Imperial Stout

Leinenkugel Building A Barrel Aging Program

Leinenkugel is experimenting with a barrel aging program.  The first experiments have been with Big Eddy Imperial Stout.  Eddy has spent time in bourbon and rye bourbon barrels.  Here’s the kicker, these releases don’t really exist.  Well, they Continue Reading →

Bourbon Barrel Aged Fritz & Kens

How about a bourbon barrel aged imperial stout from Sierra Nevada?  Thought that might grab your attention.  The brewery will be doing more barrel aging in 2012, with Barrel Aged Bigfoot.  This isn’t shocking.  Sounds fantastic.

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Oakshire Hellshire II, Nov 12th

Oakshire Brewing (Eugene, OR) will release Hellshire II,  November 12th, 2011.

Hellshire II is an imperial stout aged in Heaven Hill and Buffalo Trace bourbon barrels for 7 months.  It’s the 2nd beer in the series (following Hellshire I).

Flavor?
Notes of vanilla, Continue Reading →

O’Dempsey’s 3rd: Your Black Heart

O’Dempsey’s 3rd release has started shipping – Your Black Heart Russian Imperial Stout. Currently, O’Dempsey’s is contract brewing – recently switching from Red Brick in Atlanta to Thomas Creek in Greenville, South Carolina.  O’D’s other releases include Big Red & Continue Reading →

Badass Zombie Bottles

Need something awesome to drink this Halloween or perhaps while watching The Walking Dead?  (Not watching The Walking Dead? Re-think your life.)  Try and get your hands on these badass zombie bottles from Surly Brewing.  Just when you thought Continue Reading →