Three Floyds, the brewers of the famous Dark Lord Imperial Stout, have another yearly release that gets high marks – their Behemoth “Blonde” Barleywine. Shane and Nick take a look at the white-waxed 2011 vintage. Our curiosity got the best of us, as we venture into the “Blonde” Barleywine – a style neither of us recall having before.
For the first time ever, the FiftyFifty Brewing Co. Eclipse series beers hit the Philadelphia market, and we were lucky enough to pick up a few varieties. Today, we’re taking a look at the Four Roses Bourbon single barrel aged Eclipse. Shane and Nick, both fans of bourbon, tackle this 9.5% ABV Imperial Stout.
Mike brings back a bottle of Avery’s Rumpkin from the DC area, which is their Imperial Pumpkin Ale aged in rum barrels. At 15.90% ABV this beer packs plenty of holiday flavor. From our recollection, this is the first barrel aged pumpkin beer any of us have had, so it’s quite a unique treat. Certainly seek this one out if your area received it!
We’ve got another bourbon barrel aged beer today, Victory’s Dark Intrigue (2011), which is their Storm King Russian Imperial Stout aged in bourbon barrels for the summer of 2011. According to Victory, this is the last year this is being made and even sold the actual bourbon barrels at the release event. And yes – we had been drinking…
The time comes once a year when The Bruery out of Placentia, CA release their famous Black Tuesday Imperial Stout. The 2011 release comes in at 18.3% ABV and is aged in bourbon barrels for over a year. Available through the Reserve Society and a fast-to-sell online sale, this is easily one of the most sought after beers in the country.
