Stout

Foolproof Brewing Shuckolate, Brewed with Oysters

Foolproof Brewing Shuckolate releases this February. The chocolate stout features oysters used in the brewing process. Foolproof collaborated with two well known foodies on the release.

Shuckolate is Foolproof’s first collaborative beer. We’ve partnered with two renowned Rhode Island food artisans, Continue Reading →

Posted in Maine Beer Co

Maine Beer Mean Old Tom

Maine Beer Mean Old Tom

by Reid Ramsay
Posted in Modern Times Beer, New Releases

Bourbon Barrel Coffee Beans in Modern Times City of the Dead

Modern Times City of the Dead has just been bottled by the California brewery.

Modern Times City of the Dead is a coffee stout, that uses house-roasted coffee beans, aged in bourbon barrels. How do you bourbon barrel age coffee beans? Take the green beans that haven’t been roasted yet. At this point they are ver susceptible to new flavors. Fill a bourbon barrel full of beans and wait for the magic to happen. Finally, carefully roast the beans so as not to cover up the barrel aged notes.

Rich, full-bodied, & bursting with barrel-aged coffee aroma & flavor, this coffee stout is truly a unique & delicious animal. We were the first brewery to ever make beer with barrel-aged coffee, and now we’re the first to do a large-scale bottle release. And, of course, we roasted it all ourselves. Cool stuff!

Modern Times City of the Dead is available in 22oz bottles, starting January 27th.

Style: Stout (w/ Bourbon Barrel Aged Coffee)
Availability: 22oz Bottles, Draft
Release: 1/27/15

7.5% ABV

by Reid Ramsay
Posted in Duclaw Brewing, New Beers, New Releases

DuClaw X9 865cc Coffee Stout

DuClaw X9 865cc Coffee Stout

by Reid Ramsay
Posted in Innis & Gunn, New Releases

Innis & Gunn Irish Whiskey Aged Stout Available Stateside

Innis & Gunn (Edinburgh, Scotland) has released Irish Whiskey Aged stateside ahead of St. Patrick’s Day. This seasonal is a stout, aged on Irish whiskey soaked oak chips.

“Ireland is known throughout the world for producing great stouts and Scotland is famed for its whisky,” saysInnis & Gunn founder and master brewer, Dougal Sharp. “In making Irish Whiskey Aged, we’ve taken the best of each and produced a Stout made uniquely from Scottish malts, which we then mature over Irish whiskey-infused oak. The chocolate malt and roasted barley both give a real depth of flavor to this brew and the Super Styrian hops add an earthy, balancing sweetness.”

Innis & Gunn Irish Whiskey Aged is available in 11.2oz bottles and draft for a limited time.

Style: Stout (Barrel Aged. Whiskey)
Hops: Super Styrian
Malts: I&G Ale Malt, Crystal Malt, Roasted Barley, Chocolate Malt, Raw Wheat

Availability: 11.2oz Bottles, Draft. Seasonal release.

7.4% ABV

by Reid Ramsay
Posted in Coming Soon, Foolproof Brewing Company

Foolproof Brewing Shuckolate, Brewed with Oysters

Foolproof Brewing Shuckolate releases this February. The chocolate stout features oysters used in the brewing process. Foolproof collaborated with two well known foodies on the release.

Shuckolate is Foolproof’s first collaborative beer. We’ve partnered with two renowned Rhode Island food artisans, Walrus & Carpenter Oysters and Garrison Chocolates. The limited release stout has a creamy mouthfeel, slight brininess, as wells a chocolate flavors and aromatics. Chocolate is a celebration of locally sourced food, small business partnerships, and true love. Best enjoyed with someone special.

Foolproof Shuckolate will be available in 22oz bottles in February, 2015.

Style: Stout (w/ Cocoa Nibs, Oysters)
Availability: 22oz Bottles
Arrival: 2/15

6% ABV

by Reid Ramsay
Posted in Coming Soon, Don't Miss This, Elysian Brewing

Elysian Omen Belgian Raspberry Stout, A Re-Release Potential

Elysian Brewing released Omen Belgian Raspberry Stout as a part of the 12 Beers of the Apocalypse back in 2012. (Thy Mayans said we were all going to  die. It was a thing. Look it up.)

In a still existing 2015 world, the brewery looks to re-release this stout again. For the survivors.

Omen’s heavy body flutters at the window, combining the dark richness of a stout, the brightness and tang of Washington raspberries and the heady flavors and aromas of a classic Belgian yeast.

Elysian Omen Belgian Raspberry Stout could return in 22oz bottles.

Style: Stout (w/ Raspberries)
Availability: 22oz Bottles
Release: TBA

7.9% ABV

Note: This is a “first look” preview. Details are subject to change at anytime by the brewery. 
by Reid Ramsay
Posted in Almanac Beer Co., New Releases

Almanac Tequila Barrel Noir Now Available

Almanac Beer Company has just released a new barrel aged offering in their Farm to Barrel Series – Tequila Barrel Noir. The base beer is a stout, aged in tequila barrels.

This robust American Stout is aged in used Tequila barrels. As it matures, the toasted oak breathes in the beer, infusing the stout with hints of smoke and spice from its former life holding distilled agave. Pair with a San Francisco-style super burrito.

Almanac Tequila Barrel Noir is available in 375ml bottles.

Style: Stout (Barrel Aged. Tequila.)
Availability: 375ml Bottles
Arrival: Late Nov/Dec, 2014

10% ABV

by Reid Ramsay