Imperial Stout

Time For Another Happy Ending

As 2012 is slowly coming to an end, we all deserve a happy ending to a long year. As part of the brewery’s Catch and Release seasonal lineup of brews, SweetWater Brewing is proud to announce Continue Reading →

Terrapin “Wake and Bake” Returns for 2012

Terrapin Beer Co’s Wake & Bake (WnB) is back for another season. “Bake” is a tasty oatmeal imperial stout featuring coffee from Jittery Joes in Athens, Georgia. Typically the last release in Terrapin’s  “Monster Beer Tour” Series each year.

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New Bottle Art: Mikkeller Black

Mikkeller, backed by artistic genius Keith Shore, has some new bottle artwork for Black , the brewery’s monster imperial stout. The second image? Shore having some fun for the spirit bottles. At 17.5% ABV, I’d be scared too.

 

Posted in Coming Soon, Westbrook Brewing Co

Westbrook Celebrates 2nd Anniversary with Cap’n Skoon

ballistic stout

Westbrook’s second anniversary beer, Cap’n Skoon, will be released in bottles.

“Inspired by the legendary and fictional adventures of the mythical Cap’n Skoon(who bears an uncanny resemblance to our Head Brewer, Scott Koon), the Ballistic Baltic Stoutis a massive imperial stout fermented with a lager yeast.”

Westbrook celebrated their second anniversary on December 20thserving their first anniversary beer, Mexican Cake, as well as Cap’n Skoon only on tap, but will now be releasing bottles of Cap’n Skoon  in the near future.

Style: Baltic Stout
Availability: 650 mL bottles
Arrival: TBD

10% ABV

by Reid Ramsay
Posted in Coming Soon, Duclaw Brewing

DuClaw Creating Cocoa Bourbon Barrel Retribution

DuClaw keeps it coming with yet another awesome bourbon-barrel beer. This tasty treat is a twist on their already awesome Retribution stout. Cocoa Retribution is infused with cocoa nibs and aged in bourbon barrels kicking up the ABV a bit compared to the original. They’re right, it is time to savor some sweet justice!

“A full-bodied single-barrel bourbon-aged imperial stout with smooth roasted malt flavor and rich aromas of espresso and dark chocolate. Aged for 6 months inside charred Kentucky white oak bourbon barrels with cocoa nibs to add the natural vanilla and caramelized sugar flavors of the wood, and bittersweet chocolate, and the slick velvety mouthfeel of the cocoa to the beer.”

Patience will be more than a virtue as we await the arrival of this sexy beer.

Style: Imperial Stout (w/ Chocolate, Barrel Aged)
Availability: 22oz bottles
Arrival: TBD

11.5% ABV

by Reid Ramsay
Posted in New Beers, To Øl

To Øl Goliat Bourbon Aged

To Ol Goliat Bourbon Aged

by Reid Ramsay
Posted in Seasonal Return, SweetWater Brewing

Time For Another Happy Ending

As 2012 is slowly coming to an end, we all deserve a happy ending to a long year. As part of the brewery’s Catch and Release seasonal lineup of brews, SweetWater Brewing is proud to announce that Happy Ending returns just in time for the end of the year, or world, depending who you believe.

“The Imperial Stout is brewed with Centennial and Willamette hops, and finished off with a dry-hop addition of Cascade and Simcoe hops. Measuring out to a whopping 9% ABV, the award-winning beer is a true dry-hopped stiffy with an explosive finish.”

Happy Ending will hit shelves in 6 packs and 22-ounce hand-waxed bombers, and on draft in select locations by the end of the year.

Style: Imperial Stout
Availability: 12oz bottles, 22oz bottles, Draft
Arrival: Before Dec 31st, 2012

9% ABV

by Reid Ramsay
Posted in Oakshire Brewing

Oakshire Hellshire III

by Reid Ramsay
Posted in Seasonal Return, Terrapin Beer Company

Terrapin “Wake and Bake” Returns for 2012

Terrapin Beer Co’s Wake & Bake (WnB) is back for another season. “Bake” is a tasty oatmeal imperial stout featuring coffee from Jittery Joes in Athens, Georgia. Typically the last release in Terrapin’s  “Monster Beer Tour” Series each year.

Black as night, this coffee stout is thick, rich and full of real coffee flavor. Brewed with the Terrapin Wake-n-Bake coffee blend created by Terrapin & Jittery Joe’s Coffee.

Style: Imperial Stout (w/ Coffee)
Hops: Chinook, Northern Brewer
Malts: 2- Row Pale Malt, Flaked Oats, Flaked Barley, Chocolate Malt, Black Malt & Roasted Barley
Coffee: Premium blend of Costa Rican, Guatemalan, & Zimbabwe : Premium blend of Costa Rican, Guatemalan, & Zimbabwe

Taste Expectations: Lots of coffee, mixed w/ malt sweetness with a bit of chocolate. Creamy, smooth, complex.
Availability: 12oz/4 packs. Some draft. Special casks.
Cellar: Yes.  Brewery recommends 2-3 years. (Under proper conditions)

8.1% ABV

 

by Reid Ramsay
Posted in Coming Soon, Mikkeller

New Bottle Art: Mikkeller Black

Mikkeller, backed by artistic genius Keith Shore, has some new bottle artwork for Black , the brewery’s monster imperial stout. The second image? Shore having some fun for the spirit bottles. At 17.5% ABV, I’d be scared too.

 

by Reid Ramsay