Whether you enjoy crisp sour wine cask rested brews or rich chocolatey whiskey cask matured sippers there s a barrel aged beer for you.
Beer aged in whiskey barrels.
While potrero only released 80 cases of its stout cask aged whiskey the bottling was nearly 12 years in the making.
The 11 best barrel aged beers for 2019 according to.
For lovers of dark beer and scotch whisky the paradox islay offers a truly unique experience.
There is a particular tradition of barrel ageing beer in belgium notably of lambic beers.
Over the top but surprisingly approachable this twist on the classic style starts with several types of malted barley rye oats and wheat.
Robust flavors of vanilla espresso whiskey chocolate and roasted grain are balanced by hints of date and plum with just enough hops to round it all out.
The first bourbon barrel aged beers were produced in the united states in the early 1990s.
Aged for at least a year in whiskey barrels this bad boy has the roasted charred oaky vanilla aromas and flavors you d expect along with a great and unexpected hit of peppery hop bitterness.
Bourbon cinnamon vanilla barrel aged stout san diego s amazing alesmith brewery is well known for its barrel aged expressions evident once again through the recent barrel aged edition of the brewery s famed award winning speedway stout.
The american progenitor of the technique however is old potrero which has long made use of its own whiskey and beer barrels at anchor brewing and hotaling co.
More and more beer aged booze has started to pop up.
The most prominent option is jameson s caskmates which features the iconic whiskey aged in stout barrels.
Here are 10 delicious barrel aged beers that showcase a wide range of beer styles aged in a diverse array of wine and spirits barrels.
There are a decent number of other.
A barrel aged beer is a beer that has been aged for a period of time in a wooden barrel typically these barrels once housed bourbon whisky wine or to a lesser extent brandy sherry or port.
Barrel aging at its finest.