Topic Archives: Old Ales
New Release: Saint Arnold’s Bishop’s Barrel No. 2
Saint Arnold Brewing Co. releases Bishop’s Barrel No. 2 today. This marks the second release in their small batch barrel aged series of beers. Bishop’s Barrel No. 2 is an old Ale aged for more than a year in oak Chardonnay barrels with cherries. The base beer was brewed in 2011, then added to oak barrels shortly after.
Saint Arnold Bishop’s Barrel is a series of beers that have been aged in barrels specifically chosen to enhance and complement the characteristics of the underlying beers. Each batch of Bishop’s Barrel is distinguished by the number on the neck label. Since fewer than 1,200 cases of 12-ounce bottles of Bishop’s Barrel No. 2 were produced, Bishop’s Barrel will only be available in pubs and restaurants throughout Texas and Louisiana that normally carry Saint Arnold beer.
“This beer has many layers of flavors,” said Saint Arnold founder/brewer Brock Wagner, who sourced the barrels from his cousin’s winery, Saintsbury, in Napa, Calif. “The nose is a combination of sour cherry, oaked chardonnay and a wild yeast character. The taste has pleasantly light cherry and light malt up front, some chardonnay in the middle and finishes dry with a distinct tartness.”
Style: Old Ale (w/ Cherries, Wine Barrel Aged. Chardonnay)
Availability: 12 oz bottles
Arrival: 2/18/13
North Coast Release Old Stock Ale 2013
North Coast Brewing’s award-winning old ale should be arriving on shelves near you soon. Fans have been eagerly awaiting the return of the highly acclaimed Old Stock Ale. At 11.9% ABV this decadent beer is known two cellar beautifully and features “rich, winey flavors becoming softer and even more seductive with age.”
Style: Old Ale
Availability: 12 oz bottles
Arrival: February, 2013
11.9% ABV
Beer Street Journal VIDEO: Introducing Red Brick’s “The Lost Years”
Red Brick Brewing (Atlanta, GA) blended their newest brew “The Lost Years” yesterday. In total, 70+ barrels have been aging since last summer. Some of the barrels: straight barrel aged old ale, while others are barrel aged old ale with orange peels and star anise. Blend them all together, you have The Lost Years, a beer sure to warm you up this winter.
Lost will be bottled before weeks end, hitting shelves before the end of the month. Beer Street Journal took some footage back in July, 2012 when The Lost Years was put in the barrels, and yesterday when it was pulled from the barrels. Initial flavor from the first barrel pull? Nice and boozy, with hints of orange and bourbon soaked oak.
Style: Old Ale (w/ Bitter & Sweet Orange Peel, Star Anise)
Availability: 12oz bottles, Draft
Arrival: Late Jan, 2013
9% ABV
SweetWater’s Nick Nock on “The Gimp” [VIDEO]
SweetWater Brewing Company’s Head Brewer Nick Nock introduces The Gimp into the Dank Tank Series.
Style: Old Ale
Availability: 22oz bombers, Draft
Arrival: Christmas week, 2012
10+% ABV
SweetWater Introduces “The Gimp” from BeerStreetJournal.com on Vimeo.
SweetWater Bottles “The Gimp” [PICS]
SweetWater Brewing Company (Atlanta, GA) has spent the later part of this week bottling their latest Dank Tank creation – The Gimp. Gimp is an old ale that pushes the 11% ABV mark. This boozy offering is anything but submissive though. Expect flavors of toffee, and caramel, with a slightly hot finish. The use of Nelson Sauvin hops lends The Gimp a little fruity note in the middle of each sip. This beer is meant for the cellar. When you’re feeling like it. – Bring Out The Gimp!
This Old Ale promises to tease the senses, giving off sweet scents of caramel and toffee mixed with warming sensations of alcohol and malt, all well-balanced with a low-voltage dose of hops. It’s advised that this brew be stashed in cellars for a few months before consumption, but once broken out, its submissive deliciousness will be sure to please. Warning: this brew gags up 10.3% ABV so it’s suggested to ease in to The Gimp with caution.
Below are few pics from bottling day, and a tasting session with Nick Nock, SweetWater’s head brewmaster.
Style: Old Ale
Availability: 22oz bombers, Draft
Arrival: Christmas Week, 2012
10+% ABV
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- The Gimp in all it’s glory
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- Recognize this one?
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- El Danko, all gagged up
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- @AleSharpton & SweetWater’s Steve Farace discuss.
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- First Boozy Taste
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- Nick Nock (Brewmaster) Brings Out The Gimp
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- A Sea of Gimps
Bring Out The Gimp! SweetWater Readies New Dank Tank Release
SweetWater Brewery (Atlanta, GA) will unleash The Gimp before the end of the year. This highly cellarable release is a aggressive, and deserves a spanking. I think you’re just the person to give him one.
The Gimp A love story! A wide open Old Ale, The Gimp gags up Alc.10.3% by Vol. and is bred to be stashed in a Dank dark cellar only to be brought out for your most “special” guests! This full-bodied Gimp gives off sweet scents of caramel and toffee and, as legend has it, warm sensations of malt balanced by low voltage doses of hops delivering a SHOCKER you’ll actually want to receive. Don’t keep The Gimp’s leash too tight, as he will mellow with age and become more experienced the longer he stays locked up in the cellar. Bring out The Gimp!
Style: Old Ale
Availability: 22 oz bombers
Arrival: Late 2012
10.3% ABV
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