BBADS: Spice Wars

IMPERIAL OATMEAL STOUT WITH SPICES AGED IN BOURBON BARRELS

This year’s release is a blend of 24, 18, 12, and 8-month Bourbon Barrel-Aged Dark Star in 7-12-year old Kentucky bourbon barrels. This special edition adds winter spices to complement the smooth oats and bring you a stout delight wrapped in the gentle embrace of bourbon barrel-aged warmth. A touch of sweetness dances in balance with the hops to finish with a wave, and then she’s gone.

Down & Dirty: 2-Row Pale, Roast Barley, Crystal-60, Chocolate, and Carafa-2 malts with Flaked Oats and Columbus, Willamette, and Cascade hops with freshly cracked and ground nutmeg, cassia chips, vanilla bean, allspice, ginger, and whole cloves.  

ABV: 13.4%          IBU: 50
Color: Deep black, opaque
Aroma: Vanilla, chocolate, molasses and toffee with cinnamon, nutmeg and ginger spices surrounded by oak and bourbon notes
Flavor: High sweetness and lightly bitter in full body, an intense alcohol warmth and moderate carbonation

Availability: Released December 2021, limited
Fresh Range: Age this beer, or try one now...go on.

Awards:
2022 World Beer Championships – Gold