4200 Tons - Bourbon Barrel Aged

Belgium has a strange connection to the development of the atomic bomb. Until 1960, the Belgium government controlled an area in Africa known, then, as the Belgian Congo. In 1915, in the deep and dark recesses of a mine in Shinkolobwe, Congo, the world's largest and richest deposit of Uranium was discovered. The need for Uranium at the time was limited and the mine was mostly used to recover Radium (another radioactive element) until nuclear fission was discovered in 1938. The discovery of nuclear fission hinted at the "explosive" power of Uranium and in 1942 the US Military, committed to launching The Manhattan Project, decided to buy up all the Uranium they could get their hands on. The US government worked a deal with the Belgian and British powers controlling the mine, securing 4,200 tons of Congolese Uranium. Those 4,200 tons would form the basis of material used to research, develop, and create the explosive components of the atomic bomb. While searching for a rich deposit of our own, we "dug" into the recesses of our dark beer catalog and mined this 8.5% ABV Belgian Strong Dark Ale. You don't have to dig too deep to discover that sweet malt and dark fruit flavors dominate this Mahogany colored "ore", as prevalent spicy, yet fruity, aromas are expressed then complemented by a rich caramel malt backbone. We didn't stop there. We then rested it in bourbon barrels to bring out natural vanilla flavors, complemented by subtle, charred oak characteristics. Show Less