Imperial Stout

Hardywood Kicks Off 2013 with Sidamo Coffee Stout

Kicking off 2013 for Hardywood (Richmond, VA) is Sidamo Coffee Stout. This reserve series entry features coffee from Richmond’s Lamplighter Roasting Company. Coffee and Russian Imperial Stout is perfect this time of year.

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4 Hands Presents Bona Fide Imperial Stout

The last of 4 Hands Brewing’s new winter seasonals is expected to hit shelves in January 2013. Bona Fide Imperial Stout is brewed with whole vanilla beans and Goshen coffee.

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Posted in Green Flash Brewing, Seasonal Return

Green Flash Releasing Round 2 of Barrel Aged Silva Stout

Green Flash will release the second round of  (Barrel Aged) Silva Stout on January 28th. Named for brewmaster Chuck Silva, his stout is an imperial stout aged 17 months in bourbon barrels.

Aging a minimum of 17 months in Bourbon Barrels transforms our Double Stout into a barrel-aged gem. Upon pouring, a black brew emerges with dark brown beer foam and the aromatics of dark chocolate covered bourbon cherries (if such a thing exists). The aromas carry through to the flavor, bourbon barrel enhanced stout having hints of cherry, vanilla, oak, dark chocolate, coffee, and roast barley. A full but not too heavy a body holds it all together for an elegant or even “Imperial” drinking experience. 
Those in the area of Vista, California, look for a release party from 6-9 pm on 1/28.

Style: Imperial Stout (Barrel Aged)
Availability: 12oz bottles
Arrival: 1/28/13

10.1% ABV 

by Reid Ramsay
Posted in Left Hand Brewing, Seasonal Return

Left Hand’s Barrel Aged Wake Up Dead Is Back

Here’s a stout worth waiting for! Left Hand will release their bi-yearly seasonal Bourbon Barrel Aged Wake Up Dead just in time for the cold winter months ahead. This beer begins as their infamous Wake Up Dead stout and is then left for dead in Colorado Whiskey Barrels to age. Warm up after a long day of shoveling snow with this 10.2% Russian Imperial Stout that features flavors like raisins, cherries, licorice, and toffee. Be sure to grab a draft or 22 oz bottle in any of the 24 states where Left Hand is distributed, and pair it with a blanket, a cup of chili, and a spot by your fireplace.Style: Russian Imperial Stout (Barrel Aged)
Availability: 22oz bottles, on tap
Arrival: January, 2013

10.2% ABV

by Reid Ramsay
Posted in New Releases, Odell Brewing

Odell’s New Chocolate Milk Stout Released

Odell Brewing has officially launched Lugene Chocolate Milk Stout.  Yesterday the brewery threw a party to celebrate it’s release. Named after a local dairy farmer, Lugene is an imperial stout with milk sugar and copious amounts of chocolate.

If you’ve ever been to our brewery, you’ve likely seen the old, beat-up truck that hauls away our spent grain. (That truck belongs to Lugene, who’s been feeding his dairy cows the hearty malt for over a decade. Named in his honor, Lugene Chocolate Milk Stout is brewed with milk sugar and milk chocolate. (The rich and iht creamy brew reminds us of a cold glass of chocolate milk and our hometown “Aggie” roots. 

Style: Milk Stout (w/ Chocolate, Lactose)
Availability: 12oz bottles, Draft.
Arrival: January, 2013

8.5% ABV 

by Reid Ramsay
Posted in Event Gallery, Mother Earth Brewing

Mother Earth Silent Night Release [PICS]

2012 marks the 3rd release of Mother Earth Brewing’s Silent Night. The name may sound tame, but the beer is anything but. Silent Night is an imperial stout brewed with Counter Culture coffee, then aged in Heaven Hill barrels for a few months prior to bottling.  Bottles went on sale at 1 pm in small town Kinston, North Carolina, with the party going well into the evening. All three years of the release were on tap too.

Invite friends, stoke the fire, and uncork a bottle of indulgence. Silent Night offers a coffee aroma and the taste of an exceptionally rich malty flavor. Robust yet smooth and black as coal, each sip is a delightful gift. Old man winter gave you just what you were hoping for.

Style: Imperial Stout (w/ Coffee, Barrel Aged)
Availability: 750 ml bottles.

9.5% ABV


by Reid Ramsay
Posted in Coming Soon, Hardywood Park Craft Brewery, New Releases

Hardywood Kicks Off 2013 with Sidamo Coffee Stout

Kicking off 2013 for Hardywood (Richmond, VA) is Sidamo Coffee Stout. This reserve series entry features coffee from Richmond’s Lamplighter Roasting Company. Coffee and Russian Imperial Stout is perfect this time of year.

Our quest to brew the quintessential coffee beer began over a cupping with the coffee gurus from Richmond’s Lamplighter Roasting Company. Their Ethiopia Sidamo coffee was masterfully roasted to highlight the single origin bean’s bright, crisp body and distinctive blueberry undertones, making it harmonize beautifully with our Russian Imperial Stout. May this beer warm your spirits in these brisk winter months.

Style: Imperial Stout (w/ Coffee)
Availability: 750 ml bottles, Draft
Arrival: 1/5/13, 11 AM

9.3 % ABV, 55 IBUs

by Reid Ramsay
Posted in Coming Soon, Flying Dog Brewing

More Flying Dog Brewhouse Rarities Bottles: Green Tea Imperial Stout

Flying Dog Brewhouse Rarities Green Tea Imperial Stout

“Disconnected from the world below, the entire brewery congregates atop a historic mountain overlook each year to develop beers that shatter the confines of traditional styles.The only criteria lies in a few words from the Good Doctor ‘Too weird to live, to rare to die’ -Hunter S. Thompson.”

In conjunction with their Brewhouse Rarities Series Flying Dog will launch their Green Tea Imperial Stout in February of 2013. This will be one of only 3 in the series to be released in bottles.

Style: Imperial Stout (w/ Green Tea)
Availability: 750mL bottles. Draft
Arrival: February, 2013

10% ABV

Read More: Flying Dog Rarities

by Reid Ramsay
Posted in 4 Hands Brewing, Coming Soon

4 Hands Presents Bona Fide Imperial Stout

4-Hands-Bona-Fide-Whisky-Barrel-aged-Imperial-Stout

The last of 4 Hands Brewing’s new winter seasonals is expected to hit shelves in January 2013. Bona Fide Imperial Stout is brewed with whole vanilla beans and Goshen coffee.

“Bona Fide Imperial Stout is a collaborative effort with Goshen Coffee, a local fair trade coffee roaster. This beer is big, bold, and in your face. Bona Fide pours black as night with a smooth mouth feel. Aromas of espresso, dark chocolate, roasted malt, with nuances of vanilla. Drink now or cellar for up to 5 years.”

Style: Imperial Stout (Barrel Aged)
Availability: 22oz bottles
Arrival: January 2013

10% ABV

by Reid Ramsay