Specialty Wood-Aged Beer

Les Intenables “Dry Barley W. (2020)” Red Burgundy Barrel-Aged Barleywine

Name: Dry Barley W. (2020) Brewer: Les Intenables (France) Style: Specialty Wood-Aged Beer (Base Style: English Barleywine) ABV: 12.5% Review Year: 2021 Dry Barley W. is a barleywine brewed by Les Intenables (Mundolsheim, France) and was aged for 12 months in Bourgogne Rouge (Pinot Noir) barrels. STYLE GUIDELINES This beer is being evaluated as a Specialty Wood-Aged Beer …

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Shapeshifter x Starward Distillery “Event Horizon 2021” Whisky Barrel-Aged Imperial Stout

Name: Event Horizon 2021 Brewer: Shapeshifter Brewing Company (Australia) Style: Specialty Wood-Aged Beer (Base Style: Imperial Stout) ABV: 11.5% Review Year: 2021 Event Horizon 2021 is an Imperial Stout brewed by Shapeshifter Brewing Company (Adelaide, Australia) aged in selected American oak ex-red wine barrels, which held the Fortis single malt whisky of Starward Distillery in Melbourne. STYLE GUIDELINES …

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Low Key Barrel Project “Jörgmungandr” Laphroaig Barrel-Aged Chocolate & Tonka Imperial Stout

Name: Jörgmungandr Brewer: Low Key Barrel Project (United Kingdom) Style: Mixed-Style Beer (Base Style: Imperial Stout) ABV: 10% Review Year: 2021 Jörgmungandr is the debut release of the Ashford-based nano-brewery, Low Key Barrel Project. This smoky Imperial Stout was brewed with chocolate and tonka beans before spending some time in Laphroaig whisky barrels. STYLE GUIDELINES This beer …

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Omnipollo x Bottle Logic x Moksa “Carême” Willet Family Estate Bourbon BA Imperial Toasted Coconut Vanilla Bean Stout

Name: Carême Brewer: Omnipollo (Sweden), Bottle Logic Brewing, Moksa Brewing Co. (United States) Style: Mixed-Style Beer (Base Style: Imperial Stout) ABV: 14% Review Year: 2021 Carême is an Imperial Stout (14%) brewed with toasted coconut and vanilla bean, aged in Willet Family Estate Bourbon barrels. This massive beer is a three-way collaboration involving Omnipollo, Bottle Logic Brewing, …

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Spartacus “III” Blended Barrel-Aged Imperial Stout

Name: III Brewers: Spartacus Brewing (Brazil) Style: Mixed-Style Beer (Base Style: Imperial Stout) ABV: 13.5% Review Year: 2021 III by Spartacus Brewing (Brazil) is a blend of Imperial Stouts aged in Rittenhouse Rye Whiskey and Buffalo Trace Bourbon Whiskey barrels and was treated with toasted and raw coconut, maple syrup, roasted hazelnuts, and a touch of cinnamon. …

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Finkel & Garf “Barrel Aged Imperial Oatmeal Milk Stout (2021)”

Name: Barrel Aged Imperial Oatmeal Milk Stout (2021) Brewer: Finkel & Garf Brewing Company (United States) Style: Mixed-Style Beer (Base Style: Imperial Stout) ABV: 11.4% Review Year: 2021 Finkel & Garf Brewing Company (Colorado) took their Double Mash Imperial Oatmeal Milk Stout and rested it for 11 months in Bourbon-finished Pedro Ximénez (PX) Sherry casks from Breckenridge Distillery. The result …

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Vocation x Amundsen “Imperial Frappé” Bourbon Barrel-Aged Imperial Stout

Name: Imperial Frappé Brewer: Vocation Brewery (United Kingdom), Amundsen Brewery (Norway) Style: Mixed-Style Beer (Base Style: Imperial Stout) ABV: 12% Review Year: 2021 Imperial Frappé is a Bourbon barrel-aged Imperial Stout that blends premium coffee from Antonia & Panesar with rich dark chocolate and salted caramel. This Imperial Stout is a collaboration between Vocation Brewery (UK) …

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