Need barrels? Go to the source. That’s the strategy for Midwest Barrel Co. (MWBC), as the company, named to the Inc. 5000 list of fastest-growing private companies in the US in 2022, has moved its warehouse and production operations to Louisville, Kentucky. MWBC’s new facility, located at 1001 Glengarry Drive Suite B, is in the heart…
Pumpkin Spice Veneration: Last year this was almost a 3 Sheeps Brewing Barrel Society exclusive. At the last minute they decided to share it with everyone, and based on the reviews, they’re glad that they did. This year 3 Sheeps Brewing put their Pumpkin Spice version of everyone’s favorite Rye Whiskey Barrel Aged Belgian-Style Quad with Figs…
Angel’s Envy Distillery will launch their barrel-aged beer program, “Angel’s & Ale,” with Louisville-based partner Against the Grain. The beer resulting from the partnership is a Belgian Quadruple Ale that was aged for 3-4 months in port barrels formerly used to finish Angel’s Envy core product, Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey Finished in Port Wine barrels. …
El Gozador is a sour, gose-style brew aged in a tequila barrel! It’s light, tart, with a hint of saltiness, and just the right amount of tequila bite. Goodwood Brewing used mandarin oranges and freshly squeezed lime juice to give it the sweet-tart taste of a classic margarita. A refreshing, thirst-quenching warm weather ale. The…
Two pioneers of craft brewing and distilling, Innis & Gunn and Tullamore D.E.W. Irish Whiskey, have collaborated for the first time to create Kindred Spirits, a limited edition Scottish stout aged using triple distilled Irish whiskey barrels. Using a unique barrel ageing process developed by the brewing team at Innis & Gunn, Kindred Spirits is…
Coronado Brewing’s popular Barrel-Aged German Chocolate Cake is making its 2018 return, just in time for Valentine’s Day. Barrel-Aged German Chocolate Cake is the first release from the 2018 Coronado Collection series, which will feature three limited-release, barrel-aged offerings distributed throughout Coronado’s network in 22oz bottles and on draft. Originally released February 2016, Barrel-Aged German…
Innis & Gunn, one of the UK’s most successful international craft brewers, has unveiled a brand new look with a unifying packaging rebrand across its core barrel-aged and craft brewed beers range. The introduction of the new Innis & Gunn packaging marks a return to its roots in barrel-ageing. A pioneer of barrel-ageing, the craft…
Hitting shelves across the nation in the next few weeks, this year’s Uncle Jacob’s Stout clocks in at 15.9%, and stays true to its Bourbon barrel-aged roots! Jacob Spears, Avery Brewing’s 6th Great Grand Uncle, is credited as the first distiller to label his whiskey “Bourbon.” He built his distillery in Bourbon County Kentucky in 1790…
North Coast Brewing Company’s XX edition of Barrel-Aged Old Rasputin earned 92 points and a Gold Medal at the prestigious Tastings.com World Beer Championships! Earning the highest honor at America’s oldest annual international beer competition confirms that their 2017 release is every bit as deep, intense, and complex as both its barrel-aged predecessors and its namesake,…
Alesmith Brewing First Barrel-Aged Releases of 2018 & Beer Club First Release Announcement: January Barrel-Aged Beer Releases: We are releasing not one but two barrel-aged beers in January! The first release will be 2018 Barrel-Aged Speedway Stout, our Russian Imperial Stout with coffee that has been matured in premium bourbon barrels for an…
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