Victory Brewing Company (Downingtown, PA) will release Red Thunder in November, 2012. Thunder is the brewery’s Baltic Thunder aged in red wine barrels. Victory has quite a few barrels for they have been using to aged this brew, so there Continue Reading →
Each year, Firestone Walker (Paso Robles, CA) celebrates their anniversary by blending together their various tasty offerings into one bass ass offering. This year’s blend features 226 oak barrels, and a blend 8 different beers. A tequila barrel was introduced Continue Reading →
Oregon’s oldest craft brewery Bridgeport Brewing unveils a new, limited brew this week for the Great American Beer Festival. They took the 2012 edition of Stumptown Tart, a fruit beer beer with 2,000 lbs of raspberries and aged it in Continue Reading →
Victory Brewing recently announced they were releasing Red Thunder, the brewery’s Baltic Thunder in red wine in November. There is also a potential for Old Horizontal in bourbon, aka Oak Horizontal. Now become aquainted with White Continue Reading →
A white wine edition of Mikkeller’s It’s Alive is now on shelves. It’s Alive is a Belgian strong ale homage to the Trappist beer Orval. There is a Grand Marnier barrel aged edition in the works too.
Style: Belgian Strong Ale (Barrel Aged, White Continue Reading →
Victory Brewing Company (Downingtown, PA) will release Red Thunder in November, 2012. Thunder is the brewery’s Baltic Thunder aged in red wine barrels. Victory has quite a few barrels for they have been using to aged this brew, so there will be more for the public. Red Thunder arrives on November 21, 2012.
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Each year, Firestone Walker (Paso Robles, CA) celebrates their anniversary by blending together their various tasty offerings into one bass ass offering. This year’s blend features 226 oak barrels, and a blend 8 different beers. A tequila barrel was introduced this year for the first time. Firestone Walker 16th arrives in November, and the components have been revealed.
The Components
Velvet Merkin (8.7% ABV) – Aged in Bourbon barrels
-Traditional Oatmeal Stout (23% of final blend)
OG= 15P FG=5.5 IBU=32.5 Color= Black / 15% Oats / Hopped with 100% US grown Fuggles
Stickee Monkee (12.5% ABV) – Aged in Bourbon and Brandy barrels
-English Barley Wine (22.5% of final blend)
OG=27P FG=5.4P IBU=45 Color=28 / Brewed with Mexican Turbinado (Brown) sugar
Double Double Barrel Ale (14.2% ABV) – Aged 100% in retired Firestone Union barrels
-Double strength English Pale Ale (20.3% of final blend)
OG=25.0P FG=5.1P IBU=30 Color=16 / A Double version of our flagship created by Ali Razi
Parabola (13% ABV) – Aged in Bourbon barrels
–Russian Imperial Oatmeal Stout (10.8% of final blend)
OG=31P FG=8.5P IBU=80 Color=Black / Hopped with Simcoe, Bravo, Styrian Golding and East Kent Golding
PNC (13.0% ABV) – Aged in Tequila barrels
-American Strong Buckwheat Stout (8.1% of final blend)
OG = 25P FG = 5.0P IBU = 80 Color = 100 / Brewed with Buckwheat
Helldorado (11.5% ABV) – Aged in Bourbon Barrels and Brandy barrels
-Blonde Barley Wine (5.4% of final blend)
OG=24.7P FG=4.5P IBU=24 Color = 8 / Brewed with buckwheat honey & 100% El Dorado hops
Bravo (13.4% ABV) – Aged in Bourbon and Brandy barrels
-Imperial Brown Ale (5.4% of final blend)
OG=26.5 FG=7.7 IBU=35 Color=32 / Hopped with 100% US grown Fuggles
Wookey Jack (8.3% ABV)– 100% Fresh, Dank & Hoppy 100% Stainless Steel
-Black Rye India Pale Ale (4.5% of final blend)
OG= 18P FG = 3.0P IBU = 80 Color =black / Extremely hoppy double dry hopped BIPA
Style: Strong Ale (Barrel Aged)
Availability: 22oz bottles, boxed.
Distro Area: CA, NV, OR, WA, AZ, CO, MO, Chicago, MA, NJ, NY, VA, PA, DC, MD
13% ABV, 36 IBUs
Oregon’s oldest craft brewery Bridgeport Brewing unveils a new, limited brew this week for the Great American Beer Festival. They took the 2012 edition of Stumptown Tart, a fruit beer beer with 2,000 lbs of raspberries and aged it in oak barrels for two years. The result, a blend: 50% Belgian tripel aged in wine barrels for a year, 50% raspberry Belgian tripel.
“This is a special one for our team,” commented brewmaster, Jeff Edgerton. “The 2010 Stumptown Tart was a favorite not only amongst our loyal BridgePort fans — but also amongst our brewers. The only way to up the ante on that beer was to let it age in oak barrels for two years. The result is something surprising and pretty unforgettable.”
Style: Framboise (w/ Raspberries, Wine Barrel Aged)
Availability: 22oz bombers, Wax capped
7.7% ABV
Victory Brewing recently announced they were releasing Red Thunder, the brewery’s Baltic Thunder in red wine in November. There is also a potential for Old Horizontal in bourbon, aka Oak Horizontal. Now become aquainted with White Monkey. You know the base beer as Golden Monkey (a tripel). White Monkey is aged in white wine barrels.
Since his birth in 1997, our beloved Golden Monkey has remained playfully delightful and profoundly satisfying. His soul continues to glow with the wisdom of ages and inspired our own stroke of genius. Restless from his continuous journey to joy,we felt that some quiet time in American oak barrels that once matured white wine would further soothe this ale’s silken soul. After his three-month retreat, Golden Monkey emerged refreshed and invigorated with new character and flavor nuances that only make him more profound, and possibly even more playful. Cheers, The Brewmasters of Victory
Style: Tripel (Wine Barrel Aged)
Availability: 750 ml bottles
Arrival: TBA
9.5% ABV
note: The above is tentative. Subject to change at whim of the brewer, the beer, or the barrel
A white wine edition of Mikkeller’s It’s Alive is now on shelves. It’s Alive is a Belgian strong ale homage to the Trappist beer Orval. There is a Grand Marnier barrel aged edition in the works too.
Style: Belgian Strong Ale (Barrel Aged, White Wine)
Availability: 12.7 oz bottles
8% ABV
Pic via @GreensBeer
