Specialty Wood-Aged Beer

Mcleod’s “Smuggler’s Bay Bourbon Barrel Aged Scotch Ale (2019)” Wee Heavy

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Name: Smuggler’s Bay Bourbon Barrel Aged Scotch Ale (2019) Brewer: McLeod’s  Brewery (New Zealand) Style: Specialty Wood-Aged Beer (Base Style: Wee Heavy) ABV: 8.3% Review Year: 2020 The Smuggler’s Bay Bourbon Barrel Aged Scotch Ale by New Zealand’s McLeod’s Brewery is a Wee Heavy tucked into some fresh Four Roses Bourbon casks. The Smuggler’s Bay Collection is …

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Wiley Roots “Kentucky Bourbon Barrel Aged Imperial Somethin’ (2016)” Imperial Stout

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Name: Kentucky Bourbon Barrel Aged Imperial Somethin’ (2016) Brewer: Wiley Roots Brewing Company (United States) Style: Mixed-Style Beer (Base Style: Imperial Stout) ABV: 13.6% Review Year: 2020 In 2016, Colorado’s Wiley Roots Brewing Company released the Kentucky Bourbon Barrel Aged Imperial Somethin’, a barrel-aged Imperial Stout at 13.6% ABV brewed with hazelnuts and almonds. Earlier this year, …

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Tamamura Honten “THE FAR EAST (2020)” Barrel-Aged Imperial House IPA

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Name: THE FAR EAST (2020) Brewer: Tamamura Honten Co. (Japan) Style: Specialty Wood-Aged Beer (Base Style: American Strong Ale) ABV: 15% Review Year: 2020 THE FAR EAST is an “Imperial House IPA” (15% ABV) of the Nagano-based Tamamura Honten Co. aged in barrels that housed formerly Ichiro’s Malt Chichibu The Floor Malted. STYLE GUIDELINES This beer is …

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Põhjala “Pime Öö Islay BA (Cellar Series)” Whisky Barrel-Aged Imperial Stout

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Name: Pime Öö Islay BA (Cellar Series) (2017) Brewer: Põhjala (Estonia) Style: Specialty Wood-Aged Beer (Base Style: Imperial Stout) ABV: 13.6% Review Year: 2020 Pime Öö Islay BA is an Imperial Stout brewed by Estonia’s Põhjala and was released in 2017. As the name implies, this is a variant of the brewery’s signature Imperial Stout aged for …

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Maximus: The Formation of The First Triumvirate

Beer Reviews, Features, Philippines / By

The First Triumvirate is an informal alliance among three names in the Philippine alcoholic beverage industry created in 2019 A.D. to bridge a proud heritage of five generations of master blenders and a young craft brewery that seeks to go against the tide. Two-thirds of the triumvirate, Destileria Limtuaco and Elias Wicked Ales & Spirits …

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La Calavera “Blue Blood F*ck You!!” Cognac Barrel-Aged Imperial Stout

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Name: Blue Blood F*ck You!! Brewer: La Calavera (Spain) Style: Specialty Wood-Aged Beer (Base Style: Imperial Stout) ABV: 11.8% Review Year: 2020 Blue Blood F*ck You!! is an Imperial Stout brewed by Catalunya’s La Calavera. This Imperial Stout was aged in barrels that formerly housed cognac/ brandy. STYLE GUIDELINES This beer is being evaluated as a Specialty …

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Cervezas Yria “Asura” Bourbon Barrel-Aged Russian Imperial Stout

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Name: Asura Brewer: Cervezas Yria (Spain) Style: Mixed-Style Beer (Base Style: Imperial Stout) ABV: 13% Review Year: 2020 Asura is a bourbon barrel-aged “Russian Imperial Stout (RIS)” by Madrid’s Cervezas Yria. This RIS was brewed with maple syrup, muscovado sugar, and vanilla. STYLE GUIDELINES This beer is being evaluated as a Mixed-Style Beer (34B), combining …

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Nerdbrewing “Extends (2020) (Vietnamese Coffee Ed.)” Oak Aged Imperial Oatmeal Stout

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Name: Extends Oak Aged Imperial Oatmeal Stout – Vietnamese Coffee Ed. (2020) Brewer: Nerdbrewing (Sweden) Style: Mixed-Style Beer (Base Style: Oatmeal Stout) ABV: 10.8% Review Year: 2020 The 2020 vintage of Extends is an “Imperial” Oatmeal Stout brewed by the Swedish commercial gypsy brewery, Nerdbrewing. Clocking in at 10.8% ABV, Extends was concocted using cold-brewed Vietnamese …

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Sori Brewing “Anniversary Barley Wine 2017” Barrel-Aged Barleywine

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Disclaimer: We will come clean. This review was, unfortunately, written at a time when we were not aware that mats of bubbles are symptoms of a dirty glass. Just because we are Drink Me Dirty, it does not mean it is acceptable to drink from a dirty glass. Clean and rinse your glasswares properly. As …

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