The latest in a series of “Geek” brews from Mikkeller has arrived. Mikkeller Beer Geek Vanilla Shakeis an oatmeal stout brewd with coffee, and vanilla. This edition is described as boozy (13% ABV) and slightly sweet, a bit like a Continue Reading →
Widmer Brothers’s annual release, Brrrbon, looks to be getting some extra attention in 2013. The brew, (a winter warmer) already arrives seasonally in two additions – bourbon barrel aged, and regular. Now, meet a new variant – Vanilla Barrel Aged Continue Reading →
Prepare for another round of Budweiser’s “Project Twelve” Series. The mega brewery lets brewers at their various location across the United States run free and create as they see fit. Joining the pack is Vanilla Bourbon Cask. Taking a page Continue Reading →
When you make a rare offering, releasing it (when there is high demand) is complicated. There are countless breweries that have tried various methods to make it far to everyone. Cigar City’s Brandy Barrel Hunahpu (their imperial stout aged with cacao Continue Reading →
The latest in a series of “Geek” brews from Mikkeller has arrived. Mikkeller Beer Geek Vanilla Shakeis an oatmeal stout brewd with coffee, and vanilla. This edition is described as boozy (13% ABV) and slightly sweet, a bit like a shot of Kahlua.
Vanilla Shake is imported through Shelton Brothers, and available in 11.2 oz bottles.
Style: Imperial Stout (w/ Oatmeal, Vanilla, Coffee)
Availability: 11.2 oz bottles
13% ABV
Pic via @RedstoneLiquors
Widmer Brothers’s annual release, Brrrbon, looks to be getting some extra attention in 2013. The brew, (a winter warmer) already arrives seasonally in two additions – bourbon barrel aged, and regular. Now, meet a new variant – Vanilla Barrel Aged Brrrbon’ 13. For this edition, the brewers added vanilla beans to the aging beer in the bourbon barrels. That means even more vanilla notes than before. Let the weather cool down before you start thinking about this one.
… The addition of vanilla beans heightens the vanilla character imparted by the barrels, and adds a delicious layer of complexity to the beer’s oak and caramel character, making for a smooth winter warmer perfect for the season.
Style: Winter Warmer (w/ Vanilla Beans, Barrel Aged)
Availability: 22oz bombers, Draft
Arrival: TBA
10.7% ABV
Prepare for another round of Budweiser’s “Project Twelve” Series. The mega brewery lets brewers at their various location across the United States run free and create as they see fit. Joining the pack is Vanilla Bourbon Cask. Taking a page from the craft brewers handbook, Budweiser will so bring you Vanilla Bourbon Cask. The flagship lager was aged on bourbon oak staves with vanilla beans,
Now this isn’t the first time Budweiser has created this brew. The first time was in the qualifying rounds of the O.G. Project Twelve release. It’s popularity (???) will bring it back to Project Twelve, round 2. See the original below.
When you make a rare offering, releasing it (when there is high demand) is complicated. There are countless breweries that have tried various methods to make it far to everyone. Cigar City’s Brandy Barrel Hunahpu (their imperial stout aged with cacao nibs, vanilla beans, cinnamon, and chilies, aged in brandy barrels) is no exception. So you want a bottle if this badass offering from sweaty Tampa, Florida? Here’s how Cigar City is doing it.
We’ve received a lot of feedback regarding our methodology behind the release of Brandy Barrel-aged Hunahpu’s Imperial Stout.We’ve tried several different ways with different levels of success with each one.
Now one of the last methods we’re going to employ is random chance! We will randomly draw names from a hat for the opportunity to purchase ONE bottle of Brandy Barrel-aged Hunahpu’s Imperial Stoutat our Spruce Street brewery’s tasting room. We have set aside NINE cases (108 bottles) just for this. We will have SIX total drawings over the next week or so, with 18 winners from each drawing.
To get your name into that hat for the first drawing taking place TOMORROW, you must follow these steps:
– Send an email to [email protected] TODAY between 5:30pm EST and 6:00pm EST. Any emails sent before or after will be disqualified. We use time.gov for our timestamp so you better as well if you want to get it right!
– In the subject line, include your full name AS IT APPEARS ON YOUR IDENTIFICATION.
– The body of the email should remain blank.
Tomorrow we will perform the drawing. We will also film the drawing and upload it to YouTube.
If you are selected you will also receive an email notifying you as such.
Some of the six drawings will happen with lots of notice, some will happen with virtually no notice. Better keep an eye on our Facebook for now!
You are only allowed ONE entry per drawing period. If you are lucky enough to win this time around, you will not be eligible to win future drawings. Whatever name you enter in the drawing MUST be the name of the person that is present to purchase the bottle at the brewery. The bottle must then be purchased from the brewery no later than 28 days from the date the drawing takes place. Photo ID is required. 21 and up only.
Good luck!
