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(Courtesy North Coast Brewing)
This weekend’s collection of winter holiday offerings are rich, dark and cold weather-ready!
3 For The Holidays (Fort Bragg, CA) – Just in time for the 2019 holiday season, Northern California-based North Coast Brewing has announce three HUGE limited releases….These highly coveted annual winter releases are now available while supplies last.
North Coast Old Stock Cellar Reserve 2018 is a 13.5% ABV small batch, limited release that has been aged to perfection in wheat whiskey barrels. Bottled in a 500 ml bottle with a cork and wire finish, this year’s variation is nuanced and complex…
North Coast Bourbon Barrel-Aged Old Rasputin XXII is a dark and intense 11.3% ABV Russian Imperial Stout aged in bourbon barrels.
North Coast Rye Barrel-Aged Old Rasputin XXII is that same award-winning 11.3% ABV Imperial Stout, this time aged in specially curated rye barrels.
3 Benthic Variations For The Holidays (Chicago, IL) – Benthic Imperial Stout is a fortress of specialty malts and density, conditioned on toasted coconut and whole coffee beans before packaging.
And Half Acre Brewing is releasing three variations this year…
- Vanilla Benthic, Half Acre’s bourbon barrel-aged imperial Stout base conditioned on Madagascar Vanilla beans and toasted coconut
- Double Double Benthic, a blend of bourbon and coconut rum barrel-aged imperial stout, conditioned on a double dose of toasted coconut and whole coffee beans
- Apple Brandy Benthic, an apple brandy barrel-aged imperial stout conditioned on cinnamon and toasted coconut.
It’s About Time (Denver, CO) – River North Brewing has returnined something exotic and cold weather worthy that’s perfect for the holiday season. Big and unashamedly malt-forward, River North Father Time is a 16.9% ABV English Strong Ale with sweet biscuit notes and a welcome velvety mouthfeel.
