Imperial Stout

Stout & Sour? Jester King Funk Metal

Funk Metal baby. Above is a potential new concoction from the most prolific brewery in Texas. Jester King Funk Metal is a barrel aged imperial stout, soured with that funky brettanomyces and even uses some wild Texas yeast (in the Continue Reading →

Jester King/Mikkeller Weasel Rodeo Released

Jester King’s collaboration with Mikkeller – Weasel Rodeo has shipped this week according to the brewery. The beer is an unfiltered, unpasteurized, bottle conditioned Imperial Oatmeal Stout brewed with chipotle peppers, smoked malt and Vietnamese Kopi Luwak coffee and fermented with farmhouse yeast.

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Samuel Adams Merry Mischief Gingerbread Stout

A newbie from Samuel Adams, Merry Mischief Gingerbread Stout.  Ale brewed with spices.

Style: Imperial Stout (w/ spices)
Availability: Draft only, as of 8/15/2012
Arrival: TBA

9% ABV 

Posted in Iron Fist Brewing, Stone Brewing Co.

Ken Schmidt Rides Again with Mint Chocolate Imperial Stout

There is no doubt that home brewer Ken Schmidt is a champ. Why? This is his second collaboration with Stone Brewing Co., after winning the the American Homebrewers Rally in San Diego, CA. His first collaboration (Kona Coffee Macadamia Nut Coconut Porter) was brewed with Stone, Maui, and himself. This above Mint Chocolate Imperial Stout swaps Maui for Iron Fist Brewing. This is the 15th edition in Stone’s collaboration series.

There is no doubt in my mind that Ken Schmidt is one of the most creative brewers in the San Diego area. Thus, it is no surprise that he won (for the second time) our annual March Madness Homebrew Competition and AHA Rally. His winning beer is exquisitely well-crafted with amazing chocolate and mint flavors, and was, quite frankly, a challenge for us to replicate on our own system. But, given our past success with Ken’s first beer, and by enlisting the help of Brandon Sieminski from Iron Fist, I’m sure we’ve nailed it: a lusciously smooth imperial oatmeal stout teeming with cocoa and mint. This is one to enjoy now as an after-dinner sipper, or to cellar for several years. — Mitch Steele

Style: Imperial Stout (w/ Chocolate, Mint)
Availability: 12 oz bottles, limited Draft.
Arrival: TBA

9.6% ABV 

Read more: Stone Brewing Co, Collaborations

by Reid Ramsay
Posted in Coming Soon, Sierra Nevada

Details & Art: Sierra Nevada’s Narwhal

Sierra Nevada Brewing’s Narwhal Imperial Stout is coming your way in October, 2012. Above is the first look at the artwork. The beer is a new recipe (we were speculating it was akin to the 30th Anni Imp Stout) and joins Sierra’s High Altitude Series. Expect a roasty, full bodied stout as you transition into colder temperatures…

Narwhal Imperial Stout is he latest beer in Sierra Nevada’s  High Altitude Series. This malt-forward monster is bold – with notes of baker’s cocoa, molasses, and dark roasted coffee. This massive imperial stout is incredibly complex, rich, and intense and will develop in the bottle for years to come. 

Style: Imperial Stout
Hops: Magnum, Challenger
Malts: Two Row Pale, Chocolate, Honey, Carafa, Roasted Barley

Availability: 12 oz bottles, Draft
Arrival: October, 2012

10.2% ABV, 60 IBUs 

by Reid Ramsay
Posted in Coming Soon, Jester King Brewery

Stout & Sour? Jester King Funk Metal

Jester King Funk Metal

Funk Metal baby. Above is a potential new concoction from the most prolific brewery in Texas. Jester King Funk Metal is a barrel aged imperial stout, soured with that funky brettanomyces and even uses some wild Texas yeast (in the spirit of Belgian brewing, baby!).

Down below heavy clouds, swollen and green with electric rain, the two-grinned snake waves at us in the arrythmic symphony. We dance up the leg of a star dusted mountain; from its summit our souls are projected into the darkness of the universe as scattered laser light beams. We seek the taste of eternity.  You dig? 

Style: Imperial Stout (Barrel Aged, Sour)
Hops: Millenium, East Kent Goldings
Malts: Pale malt, Black, Carafa, Dark Crystal

Availability: 750 ml bottles
Arrival: TBA

8.2% ABV, 29 IBUs 

by Reid Ramsay
Posted in Jester King Brewery, Mikkeller, New Releases

Jester King & Mikkeller’s Barrel Aged Weasel Rodeo Also Available

Jester King/Mikkeller Barrel Aged Weasel Geek RodeoA smidge earlier than Jester King expected,

is their Barrel Aged Weasel Rodeo. The barrel aged edition of the Mikkeller collaboration spent 6 months getting funky in whiskey barrels.

Whiskey Barrel Rodeo (12.0% ABV) is the barrel aged version of Jester King / Mikkeller Weasel Rodeo, an unfiltered, unpasteurized, naturally carbonated Imperial Oatmeal Stout brewed with chipotle peppers, smoked malt and Vietnamese Kopi Luwak Coffee and fermented with farmhouse yeast. After being brewed with Mikkeller at Jester King in November of 2011, Whiskey Barrel Rodeo spent six months aging in whiskey barrels followed by another three months of bottle conditioning. Unlike most of our barrel aged beers where we use barrel aging to impart funky, sour flavors and aromas, Whiskey Barrel Rodeo was aged in whiskey barrels to impart flavors of oak, vanillin and residual whiskey.

This beer is limited to  100 cases (1200 750ml bottles)

by Reid Ramsay
Posted in Jester King Brewery, Mikkeller, New Releases

Jester King/Mikkeller Weasel Rodeo Released

Jester King’s collaboration with Mikkeller – Weasel Rodeo has shipped this week according to the brewery. The beer is an unfiltered, unpasteurized, bottle conditioned Imperial Oatmeal Stout brewed with chipotle peppers, smoked malt and Vietnamese Kopi Luwak coffee and fermented with farmhouse yeast.

Look for the 750 ml bottles in Texas, Alabama, and Denmark.

 

Bottles of Jester King / Mikkeller Weasel Rodeo have left our brewery and will begin making their way throughout Texas and to Denmark. We also sent a small amount to Alabama, along with several of our other beers, in celebration of the State’s long-awaited legalization of 750ml bottles, starting the first of this month.

Weasel Rodeo (10.1% ABV) is an unfiltered, unpasteurized, bottle conditioned Imperial Oatmeal Stout brewed with chipotle peppers, smoked malt and Vietnamese Kopi Luwak coffee and fermented with farmhouse yeast.

While some retailers in Texas should begin receiving Weasel Rodeo very soon, we ask for your patience as we rely upon a small, artisanal wine distributor to bring our beer to market.

Read more: Collaborations

by Reid Ramsay
Posted in Coming Soon, Sam Adams

Winter Drinking? Samuel Adams Merry Mischief Gingerbread Stout

Samuel Adams Merry Mischief

Coming to the large bottle format is Samuel Adams Merry Mischief Gingerbread Stout. Who’s ready for cold weather?

This rich dark brew entices with the aromas of the holidays, hinting at the merriment and spices within. The flavor of gingerbread comes alive beginning with the smooth sweetness and heartiness of dark roasted malts and a touch a wheat. But it’s intensity and spices of cinnamon, clove, nutmeg, & ginger that add a wicked kick for a jolly playful brew full of merry mischief. 

Style: Imperial Stout (w/ Cinnamon, Nutmeg, Cloves, Ginger) Hops: East Kent Goldings, Fuggle
Malts: Samuel Adams Two Row Pale Blend, Wheat, Special B, Paul’s Roasted Barley, Flaked Oats

Availability: 22 oz bombers, Draft
Arrival: November, 2012

9% ABV 

by Reid Ramsay
Posted in Sam Adams

Samuel Adams Merry Mischief Gingerbread Stout

Samuel Adams Merry Mischief Gingerbread Stout

A newbie from Samuel Adams, Merry Mischief Gingerbread Stout.  Ale brewed with spices.

Style: Imperial Stout (w/ spices)
Availability: Draft only, as of 8/15/2012
Arrival: TBA

9% ABV 

by Reid Ramsay