Wine Aged

Posted in Nebraska Brewing, New Releases

Nebraska Brewing’s Inception Series Gets Indians

Nebraska Brewing Company (Papillion, NE) is adding to beers to their Inception Series this month. Ironically, there was only meant to be one beer. However the barrels they were aging in didn’t think the same way.  The base beer is a saison, brewed with rose hips, hibiscus, and cherry juice, then aged in a chardonnay barrel. The brewery tells us this one got a little funky. Poking fun at the perception that Nebraska is still like the wild west, they dubbed these two Cowboys & Indians.

Style: Saison (w/ Rose Hips, Hibiscus, Cherry Juice, Wine Barrel Aged. Chardonnay)
Availability: 750 ml bottles
Arrival: Mid May, 2013

6.8% ABV

by Reid Ramsay
Posted in New Beers, Stone Brewing Co.

Stone Cali-Belgique IPA Aged in Red Wine

Stone Cali-Belgique IPA Aged in Red Wine

by Reid Ramsay
Posted in New Beers, Stone Brewing Co.

Stone Reason Be Damned Belgium Style Abbey Ale in Red Wine Barrels

Stone Reason Be Damned Belgium Style Abbey Ale in Red Wine Barrels

by Reid Ramsay
Posted in Avery Brewing, Coming Soon, New Releases

Avery Barrel Aged Release 14: Volunt Plus Erat

Next up in Avery Brewing’s (Boulder, CO) Barrel Aged Series – is Volunt Plus Erat. The follow up to Odio Equum, this sour ale is brewed with cabernet franc grape must, and aged for 14 months in neutral zinfandel barrels. A neutral barrel means the oak will impart little to no oak flavor to the beer/wine. Cabernet Franc grape must is fresh pressed grape juice, that contains the skin, juice, seeds, etc.

No 14 and by complete coincidence, aged to perfection for 14 months in neutral Zinfandel barrels. The time necessary for our culture of lactobacillus and pediococcus to fulfill their portion of the workload- to create massive amounts of subtler lactic acid and acetic acid to interplay with the fruity Cabernet Franc grape must

Style: American Wild Ale (w/ Grape Must, Barrel Aged. Wine Barrel)
Availability: 12oz bottles. Tap Room Release
Arrival: Star Wars Day, 2013. (May 4)

9.57% ABV

Volunt Plus Erat translates from Latin to “Wish there was more” 

by Reid Ramsay
Posted in Coming Soon, Westbrook Brewing Co

Westbrook & Charleston Beer Collab: Funky Old Time

Westbrook Funky Old Time

Westbrook Brewing (Mt Pleasant, SC) and one of the United State’s best beer stores The Charleston Beer exchange teamed up on Funky Old Time (above).  This is the first in a series of posts of the two collaborating.

The base beer “Old Time” is a Belgian style dark ale brewed in July, 2011. It was then added to oak barrels that one contained red wine.  That’s where Funky Old Time has been the last 18 months with a series of wild yeasts.  Look for bottles and draft emerging soon.

Style: American Wild Ale (Wine Barrel Aged)
Availability: 750 ml Bottles, Draft
Arrival: TBA

11% ABV

by Reid Ramsay
Posted in Bell's Brewing, Coming Soon

Bell’s The Raspberry Wild One In Just a Few Bottles

Bells The Raspberry Wild One

Interesting. Awesome. And completely hard to get. Bell’s Brewery (Kalmazoo, MI) will be putting The Raspberry Wild One in big bottles.

Each of these large format releases sneak onto the shelves at the Eccentric Cafe in Kalamazoo, typically without any warning. The above beer is an American wild ale aged in wine barrels with raspberries. A fruity take on another rare draft and bottle offering – The Wild One. There is a Flo Rida song stuff in my head now.

Style: American Wild Ale (w/ Raspberries, Wine Barrel Aged)
Availability: 750 ml bottles, Limited Draft
Arrival: TBA (Bottles)

by Reid Ramsay
Posted in Coming Soon, Troegs Brewing

Troegs Splinter Gold 2013 Release Looms [PICS]

Troegs Splinter Gold

Troegs Brewing (Hershey, PA) is preparing another release of Splinter Gold. The brew is an American wild ale aged 3 years in wine barrels.  The barrels are dosed with brettanomyces (a popular funky yeast).  Gold has been bottled for a few months now, quietly carbonating. The brewery tells Beer Street Journal that they are gearing up for the release, dates to come soon.

Style: American Wild Ale (Wine Barrel Aged)
Availability: 750 ml bottles
Arrival: 2013 Release Date TBA

12% ABV

by Reid Ramsay