Goose Island Brewing’s Sofie – the official product video. Sofie is a blended Belgian style ale, aged in wine barrels, with citrus peel. 6.5% ABV
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A cask to on the look out for. Sierra Nevada’s first release in the Ovila Series – Dubbel, aged in both brandy barrels and wine barrels. Why firkin? Why 10.8 gallons of course. Dubbel was the first release in the Continue Reading →
Swamp Head continues with the barrel aging news this week with this reveal. Today, the brewers filled wine barrels the previously held Grenache in Napa Valley, California. Grenache grapes are among the most widely planted red wine grape varieties in Continue Reading →
This is beer from Odell Brewing Co (Fort Collins, CO) isn’t easy to explain to those who don’t want to read a book on it. Deconstruction is essentially a blend of beers, comprised of other beers painstakingly created to accent Continue Reading →
Goose Island Brewing’s Sofie – the official product video. Sofie is a blended Belgian style ale, aged in wine barrels, with citrus peel. 6.5% ABV
Read More: To Øl
Read More: To Øl
A cask to on the look out for. Sierra Nevada’s first release in the Ovila Series – Dubbel, aged in both brandy barrels and wine barrels. Why firkin? Why 10.8 gallons of course. Dubbel was the first release in the series in 750 ml bottles, and also the first to be released again in a smaller format.
Style: Dubbel (Barrel Aged, Wine Barrel Aged)
Availability: Draft only. Limited
Arrival:
8.5% ABV
Swamp Head continues with the barrel aging news this week with this reveal. Today, the brewers filled wine barrels the previously held Grenache in Napa Valley, California. Grenache grapes are among the most widely planted red wine grape varieties in the world. Saison Noir is now in the barrels, where it will sit until deemed worthy. Future Release
Style: Saison (Barrel Aged)
This is beer from Odell Brewing Co (Fort Collins, CO) isn’t easy to explain to those who don’t want to read a book on it. Deconstruction is essentially a blend of beers, comprised of other beers painstakingly created to accent a certain flavor or nuance. Different pilot batches are blended into the final recipe above to achieve the final beer. Each of the constituents contributing to the sum of the whole beer. It’s almost mathematical.
The 2010 edition contained beer aged in bourbon, wine, oak, and non barrel aged beer. This edition touts 42% wine barrel aging, and 58% ale.
Flavor? Odell says: A beer which starts sweet, filling the mouth with fruit-like esters and a mild spiciness, changing to a tart and lingering flavor, reminiscent of apples and grapefruit living amidst and earthy, citrusy hop aroma.
Style: American Wild Ale (Barrel Aged)
Availability: 750 ml bottles, corked & caged
Arrival: September, 2012
10.5% ABV
note: The above is tentative. Subject to change at whim of the brewer, the beer, or the barrel.
