Brewers' Selection Imperial Stout Aged In Calvados Barrels

Our Brewers' Selection series aims to capture these barrels that our brewing team find exceptionally different, complex or engaging and present them in a thoughtful blend.
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For this iteration, we sent one of our decadent, purpose-built imperial stout recipes into French Calvados barrels in May of 2019. We then chose 3 of these barrels to blend this Summer, putting them at just over 2 years old at the time of blending. They were conditioned for an additional 2 months in stainless to round out and properly meld.
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Calvados barrels are typically used for French Apple or Pear Brandy, making this our first release utilizing spirits other than Whisky or Bourbon. ⁣After giving the bottle a 10 min rest at room temp, the beer pours a deep mocha colored head that dissipates to inky black viscous stout. We taste impressions of, but not limited to, crispy honey-comb filled chocolate, deep cabernet/tawny port, dark chocolate truffles, and cherry liqueur. Show Less