Topic Archives: Wine Aged
Heavy Seas Partner Ships Rye Wit, a collaboration with Terrapin
Heavy Seas Partner Ships Rye Wit, a collaboration with Athens, Georgia based Terrapin Beer Co. is coming this August.
First off, let me tell you Terrapin’s co-founder and brewmaster “Spike” Bucowski loves brewing with rye. Examples – Terrapin Rye Pale, Terrapin Rye Cubed, even the Terrapin/Left Hand Terra-ryezd from 2009. Don’t be surprised that this new collaboration has rye in it.
Heavy Seas Partner Ships Rye Wit is actually a barrel-aged rye wit, aged in white wine barrels for sixteen weeks. The added wine nuance to this beer is fairly unique for the style.
With aromas of light fruit, spice, and citrus, balanced by a spicy malt backbone, the third installment in the Partner Ships series is sure to delight the senses.
Look for Heavy Seas Partner Ships Rye Wit to hit shelves in August in 22 ounce bottles and draft for a limited time.
Style: Rye Beer/Witbier (Wine Barrel Aged)
Hops: Cascade, Amarillo
Malts: 2-Row, Wheat, Rye, Biscuit
Availability: 22oz Bottles, Draft
Debut: August, 2016
6% ABV, 20 IBUs
Red Hare Barrel Aged Sour Whabbit Wheat, a can potential
Red Hare Barrel Aged Sour Whabbit Wheat is on the docket by the Marietta, Georgia based brewery.
Whabbit Wheat, an American wheat ale brewed with apricots and peaches, debuted as a seasonal release in spring of 2015. While the label makes no direct mention of the fruit, we are making an assumption.
Red Hare Barrel Aged Sour Whabbit Wheat is aged in Chardonnay barrels with both Brettanomyces yeast and Lactobacillus souring bacteria.
This will be the third offering in the brewery’s Rare Hare Series. The brewery has not yet announced this beer.
Style: American Wild/Sour Ale (Wine Barrel Aged)
Availability: 16oz Cans
Release: TBA
5.5% ABV
Creature Comforts The Curious No. 8 debuts July 10th
Creature Comforts The Curious No. 8 will release on a special tour on July 10th.
This release arises from the brewery’s Emergence project. The project features a tart blonde ale, that was fermented with at least four strains of the brewery’s house yeast, rested in wine barrels. Variations of that release spawned The Curious No. 6 (aged on peaches).
To create Creature Comforts The Curious No. 8, the brewery selected two wine barrels from the base Emergence beer, chosen for the strong berry character. Blueberries from Rhonda’s Blueberries in Union Point, Georgia were added to those select barrels.
Chris and Rhonda grow the best blueberries we’ve ever tasted, and the blueberries picked for this beer are Ochlockonee blueberries. You can try these at the Athens Farmers Market where Rhonda’s blueberries are sold.
Creature Comforts The Curious No. 8 will be available on a special tour at the brewery in Athens, Georgia on July 10th. Attendees will get to try The Curious No. 7, food from Savory Spoon, and two bottles of No. 8. Tour starts at 1 pm.
Style: American Wild Ale (w/ Blueberries. Wine Barrel Aged.)
Availability: 16.9oz Bottles. Brewery release only.
Debut: 7/10/16
6.8% ABV
Tour vouchers can be purchased here
Carolina Bauernhaus June Princess marks the brewery’s first bottle [PICS]
Carolina Bauernhaus June Princess is officially the Anderson, South Carolina based brewery’s first bottle release.
The wild and sour focused brewery headed up by Keston Helfrich and David Thorton opened in December of 2015. Their lineup is almost 100% sold in their downtown taproom.
Carolina Bauernhaus June Princess goes head to head in our book for the best sour in their young repertoire (the other being 18 Mile.) The brewery released just shy of 300 bottles of the beer today, June 28th. Last week, Beer Street Journal spent some time with the brewery hand labeling and waxing each of the bottles. (Props to my wonderful mother who doesn’t drink beer, but made everyone lunch…)
Our native fermented sour rye ale brewed with North Carolina grown pilsner and wheat malts. This hazy gold beer was fermented in regional Tempranillo barrels and aged on local apricots and locally harvested June Princess nectarines from Clemson’s fruit research farm. The beer is fermented with a blend of SouthYeast Labs N1 strong ale yeast and native lactobacillus along with a few Brettanomyces strains. This fruit forward beer is balanced by a bright acidity and rounded out by an oaky barrel character.
Carolina Bauernhaus June Princess is a 750 milliliter bottle limited offering.
Style: America Wild/Sour Ale (w/ Nectarines, Apricots. Wine Barrel Aged.)
Availability: 750ml Bottles
Release: 6/28/16
6.1% ABV
Hi-Wire Oak Fermented Imperial IPA with Brett, Single Barrel #5
Hi-Wire Oak Fermented Imperial IPA with Brett will be the 5th entry in the brewery’s on-going Single Barrel Series.
The Asheville, North Carolina based brewery’s South Slope location was turned into a sour/wild/experimental facility, shortly after the brewery opened their new production facility.
Hi-Wire Oak Fermented Imperial IPA with Brett is a city hopped India pale ale, aged in white wine barrels with the brewery’s mixed culture (wild yeast, and souring bacteria) and and bottled conditioned with Brettanomyces yeast.
Batch #5 of the Single Barrel Series is a single malt, single hop Imperial IPA (9.5% ABV) brewed and aged in a white wine barrel with Brettanomyces for 8 months. Dank tropical fruit & bright citrus notes from Citra hops blend perfectly with earthy brett funk & oak in this big complex beer with a smooth, warming finish.
Hi-Wire Oak Fermented Imperial IPA with Brett is 750 milliliter bottle offering, releasing July 9th.
Style: American Wild Ale (Wine Barrel Aged)
Availability: 750ml Bottles
Release: 7/9/16
9.5% ABV
Image: Hi-Wire Brewing
Great Divide 22nd Anniversary, a sour ale debuts
Great Divide 22nd Anniversary is hitting shelves, marking the Denver, Colorado based brewery’s birthday
The brewery chose a dark American wild/sour ale to mark this milestone. Aged in red wine barrels, the beer boasts flavors of black cherry jam, and oak.
An expert blend of bold character, this Dark American Sour is a perfect culmination of 22 years of craft and ingenuity. Aged in red wine barrels, this robust offering is as sophisticated as it is sour. Notes of black cherry jam and tobacco are countered by a welcome tartness and tannic oak finish that lasts long after each sip, making 22nd Anniversary a beer you won’t soon forget.
Brian Dunn founded Great Divide in 1994. In 2014, the brewery announced the acquisition of 5 acres of land close to the original site, and broke ground in 2014. By 2015, the site was live and allowed the brewery to start canning.
Great Divide 22nd Anniversary is now available in 750 milliliter bottles and draft for a limited time.
Style: American Wild/Sour Ale (Wine Barrel Aged)
Availability: 750ml Bottles, Draft. Limited Release.
Debut: June, 2016
8.7% ABV
Goose Island Chateau Noir Imperial Stout, a bottle potential
Goose Island Chateau Noir Imperial Stout is potentially on the horizon by the Chicago, Illinois brewery.
Barrel aged releases are the among the most sought after Goose Island beers. Goose Island Chateau Noir is an imperial stout, aged in Cabernet barrels for 14 months.
Dried fruit aromas and vanilla and currant tones frame the flavors of Chateau Noir. This Imperial Stout balances malty sweetness with wine-like tannins and acidity imparted by Cabernet barrels.
Goose Island Chateau Noir will be bottled in 16.9 ounce bottles (much like the Bourbon County Brand Stout). The brewery has not yet announced this beer.
Style: Imperial Stout (Wine Barrel Aged.)
Availability: 16.9 oz Bottles
Release: TBA
12% ABV
