Private Press Brewing

Life Is Round (Batch 1)

Barleywine - English

Life Is Round is a deep crimson colored Barleywine blended from Old Fitzgerald, Blantons, and Weller barrels. A duo of Barleywines coalesce into aromas… Read More

Life Is Round is a deep crimson colored Barleywine blended from Old Fitzgerald, Blantons, and Weller barrels. A duo of Barleywines coalesce into aromas of dark cherry, dried plum, vanilla, and marshmallow. The blend reveals flavors of marzipan, English toffee, brown sugar taffy, and homemade caramel. Bright notes of dark raisin and a hint of baking spice bear a nod to the distinguished Barleywine culture from abroad. Read Less

Electric Roads

Barleywine - English

Electric Roads is a double barrel-aged barleywine. This blend showcases layers of toffee, maple, vanilla, almond, and dried apricot. The liquid touched… Read More

Electric Roads is a double barrel-aged barleywine. This blend showcases layers of toffee, maple, vanilla, almond, and dried apricot. The liquid touched Weller, Blantons, Elijah Craig, Bakers, and 1792 barrels. 3 Barleywine recipes joined this mix debuting a new maple barleywine thread named Bartz. Read Less

Beyond Forever

Stout - Imperial / Double

Beyond Forever is a stout blend built for the rich and creamy character of Ugandan vanilla beans. A trio of stouts that aged in Willett, Weller, and Blantons… Read More

Beyond Forever is a stout blend built for the rich and creamy character of Ugandan vanilla beans. A trio of stouts that aged in Willett, Weller, and Blantons barrels create a complex base of dark chocolate, toasted almond, vanilla soaked oak, and ganache. The vanilla beans blossom into ripe fig and silky milk chocolate notes. A cosmic abyss of vanilla splendor best explored with an astral confidant. Read Less

Plato's Shadow

Stout - Imperial / Double

Plato's Shadow is a double barrel-aged stout. The blend is bold, round, and incredibly balanced, I love it. As the beer opens up, notes of vanilla, toasted… Read More

Plato's Shadow is a double barrel-aged stout. The blend is bold, round, and incredibly balanced, I love it. As the beer opens up, notes of vanilla, toasted marshmallow, dark chocolate, and a rich caramel backbone emerge from the glass. This blend was aged in Woodford Double Oak, Elijah Craig, Weller, Blantons, Baker, 1792, and VSOP barrels. Read Less

Rings of Splendor

Stout - Imperial / Double

Rings of Splendor is the blend Private Press has been waiting to assemble. This release is a spirited synthesis of 3 imperial stouts that were aged in… Read More

Rings of Splendor is the blend Private Press has been waiting to assemble. This release is a spirited synthesis of 3 imperial stouts that were aged in Heaven Hill, Blantons, Basil Hayden, and Woodford Double Oak barrels, all without adjuncts. Rings of Splendor exhibits waves of toasted coconut, vanilla, and marshmallow on the palate. A rich baseline of French roast, dark-chocolate cherry cordials, and almond caramel rounds out this classic expression of barrel-aged stout. Read Less

First Press

Stout - Imperial / Double

First Press is the first anniversary blend! Inspired by a single barrel of double barrel stout (apple brandy - 1792) that stood out from the rest and… Read More

First Press is the first anniversary blend! Inspired by a single barrel of double barrel stout (apple brandy - 1792) that stood out from the rest and became the anchor for this blend. First Press used barrels from Willett, Basil Hayden, 1792, Elijah Craig, and a number of apple brandy barrels. A new honey stout thread named Dorzak makes its debut in First Press. Read Less

Cosmic Echoes

Strong Ale - American

Cosmic Echoes is the most ambitious blend to be assembled at Private Press. The final expression showcases a fusion of 3 stouts and 2 barleywines that… Read More

Cosmic Echoes is the most ambitious blend to be assembled at Private Press. The final expression showcases a fusion of 3 stouts and 2 barleywines that were aged in 5 different types of oak barrels. Cosmic Echoes generates hypnotic reverberations of candied apricot, baking spice, milk chocolate ganache, English toffee, luxardo cherry, and crème burlee. The experience holds you comfortably close while it simultaneously nudges your palate towards exploration.

Barrel 13: Blantons/13 months
Barrel 20: Old Fitzgerald/11 months
Barrel 27: Weller/10 months
Barrel 28: Weller/10 months
Barrel 46: VSOP/11 months
Barrel 59: Heaven Hill/10 months Read Less

Cosmic Echoes (Batch 2)

Strong Ale - American

Cosmic Echoes returns with another dynamic blend of Stouts and Barleywines. The final blend showcases a fusion of two Stouts and four Barleywines that… Read More

Cosmic Echoes returns with another dynamic blend of Stouts and Barleywines. The final blend showcases a fusion of two Stouts and four Barleywines that aged in seven different types of oak barrels. Cosmic Echoes generates hypnotic reverberations of candied figs, baking spice, milk chocolate ganache, meadow foam honey, and slated English toffee. The experience holds you comfortably close while it simultaneously nudges your palate towards exploration.

Hutcherson, Pappy, 10mo
Kriegel, Eagle Rare, 7mo
¼ Bartz ¾ Dozark, Elijah Craig, 8mo, Eagle Rare, 6 mo
DeJohnette, Old Fitzgerald, 14mo, EH Taylor, 7mo
Dozark, Elijah Craig, 10mo, Blantons, 4mo
Dozark, Elijah Craig, 10mo, Old Fitzgerald, 4mo
Adderly, Port, 12mo Read Less

10,000 Steps

Strong Ale - American

Blend of barrel aged imperial stout and barleywine ale brewed with maple syrup and conditioned on cacao nibs and vanilla beans. 10,000 Steps was packaged… Read More

Blend of barrel aged imperial stout and barleywine ale brewed with maple syrup and conditioned on cacao nibs and vanilla beans.

10,000 Steps was packaged in February and is a blend of both bourbon and cognac barrel aged stout (75%) and bourbon barrel aged maple barleywine (25%). The complimentary addition of Nicaraguan cacao nibs and a touch of Ugandan vanilla help to softly amplify the underlying character of stout and American oak. Read Less

Electric Roads (Batch 2)

Barleywine - English

Double Barrel Aged Blend of Barleywine Style Ales

Double Barrel Aged Blend of Barleywine Style Ales Read Less

Pools of Reflection

Barleywine - English

Blend of barleywines brewed with maple syrup and aged in bourbon barrels.

Blend of barleywines brewed with maple syrup and aged in bourbon barrels. Read Less

Double Barrel Beyond Forever

Stout - Imperial / Double

A blend of double barrel aged Imperial Stouts conditioned on vanilla beans.

A blend of double barrel aged Imperial Stouts conditioned on vanilla beans. Read Less

Life Is Round (Batch 2)

Barleywine - English

Life Is Round is a deep, crimson-colored Barleywine blended from Old Fitzgerald, Blantons, Pappy, Heaven Hill and brandy barrels. A quartet of Barleywine… Read More

Life Is Round is a deep, crimson-colored Barleywine blended from Old Fitzgerald, Blantons, Pappy, Heaven Hill and brandy barrels. A quartet of Barleywine recipes coalesce into aromas of cherry cola, dried apricot, vanilla, and almond-toffee brittle, while two double barrel-aged threads lend a depth of oak that amplifies the baking spice and spirit character. This release showcases the accumulation of dimensionality and nuance that the cellar has gained in its second year.

30. DeJohnette, Old Fitzgerald, 21mo
107. DeJohnette, Blantons 11mo, Pappy 10mo
113. ½ Huthcerson ½ Dauner, Pappy, 10mo
114. Hutcherson, Pappy, 10mo
120. Mahavishnu, Heaven Hill 12mo, CA Brandy, 8mo Read Less

Beyond Forever (Batch 2)

Stout - Imperial / Double

The new batch of Beyond Forever moves closer to its original inspiration, 2010 Goose Island Vanilla Rye. This year's vintage showcases all rye barrels… Read More

The new batch of Beyond Forever moves closer to its original inspiration, 2010 Goose Island Vanilla Rye. This year's vintage showcases all rye barrels and an average aging time of 17 months. The blend was conditioned on the signature Private Press vanilla blend (as tasted in Expanding Worlds) of Ugandan, Tahitian, and Ecuadorian vanilla beans, at a rate of 2lbs/bbl. The vanilla presents a toasted marshmallow and milk-chocolate raspberry truffle flavor profile. The base barrel-aged stout blend is rich, bold, and full of spice and caramel. Read Less

Rings of Splendor (Batch 2)

Stout - Imperial / Double

Blend of Imperial Stouts brewed with honey and aged in bourbon barrels.

Blend of Imperial Stouts brewed with honey and aged in bourbon barrels. Read Less

Double Barrel Almond Suite

Stout - Imperial / Double

Imperial stout brewed with almonds and lactose, aged in bourbon and cognac barrels. Collaboration with Side Project Brewing.

Imperial stout brewed with almonds and lactose, aged in bourbon and cognac barrels. Collaboration with Side Project Brewing. Read Less

Limitations

Barleywine - Other

Limitations, a collaboration with our good friends at Cellarmaker, is the first in-person collaborative brew at Private Press. Cellarmaker makes some… Read More

Limitations, a collaboration with our good friends at Cellarmaker, is the first in-person collaborative brew at Private Press. Cellarmaker makes some of the best beer in the Bay Area, and I was excited to collaborate on a recipe that would push the limitations of munichwine in a new direction. We brewed two separate batches of honey munichwine, one with California Toyon honey, and the other with Meodow Foam honey. Each batch aged across a variety of different bourbon barrels for a year. Four complimentary barrels established the base, and a barrel of barleywine really brought all together. Bright notes of honey, vanilla butter crème frosting, red rope, and marzipan come together in this style-bending blend. Read Less

10,000 Steps (Batch 2)

Strong Ale - American

Blend of Imperial Stout and Barleywine Ale brewed with maple syrup, aged in oak barrels, and conditioned on vanilla.

Blend of Imperial Stout and Barleywine Ale brewed with maple syrup, aged in oak barrels, and conditioned on vanilla. Read Less

Second Press

Strong Ale - American

Blend of Imperial Stouts and Belgian-style Quadrupel aged in bourbon barrels.

Blend of Imperial Stouts and Belgian-style Quadrupel aged in bourbon barrels. Read Less

Sending Vibrations

Stout - Imperial / Double

A collaboration with Cycle Brewing. Blend of stouts brewed with honey and aged in bourbon barrels.

A collaboration with Cycle Brewing.

Blend of stouts brewed with honey and aged in bourbon barrels. Read Less

Nineteen Sixty Six

Barleywine - Other

Blend of bourbon barrel barleywine ales. Brewed for Toronado’s 35th Anniversary.

Blend of bourbon barrel barleywine ales.
Brewed for Toronado’s 35th Anniversary. Read Less

Expanding Worlds

Stout - Imperial / Double

Expanding Worlds is inspired by curiosity, and the excitement implicit in spreading your wings and setting off on an adventure. This blend combines vanilla… Read More

Expanding Worlds is inspired by curiosity, and the excitement implicit in spreading your wings and setting off on an adventure. This blend combines vanilla beans from Uganda, Ecuador, and Tahiti and coffee beans from Vietnam. These ingredients from distant corners converge into an expresso-soaked marshmallow floating upon a deep and layered pool of bourbon barrel aged stout. The result is a decadent experience that reflects the ever- expanding world that we all encounter and explore every day. Read Less

Artifacts of Sound

Stout - Imperial / Double

A blend of Barrel-aged Stouts brewed with and conditioned on toasted walnuts and cacao nibs.

A blend of Barrel-aged Stouts brewed with and conditioned on toasted walnuts and cacao nibs. Read Less

Third Press

Barleywine - Other

Blend of barrel aged stouts, barleywines, and honey Munichwine.

Blend of barrel aged stouts, barleywines, and honey Munichwine. Read Less

Life Is Round (Batch 3)

Barleywine - English

Blend of barrel-aged barleywine Life Is Round is a garnet-colored bourbon barrel-aged barleywine. A trio of barleywine recipes coalesce in this beer offering… Read More

Blend of barrel-aged barleywine

Life Is Round is a garnet-colored bourbon
barrel-aged barleywine. A trio of barleywine
recipes coalesce in this beer offering
aromas of fig, dark cherry. salted caramel.
and peanut-toffee brittle, while two double
barrel-aged threads lend a depth of oak
that amplifies a nutmeg. vanilla, and luxardo character. This release showcases the
accumulation of dimensionality and nuance
that the cellar has gained in its third year.

AGING
Buffalo Trace Experimental / 25 mo
Heaven HilI / 15 mo
Buffalo Trace Experimental / 16 mo, Basil Hayden / 9mo
Heaven Hill / 13 mo
Willett Family Reserve / 13 mo Read Less