donut Stout Bottles Return March 14th

Burial Beer Co. (Asheville, NC) released Skillet Donut Stout will make a re-return on March 14th, 2015. The oatmeal stout is brewed with molasses and milk sugar, and Counter Culture Coffee.

Cold black iron. Never decaying, it is held to the fire to unearth impeccable flavor from whatever it holds. Never biased, it welcomes all ingredients. The Skillet is our most trusted and daring tool of culinary ingenuity. It is the perfect barrier-carrier fro this rich, black ale. This breakfast stout is made from a blend of nine barley malts, a healthy scoop of oats, milk and molasses sugars, and our favorite blend of freshly roasted Counter Culture Coffee beans. Welcome the day with rich cocoa, smooth caramel, dark fruits, and an abundance of diverse coffee aroma unlike no other. Drink your breakfast.

Burial Skillet Donut Stout is available in limited quantities on draft, and at the brewery in Asheville, North Carolina.

Style: Imperial Stout/Oatmeal Stout (w/ Coffee, Lactose, Molasses Sugar)
Availability: 750ml bottles, Draft
Release: 3/14/15 (Bottles._

8% ABV

Image via Burial Beer Co.

by Reid Ramsay
Posted in New Releases, Omaha Brewing

Omaha General’s Select Barrel Aged Stout, The Brewery’s First Bottle

Omaha Brewing Company (Omaha, GA) will release their first bottles on February 26th, 2015 – General’s Select Barrel Aged Stout.

For this first release, the brewery aged an imperial stout in Jack Daniel’s whiskey barrels for close to 5-9 months.

This beautiful barrel–aged stout boasts a bold flavor profile with chocolate, Rosie, coffee, oak, bourbon whiskey and vanilla no it’s derived from the combination of seven malts and barrel aging.

Omaha General’s Select Barrel Aged Stout will be available in 750ml corked & caged bottles. Only 14 cases will be available in the Columbus, Georgia area.

Style: Imperial Stout (Barrel Aged. Whiskey.)
Availability: 750ml Bottles
Release: 2/26/15

11.1% ABV

by Reid Ramsay
Posted in Avery Brewing, Don't Miss This, Seasonal Return

Avery Uncle Jacob’s Stout Returns This Weekend

Avery Brewing Uncle Jacob’s Stout makes a return this weekend. The release is Batch 4.

It took just a few few short weeks for Uncle Jacob’s Stout to be found among the Top 25 most highly rated beers in the United States, prompting the brewery to make this an annual release. Jacob is an imperial stout, aged for six months in bourbon barrels.

 Jacob Spears, our 6th Great Grand Uncle, is credited as the first distiller to label his whiskey ‘Bourbon.” He  built his distillery in Bourbon County Kentucky in 1798– 203 years before we began brewing. While obviously a bit too late to produce Uncle Jacob’s wash, we’ve instead created something for more complex. In his honor, we present this robust, silky smooth, full-bodied and altogether extremely American rendition of an Imperial Stout aged for 6 months in the very finest bourbon barrels. This explains a lot about our penchant for big brews! It in our blood. (Brewed with Rocky Mountain Water, Malted Barley, Flaked Oats, Hops and Yeast.)

Avery Uncle Jacob’s Stout is available in 12oz bottles at Avery,  starting February 22nd. Limited distribution to follow (see states below.)

Style: Imperial Stout (Barrel Aged)
Availability: 12oz bottles.
Distribution: CO, AZ, CA, IL, KS, KY, MA, MN, MO, NJ, NM, NY, OK, PA, SC, TX, VA WA, WI, WY
Release: TBA

16.9% ABV

by Reid Ramsay
Posted in Don't Miss This, New Releases, Upslope Brewing Company

Upslope Lee Hill Barrel Aged Imperial Stout , Feb 19th

Upslope Brewing Company (Boulder, CO) is releasing their third offering in the rare Lee Hill Series, Lee Hill Barrel Aged Imperial Stout on Thursday, February 19th. The Lee Hill line highlights one-off brews and experimentation.

Release three is a barrel-aged imperial stout, aged in Leopold Bros. Maryland Rye Whiskey barrels.

“Brewing and aging the Lee Hill Series in a small-batch format gives us the opportunity to experiment with the finest ingredients available,” said Head Brewer, Sam Scruby. “The Volume 3 Barrel Aged Imperial Stout is a sturdy, yet smooth, take on the classic stout style.”

Upslope Lee Hill Barrel Aged imperial Stout is brewed with three different kinds of roasted malts to add coffee, chocolate and dark fruit flavors to the beer, on top of the barrel notes the beer picked up. Available in 16oz cans in the brewery’s tap room starting February 19th, 2015

Style: Imperial Stout (Barrel Aged. Rye Whiskey.)
Availability: 19.2oz Cans. $10. Limit 4.
Release: 2/19/15

10% ABV

 

by Reid Ramsay
Posted in Iron Hill Brewing, New Releases

Iron Hill Russian Imperial Stout Headed to Cans

Iron Hill Brewery & Restaurant (Wilmington, DE) is releasing Russian Imperial Stout in cans for the first time. The beer is described as “a beer worthy of a steak.”

“Russian Imperial Stout earned its first medal in 2003, and 12 years later, it continues to proudly represent our talented brewers thanks to its peerless flavor and their relentless commitment to quality,” says Director of Brewing Operations and Owner Mark Edelson.  “Nothing sounds better to me on a frozen winter’s night than a hearty steak dinner and a full-bodied stout, and that’s exactly what we’ll be serving in honor of Russian Imperial Stout’s continued dominance.”

Iron Hill Russian Imperial Stout will be available in 16oz cans/4 packs starting February 20th at all of the brewery’s 11 locations. Now through March 1st, the brewpub locations will serve a full range of steak entrees to compliment the medal winning beer.

Style: Russian Imperial Stout
Availability: 16oz Cans, Draft.
Release: February 20th, 2015

?? ABV

Read more: Canned Craft Beer

Image via Iron Hill

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

Cigar City Caffe Americano Double Stout (Non Barrel Aged) Bottle Potential

The very highly rated Cigar City Caffe Americano Double Stout is aged in rum barrels. Bottles of the barrel aged offering have been previously available. Now, it looks like the non-barrel aged base beer will be making a bottle appearance.

Cigar City Caffe Americano Double Stout is an imperial stout, brewed with coffee, cacao nibs, and vanilla beans.

Traditional Caffe Americano is made by adding water to espresso. We break all the rules with this Double Stout. We refuse to add water to our beer after fermentation, but have no issues adding beer to our espresso. This deep, dark stout exhibits rich espresso and coffee notes, which are contributed by the generous use of roasted barley and locally masted espresso. That simply is not enough for us. We also add masted, raw chocolate and a hint of vanilla to this big bodied stout. Dodge the red eye and take a shot of the dark.

Cigar City Caffe Americano Double Stout will be available in 22oz bottles. This beer has not been announced by the brewery. Beer Street Journal has contacted the brewery for more information.

Style: Imperial Stout (w/ Coffee, Cacao Nibs, Vanilla Beans.)
Availability: 22oz Bottles
Release: TBA

?? ABV

by Reid Ramsay
Posted in Coming Soon, Don't Miss This, Terrapin Beer Company

Terrapin Cinnamon Roll’d Wake n Bake Returns This Year [VIDEO]

The second release in Terrapin’s Reserve Series – Cinnamon Roll’d Wake-n-Bake will make a return again in 2015. The base beer is the coffee oatmeal stout with a cinnamon-y twist. You get both in abundance.

The Beer Street Journal video above is was done at the time of the 2013 release with Dustin Watts, VP of Terrapin marketing. Before the Cinnamon Roll’d return, look for Maggie’s Blackberry Cobbler, and Tiramisu-Hoo to join the Reserve Series.

Style: Imperial Stout (w/ Coffee, Cinnamon)
Availability: 22oz bombers, Waxed. Limited Draft.
Arrival: December, 2015

9.2% ABV

by Reid Ramsay