Rake Raspberry Imperial Stout

We decided it would be wicked to age an Imperial Stout in Islay whisky casks with bucket loads (literally) of fresh raspberries in each cask. The idea of combining the fruity tartness of Scottish raspberries with the demonic smoke and raw power of an Islay whisky and blending it all together with a big, bold stout fascinated us.

We took 4 Smokehead casks and stuffed 25 kilos (yes 25 kilos!) into each. The beer first made its appearance at The Rake in London to commemorate a weekend's worth of tastings we did there. They had one cask of the beer the venue inspired the name.

A couple of weeks later we bottled 50 bottles of this beer. It is now finished re-fermenting in the bottle and is ready to rock. Show Less