Imperial Stout

Goose Island Bramble Rye Blended & Bottled

oose Island mentioned today that the brewery is blending and bottling Bramble Rye.   Bramble is an imperial stout aged in rye whiskey barrels with blackberries and raspberries.

Availability: 22oz bombers.
Arrival: TBA

13% ABV

PICS: Cigar City Barrel Aged Hunahpu Day

These are a little delayed, but hopefully interesting nonetheless.  Cigar City Brewing released barrel-aged Hunahpu for the first time in the brewery’s young history.  The regular edition of Hunahpu, and imperial stout brewed with Peruvian cacao nibs, ancho & pasilla chiles, Continue Reading →

2011 Bourbon County Stout Bottled

Goose Island Brewing (Chicago, IL) bottled the years edition of Bourbon County Stout today.  As if this bourbon barrel aged imperial stout isn’t enough of  teaser, be sure you check out pictures from sampling day a few weeks back.

Arrival: Late Continue Reading →

Duclaw Oak Aged Beers Hit Stores

Straight from Duclaw…

22oz bomber bottles of, oak barrel aged Black Jack Russian Imperial Stout, Retribution Single Barrel Bourbon Aged Imperial Stout, and oak barrel aged Double Black Lightning are on liquor store shelves now in Harford, Carroll, Howard, and Baltimore counties and Baltimore City!

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Posted in Mother Earth Brewing, Seasonal Return

Mother Earth Silent Night ’11 Release Deets

 The 2011 release of Mother Earth Brewing’s Silent Night Imperial Stout is 12/1/11.   Night is a bourbon barrel aged imperial stout that just might rival others you may have had before.  This years edition has a bit of a twist – coffee.  Specifically Counter Culture Coffee.

 Counter Culture Coffee tweaked their classic 1922 Mocha & Java blend just for us to give Silent Night an even more pronounced note of rich dark chocolate. For added body, richness, and complexity, we also mixed in Counter Culture’s sweet, heirloom Jagong coffee from northern Sumatra. Four pounds of savory beans went in each 20bbl batch. They were rough ground and steeped in the whirlpool for an hour.

Silent night just left the barrels last week, where it’s been since September.  It will be bottled next week, 750ml bottles corked/caged.

There are 2 release parties:

11/30/11 – Beasley’s Chicken + Honey in Raleigh, NC

12/1/11 – Tap Room in Kingston, North Carolina.

Style: Imperial Stout, Barrel Aged
Availability: 750ml bottles. Draft.  Winter Seasonal

9% ABV 

 

by Reid Ramsay
Posted in New Releases, Wells & Young

John Courage Officially Back On Shelves

John Courage BottleJohn Courage Russian Imperial Stout was once an iconic imperial stout, brewed by Wells & Young.  The original brewing of Courage goes back Thrale’s Anchor Brewery – for Catherine II of Russia.  From there, the beer was brewed by Barclay Perkins, then Courage by 1950.  Courage Brewery closed in 1982, but brewed under new owner ship until it’s ultimate demise in 1993.

Wells and Young bought Courage in 2007 – and ironically, Jim Robertson was the last person to brew the stout when it was STILL in production.  A no brainer to revive this beer.  And so it was – in May, 2011.  From the ashes, new batches of John Courage Russian Imperial Stout found it’s way into American glasses at GABF this year.

Style: Russian Imperial Stout
Availability: 9.29oz bottles. 1,000 cases in U.S.  Annual brew.
Cellar: Up to 13 years

10% ABV

pic: @aleyeahbeer 

by Reid Ramsay
Posted in New Beers

Mission Dark Seas

Mission Dark Seas

by Reid Ramsay
Posted in Coming Soon, Goose Island Brewing

Goose Island Bramble Rye Blended & Bottled

oose Island mentioned today that the brewery is blending and bottling Bramble Rye.   Bramble is an imperial stout aged in rye whiskey barrels with blackberries and raspberries.

Availability: 22oz bombers.
Arrival: TBA

13% ABV

by Reid Ramsay
Posted in Cigar City Brewing, Event Pics

PICS: Cigar City Barrel Aged Hunahpu Day

These are a little delayed, but hopefully interesting nonetheless.  Cigar City Brewing released barrel-aged Hunahpu for the first time in the brewery’s young history.  The regular edition of Hunahpu, and imperial stout brewed with Peruvian cacao nibs, ancho & pasilla chiles, Madagascar vanilla beans, and cinnamon. For this release, 4 editions were available.  Rum, Bourbon, Whiskey, and bourbon oak.  Also bourbon & rum editions of Big Sound were sold. Over 2,000 people showed up Hunahpu, limited to a mere 167-170 bottles per edition.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

by Reid Ramsay
Posted in Coming Soon, Goose Island Brewing

2011 Bourbon County Stout Bottled

Goose Island Brewing (Chicago, IL) bottled the years edition of Bourbon County Stout today.  As if this bourbon barrel aged imperial stout isn’t enough of  teaser, be sure you check out pictures from sampling day a few weeks back.

Arrival: Late November, 2011

by Reid Ramsay
Posted in Duclaw Brewing

Duclaw Oak Aged Beers Hit Stores

Duclaw Oak Beers

Straight from Duclaw…

22oz bomber bottles of, oak barrel aged Black Jack Russian Imperial Stout, Retribution Single Barrel Bourbon Aged Imperial Stout, and oak barrel aged Double Black Lightning are on liquor store shelves now in Harford, Carroll, Howard, and Baltimore counties and Baltimore City!

Oak Aged Black Jack Russian Imperial Stout
A smoky, sophisticated Russian Imperial Stout boasting warm aromas of smoky malt and charred oak, and a big, bold swirl of dark chocolate, coffee, smoky malt flavors, with accents of charred oak, vanilla and caramelized sugar.

Retribution
A full-bodied, Single Barrel Bourbon-aged Imperial Stout with rich aromas of espresso and dark chocolate, and smooth roasted malt flavor, aged for 6 months inside charred Kentucky white oak bourbon barrels to add the natural vanilla and caramelized sugar flavors of the bourbon soaked wood to the beer. Each bottle run is drawn from a single barrel, making each batch a unique drinking experience.

Oak Aged Double Black Lightning
Double Black Lightning is twice the roasted malt flavor and northwestern hop bitterness of our Black Lightning American Black Ale, backed by a strong 7.7% abv for double the intensity. Hold on tight; you’re about to experience the perfect storm of flavor.

All three of these barrel aged brews are now available at liquor stores in Harford, Carroll, Howard, and Baltimore counties and Baltimore City, so get them while you can!

by Reid Ramsay