Episode 502 - Barrels Out West

ABV Chicago Craft Beer Podcast

English - September 20, 2023 12:30 - 1 hour - 65.3 MB - ★★★★★ - 87 ratings
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Previous Episode: Episode 501 - Road to GABF: Far Flung IL Medals

Next Episode: Episode 503 - GABF 2023

In the week that we’re heading out west for a certain fest, we gather up four barrel-aged beers from West Coast breweries that are pretty well-known for their wood-aged offerings. Expectations are flipped on their head and a ringer is challenged as we pop a few actual corks for this one. Also, Craig wants in on the limited-edition mattresses; we open our minds to the possibilities that breweries can grow over the course of nine years; and we share the tales of the juggling Belgian Gueuze Mimes.

Beers Reviewed

Floodland Brewing - Calling Out to Psychic Death (Dry-hopped blend of barrel-aged saisons w/ honey)

deGarde Brewing - The Broken Truck (Wild ale aged in oak, blended from four years)

Russian River Brewing Company - Small Batch: Intinction (Sauvignon Blanc-aged wild pilsner w/ Sauvignon Blanc grape juice and dry-hopped with Nelson Sauvin)

Cellarmaker Brewing Company - Bourbon Blammo! (Blend of bourbon barrel-aged stouts and barleywine w/ toasted coconut)