Arcadia Ales Shipwreck Porter - 2013

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  1. PapaGoose03

    PapaGoose03 Grand High Pooh-Bah (6,057) May 30, 2005 Michigan
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    This beer is being released at the brewery on Thursday, Sept. 19th at 11 am. No info is given about the price, distribution, etc.

    From Facebook:

    On September 19th, otherwise known as "International Talk Like a Pirate Day" we're releasing an ale fit for a buccaneer! You guessed it, Shipwreck Porter is back!

    Bottles will be available to drink and purchase all day at the brewery and a beer dinner will follow that night.

    Beer Dinner will feature Shipwreck Porter, XV, 3 year old Cereal Killer and London Porter. There will be a brewery tour at 6:00 and the dinner will start at 6:30.

    Details for come on beer dinner menu and reservation details.

    Cheers!

    https://www.facebook.com/events/375559902569715/
     
    #1 PapaGoose03, Aug 9, 2013
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  2. mtomlins

    mtomlins Pooh-Bah (1,585) Mar 12, 2010 Canada (ON)
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    Thanks for the heads-up! I've tried some from the Cereal Killer series; they have been pretty good, but this one seems to be the best of the bunch.
     
    #2 mtomlins, Aug 9, 2013
  3. adamdd

    adamdd Initiate (0) May 9, 2011 Michigan

    Let's hope that they get it right this time, and this isn't like the BB Cereal Killer/Imperial Stout release in November December. The last batch was pretty incredible after a year.
     
    #3 adamdd, Aug 9, 2013
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  4. raymo55

    raymo55 Initiate (0) Oct 3, 2011 Michigan

    Doesn't say Barrel Aged Shipwreck.
     
    #4 raymo55, Aug 9, 2013
  5. PapaGoose03

    PapaGoose03 Grand High Pooh-Bah (6,057) May 30, 2005 Michigan
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    Shipwreck is always barrel aged.
     
    #5 PapaGoose03, Aug 9, 2013
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  6. gratefulbeerhead

    gratefulbeerhead Initiate (0) Dec 7, 2009 Indiana

    I've always been a bit confused on this one. Can someone tell me if there is a difference between the red waxed bottles a few years ago and the regularly released Shipwreck, as both seem to be barrel aged?
     
    #6 gratefulbeerhead, Aug 10, 2013
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  7. raymo55

    raymo55 Initiate (0) Oct 3, 2011 Michigan

    I second this confusion
     
    #7 raymo55, Aug 10, 2013
  8. cetherid

    cetherid Savant (1,105) Aug 23, 2010 Indiana

    Different labels and different sized bottles?

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    #8 cetherid, Aug 10, 2013
  9. kzoobrew

    kzoobrew Initiate (0) May 8, 2006 Michigan

    I am not going to clear anything up with absolute facts but I will try to provide some insight based on past experience and limited knowledge.

    My experience with the older vintages, the bombers, was rather underwhelming. I do not have any detailed notes to fall back on but nothing in the beer stood out. I was told by one of the senior employees at Arcadia that the first batch of the "new" Shipwreck was "forgotten" about in barrels and when it was pulled it had spent 22 months in bourbon oak. This extra maturation could be what distinguishes the old from the new and turns what was a forgettable beer into something special.
     
    #9 kzoobrew, Aug 10, 2013
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  10. raymo55

    raymo55 Initiate (0) Oct 3, 2011 Michigan

    Forgotten huh? Kuhnhenn West
     
    #10 raymo55, Aug 10, 2013
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  11. pmoney

    pmoney Initiate (0) Apr 15, 2011 Illinois

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  12. PapaGoose03

    PapaGoose03 Grand High Pooh-Bah (6,057) May 30, 2005 Michigan
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    I think kzoobrew is right-on with his info. The old label shown above was only on the 22 oz. bombers (a size that is no longer produced), and the label on those bottles never said that the beer was aged in bourbon barrels, just oak barrels. However, I think the barrels were formerly used for bourbon, but the characteristics of the beer never screamed of that flavor.

    When the 'new' Shipwreck was born (2008 or 2009?) the brewery switched to the 12 oz. format with a new label and the red waxed cap. The bourbon is certainly more pronounced in this version, and the beer is now exceptional.

    Both the 22- and 12-oz. versions have always been made from a base Baltic Porter, and the brewery has named that beer as Balz Porter. This beer is occasionally on tap at the brewery, seemingly only when a new batch is brewed to start the aging process for another batch of Shipwreck. There is no such thing as a non-bourbon barrel aged version of Shipwreck under the Shipwreck name, because that beer is the Balz Porter, and it does not go into distribution. All Shipwreck Porter is bourbon barrel aged.
     
    #12 PapaGoose03, Aug 12, 2013
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  13. a_beckman25

    a_beckman25 Pundit (946) Jan 27, 2013 Michigan
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    I was told today no limit on the Shipwreck Porter and price is $7.50 a 12oz. Get there early!
     
    #13 a_beckman25, Sep 17, 2013
  14. BlackNote

    BlackNote Initiate (0) Apr 5, 2013 Michigan

    Weird, cause I asked on facebook today and they said 2 case limit.
     
    #14 BlackNote, Sep 18, 2013
  15. hubsluvsbeer

    hubsluvsbeer Initiate (0) Feb 12, 2013 Michigan

    drinking one now. Its solid
     
    #15 hubsluvsbeer, Sep 19, 2013
  16. c64person

    c64person Initiate (0) Mar 20, 2010 Michigan

    Ugh, hopefully everyone doesn't buy it all up, I won't pass into town til Saturday and would love to get a few bottles.
     
    #16 c64person, Sep 19, 2013
  17. steebo777

    steebo777 Initiate (0) Jun 30, 2009 Michigan

    Just a heads up, my buddy (punkrkr27) and I separately cracked last years bottles last night and both had major rust under and around the cap. Properly cellared separately in our cellars the entire time as well. It tasted fine, but just a heads up to everyone who cares.
     
    #17 steebo777, Sep 19, 2013
  18. c64person

    c64person Initiate (0) Mar 20, 2010 Michigan

    They made Shipwrecked last year? I thought this was an every other year release?
     
    #18 c64person, Sep 19, 2013
  19. steebo777

    steebo777 Initiate (0) Jun 30, 2009 Michigan

    Whatever the last 12oz red waxed bottle release was. Thought that was last year, but maybe not.
     
    #19 steebo777, Sep 19, 2013
  20. PapaGoose03

    PapaGoose03 Grand High Pooh-Bah (6,057) May 30, 2005 Michigan
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    The last batch was released in December, 2012 at the anniversary party. The release is early this year, presumably because the beer was deemed as 'ready' but maybe Talk Like a Pirate Day has something to do with it. Arcadia has been a little inconsistent with the release dates, and I think they did skip a year, maybe it was 2010 but could have been 2009, although a beer that is released in December doesn't hit store shelves until January and everyone thinks it is a release in the January year. Aarrg, it's confusing. :wink:
     
    #20 PapaGoose03, Sep 19, 2013
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