Wow, it  felt like winter this morning.  Not just cold but snow.  Not just snow but storybook, tree lacing, car covering, snowman making snow.  Weather like this makes me want to drink winter beers.  Big, rich, chewy, malty boozy beers.  Bourbon aged beers.

Iron Hill has been doing Bourbon-aged beers for some time now.  We take and already great beer, preferably something strong, dark and malty and put it into a used bourbon barrel for several months.  It always comes out liquid gold.  Almost as much a dessert as a beverage.

In tha past the availability of these beers has been sporadic.  We only do about three kegs at a time (one barrel’s worth) so they go on and off tap quicker than you can say “whiskey”.  People would wait and wait for one to go on tap, then come in a few days later to find out they’d just missed it. 

We’ve fixed that.  We’ve been stockpiling our Bourbon stuff for a month long celebration of barrel aged brews.  For the entire month of February you’ll be able to stroll into any Iron Hill and find bourbon beer on tap, usually more than one style.

Currently here in West Chester we’ve got barrel aged versions of Winter Warmer (dark, strong and finished with winter spices) and Pig Iron Porter (our award winning porter, barrel aged with whole vanilla beans).  I’ve also got Wee Heavy, Russian Stout and barrel aged Cherry Baltic Porter in the pipeline.

So when you get done shoveling your walk and need to warm up, forget about the cocoa.  Treat yourself to a glass of Bourbony goodness!

Cheers,

Chris