Barrels! Bourbon and Bugs Lineup
The Bourbons
Bourbon Bock Traditional full-bodied, dark German lager with distinct malty and bready characteristics in aroma and flavor. Aged in a used Bourbon barrel for 5 months. 6.5% abv
Bourbon Porter Our award-winning Pig Iron Porter aged in bourbon barrels with whole vanilla beans. Roasty malt and pronounced Bourbon flavors with a nice vanilla aroma. Served on nitrogen. 5.3% abv
Bourbon Aged Reily’s Chocolate Ale Brewed with chocolatier Mike Collins of Reily’s Candy in Medford, NJ. A rich, malty brown ale brewed with generous amounts of dark chocolate and roasted cocoa nibs to give it a distinct chocolatey character. Aged in a used Bourbon barrel for 3 months. 7.0% abv
Bourbon Cherry Iron Fish Brewed in collaboration with Casey Hughes of Flying Fish Brewery. An Imperial Black Belgian IPA. Loads of American hop bitterness, aroma and flavor mingling with fruity and spicy characters from Fish’s house Belgian yeast and all balanced by a touch of roast. Aged in a used bourbon barrel on 40 pounds of sour cherries for four months. 9.5% abv musspellng
Bourbon Quadfather Big, rich, complex and chewy Belgian Strong Ale aged in used Bourbon barrels. We’ve made you a beer you can’t refuse. 10.3%
The Bugs
F.red Flemish Red Ale Malty reddish-brown ale fermented in stainless with the Roselare blend then aged in used Pinot Noir barrels for 9 months. Malt sweetness and toastiness followed by an assertive but pleasant sourness. 5.3%
Heywood Strong Belgian Golden Ale fermented in oak with 100% Brett L. Tart, dry, phenolic and funky. 7.5%
Wine Barrel Wee Heavy Strong Scotch Ale fermented in stainless then aged in a freshly emptied Pinot Noir barrel and spiked with Brett L. Malt complexity mingles with a touch of spiciness and pie cherry aroma from the Brett and a warming alcohol character. 11.0%
Saizanne Wood A classic Belgian-style farmhouse ale, unfiltered, bright and light-bodied. Fermented with the earthy, fruity and spicy DuPont strain, spiced with pink and green peppercorns, then spiked with Brett B and finished in oak. 7.3%
Drie Caprice Strong Belgian Golden Ale hopped with American Cascade and Amarillo hops, fermented in oak with 100% Brett B. Bright, tart and spicy. 6.8%
January 10th, 2012 at 10:27 am
Chris – the lineup looks fantastic! Are the descriptions mixed up? Bourbon Cherry Iron Fish shows that it was brewed with Reilly’s chocolate and… you get the point.
January 11th, 2012 at 1:02 pm
Scott,
The descriptions are in fact mixed up! Thanks for the heads up. I should have an accurate list up soon.
January 17th, 2012 at 2:36 pm
Can’t wait for this!
January 17th, 2012 at 6:50 pm
Me neither!
January 18th, 2012 at 4:41 pm
Chris, is all the McMaster really gone?? My hubby almost cried when we went there last week and it was no longer available. Do you have a secret stash you can sell to me?
January 20th, 2012 at 2:12 pm
I’m afraid it is gone. If you can make it by on St Patrick’s Day this year though, I’ll have one firken of 2010 McMaster on tap. Every year I put a roughly 18 month old firken of McMaster on for St. Pat’s.
January 20th, 2012 at 5:15 pm
Will all the varieties of beer for this event make it to 2 pm? Planning on coming but won’t be able to make it till between 1 – 2 and was hopeful that all would still be flowing. Can’t wait for tomm.
January 20th, 2012 at 8:02 pm
Steve,
Last year we had about the same amount of beer and nothing had kicked by 4:00. We’ve only got 1/4 keg of each, but there are after all 10 beers on tap. If any of them kick by the way, I’ve got a couple other random kegs squirreled away that I’ll break out to keep people from rioting! See you tomorrow!
January 21st, 2012 at 3:35 pm
Drinking both samplers as I write this. Wow are they fantastic, wish this event was at least twice a year. I am putting in a request for a Bourbon and Sour RIS.
January 21st, 2012 at 5:25 pm
Wow I was here for your Iron Fish event and the beer was good. However, Bourbon Cherry Iron Fish is a Home Run, you have out done yourself!!!
January 24th, 2012 at 10:13 am
Chris
Thanks for a great event on Saturday, I really enjoyed myself and especially all the Bourbon beers. My favorites where the Bourbon Bock (which my group of friends also enjoyed the most, it was very creamy and delicious!). We also enjoyed the Bourbon Reily’s Choc Ale, Bourbon Cherry Iron Fish & Wine Barrel Wee Heavy. I’ve never been one for Sour/Wild beers and your offerings were very good, but it’s still just not a style my palate has grown to like at this point. Was still fun to sample some though to see if I would find a new favorite. I wanted to get to try some Bravo and Nuggett ipa’s but just didn’t have it in me after the other 10 samples!