Oak Aged

Fungus Beer: Smuttynose Satchmo

Smuttynose Brewing Satchmo.  Ale brewed with mushrooms, aged on oak chips.  The 13th addition to Smutty’s Short Batch Series.

Satchmo is a low-gravity, lightly hopped brown porter that gets its unique mouthfeel from 35 pounds of dried black trumpet mushrooms. Our 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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Oak Aged Pumking Coming Soon

I see a trend forming here.  Southern Tier will be releasing an oak aged edition of their Backburner Barleywine, and now the extremely popular Pumking.  A brewery rep just informed me a limited release of the beer arrives the first Continue Reading →

Weyerbacher Idiot’s Drool, Nov 17th

Weyerbacher Idiot’s Drool will debut on November 17th.  When Weyerbacher called it an Old Ale, they meant it.  Drool has spent a full 4.5 years in oak barrels.

Head Brewer, Chris Wilson says, “It’s a full-bodied, deep burgundy ale with an Continue Reading →

Posted in Coming Soon, Smuttynose Brewing

Fungus Beer: Smuttynose Satchmo

Smuttynose SatchmoSmuttynose Brewing Satchmo.  Ale brewed with mushrooms, aged on oak chips.  The 13th addition to Smutty’s Short Batch Series.

Satchmo is a low-gravity, lightly hopped brown porter that gets its unique mouthfeel from 35 pounds of dried black trumpet mushrooms. Our first collaboration brew was made with Chef Evan Mallet, of Portsmouth’s Black Trumpet Bistro. Chef Mallet, an avid mushroom forager, suggested the idea, and with the help of his staff, collected a portion of the black trumpets from his land in South Berwick, Maine. Satchmo will be released in our Short Batch Series in early November and will be on tap at Chef Mallet’s restaurant in Portsmouth’s historic water front. We will also bottle a small portion for sale exclusively at Smuttynose.

Availability: 22oz bombers. Released at Portsmouth Black Trumpet Bistro, & Brewery Arrival: November, 2011

4.75% ABV, 25 IBU

Thx to Matt Hunt for detail heads up..

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
Posted in Coming Soon, Southern Tier Brewing

Oak Aged Pumking Coming Soon

I see a trend forming here.  Southern Tier will be releasing an oak aged edition of their Backburner Barleywine, and now the extremely popular Pumking.  A brewery rep just informed me a limited release of the beer arrives the first of December.

More on this release:

Southern Tier achieves their oak-aged quality by hanging pieces of oak directly into the fermentation tank and letting it ferment for 24-28 days. This time around, the brewery made 200 barrels which they will be distributing on draught only.

Availability: Draft only.
Arrival: Limited release, 12/1/11

8.6% ABV

by Reid Ramsay
Posted in Cigar City Brewing, Coming Soon, The Bruery

Cigar City/ Bruery Dos Costas Oeste Variation: Lemon Wood

Cigar City and The Bruery ”Dos Costas Oeste” Variation #2.  Saison is brewed with coriander, ginger, and sweet orange peel.  Aged on lemon wood spirals.  Variation #1 – Cedar Spirals.  Variant #2 – Grapefruit Wood.  Variant #3 – Lemon Wood (above.)

Dos Costas Oeste is the result of a collaborative brewing effort between Cigar City Brewing of Florida’s Gulf (West) Coast and The Bruery of Placentia, CA. Like the breweries involved with its creation, this ale cheerfully meanders off the beaten path.  Join us in celebrating this West Coast to West Coast collaboration.

To be bottled by Cigar City.

Style: Saison
Availability: 750ml bottles, tap room draft?
Arrival: TBA

9% ABV

by Reid Ramsay
Posted in Cigar City Brewing, Coming Soon

Cigar City/ Bruery Dos Costas Oeste Variation: Grapefruit Wood

Cigar City and The Bruery have another collaboration coming out, following Marron Acidife – ”Dos Costas Oeste.”    Translation: Two West Coasts. (Bruery in Cali, Cigar City on Florida’s west coast in Tampa.) The saison is brewed with coriander, ginger, and sweet orange peel.  Aged on cedar spirals.  Above is Variation #2 – aged on grapefruit wood spirals.

Dos Costas Oeste is the result of a collaborative brewing effort between Cigar City Brewing of Florida’s Gulf (West) Coast and The Bruery of Placentia, CA.Like the breweries involved with its creation, this ale cheerfully meanders off the beaten path.  Join us in celebrating this West Coast to West Coast collaboration.To be bottled by Cigar City.

Style: Saison
Availability: 750ml bottles, tap room draft?
Arrival: TBA

9% ABV

by Reid Ramsay
Posted in Coming Soon, Weyerbacher

Weyerbacher Idiot’s Drool, Nov 17th

Weyerbacher Idiot’s Drool will debut on November 17th.  When Weyerbacher called it an Old Ale, they meant it.  Drool has spent a full 4.5 years in oak barrels.

Head Brewer, Chris Wilson says, “It’s a full-bodied, deep burgundy ale with an incredibly complex character. Extended aging has imbued this beer with notes of vanilla, oak, leather and sweet sherry. A mild acidity and subtle carbonation rounds out the palate. Truly fantastic!”

Availability: Brewery Only Release.  840 bottles.  $23/Btl.  6 bottle limit. Note: Due to weird PA laws,  be prepared to buy a case of 750mls. There will be other beers on hand, plus more Rapture.

12.% ABV

 

 

by Reid Ramsay
Posted in New Releases, Wild Heaven Craft Beers

Wild Heaven’s 4th Beer “Eschaton” Ships

Wild Heaven just crossed the 1 year mark.  That calls for a beer celebration.  Today the brewery shipped Eschaton, their 4th release since launch.

First lets tackle the name – Eschaton. Translated from Greek it means “End Of Time.”  Note the Four Horsemen Of The Apocalypse on the label.   Artist Adam Houston based it on a pencil sketch by  German artist Albrecht Dürer.  The beer is a Belgian quadrupel aged on pinot noir oak chips.  No candi sugar of any kind was used in the brew.  Believe me, you want this one.  Wild Heaven is truly giving you something to geek out about.  This is just a glimpse at great things to come from them.

Draft will be available in Georgia by the end of the week.  12oz bottles by the end of the year.

In other Wild Heaven news, the brewery is working on a lower ABV beer due out in the spring, alongside prepping for their brewery build in Decatur, Georgia.

10.5% ABV

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by Reid Ramsay