Rum Barrel aged beers with coconut & chocolate / vanilla

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  1. Greeny87

    Greeny87 Initiate (0) May 23, 2011 Pennsylvania

    hey Guys,

    I have been trying to hunt down some good rum barrel aged beers with coconut. Also any that have the addition of vanilla or cocoa / chocolate.

    Does anyone have any favorites that wouldn't require me selling my first born to acquire?

    Thanks,

    Andy
     
    #1 Greeny87, Aug 11, 2015
  2. WesMantooth

    WesMantooth Grand Pooh-Bah (4,844) Jan 8, 2014 Ohio
    Pooh-Bah Trader

    I can only think of a handful of coconut beers, so one with rum, let alone the other stuff, is beyond my knowledge. I know how well coconut and rum work together though, so I am intrigued.
     
    #2 WesMantooth, Aug 11, 2015
  3. smanson56

    smanson56 Pooh-Bah (2,070) Feb 15, 2014 New Hampshire
    Pooh-Bah

    I know that Lawson's did a rum barrel aged Maple stout last year I think but that's as close as I can remember I traded the last bottle of that I had a while ago.
     
    #3 smanson56, Aug 12, 2015
  4. BourbonJersey

    BourbonJersey Pundit (823) Jan 18, 2014 New Jersey

    Step 1: Get a rum barrel aged stout

    Step 2: Toast up some coconut, put it in a french press, pour half the rum barrel stout in (leave the other half in the bottle, recap, and place back in fridge)

    Step 3: Wait two hours, strain and pour the pressed beer, add the other half from the bottle.

    Voila.

    Alternatively, just grab your favorite non-barrel aged stout and then add oak chips that have been sitting in rum for a couple of days to the french press step
     
    #4 BourbonJersey, Aug 12, 2015
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  5. larryi86

    larryi86 Grand Pooh-Bah (5,118) Apr 4, 2010 Delaware
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    Prairie Pirate BOMB would be perfect for this idea.
     
    #5 larryi86, Aug 12, 2015
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  6. Greeny87

    Greeny87 Initiate (0) May 23, 2011 Pennsylvania

    I appreciate the feedback so far. Seems this beer style is more rare than I thought. I guess I'll keep searching and hope someone has some other's.

    Mainly just want rum barrel aged with coconut, but would settle for one with the addition of vanilla and/or cocoa/ chocolate.
     
    #6 Greeny87, Aug 12, 2015
  7. QuakeAttack

    QuakeAttack Pooh-Bah (2,353) Mar 19, 2012 California
    BA4LYFE Society Pooh-Bah

    I have only had Victory at Sea in Rum Barrel (vanilla, coffee, but no coconut). Good luck finding it. I had it a special event (SF Beer Week)...
     
    #7 QuakeAttack, Aug 12, 2015
  8. northstar23

    northstar23 Zealot (690) Aug 21, 2013 Maryland

    Lickinghole Creek in VA released a coconut rum barrel quad Coconut Delight back in July. I think they only released 500 bottles of it though.
     
    #8 northstar23, Aug 12, 2015
  9. AintNoTele

    AintNoTele Initiate (0) Jun 4, 2014 South Carolina

    #9 AintNoTele, Aug 12, 2015
  10. Greeny87

    Greeny87 Initiate (0) May 23, 2011 Pennsylvania

    Yeah, I saw that one. Was hoping to find one or two that I could realistically trade for / buy somewhere. Seems the rum / coconut beers are trading for insane offers.
     
    #10 Greeny87, Aug 12, 2015
  11. AintNoTele

    AintNoTele Initiate (0) Jun 4, 2014 South Carolina

    There are just significantly less Rum BA beers out there and also few coconut additions as well. Maybe it's a tough thing to nail or you need a ton of coconut, I honestly don't know...but I've absolutely loved the ones I've had!
     
    #11 AintNoTele, Aug 12, 2015
  12. Greeny87

    Greeny87 Initiate (0) May 23, 2011 Pennsylvania

    Yeah, I've brewed a few. The coconut it flavor is hard to capture long term. I guess I'll keep searching.
     
    #12 Greeny87, Aug 12, 2015
  13. halo3one

    halo3one Initiate (0) Jun 6, 2014 Georgia

    Modern Times Monsters Park's version is....ok. Needs more vanilla. BA Snowed In.
     
    #13 halo3one, Aug 12, 2015
  14. Sir_Whats-his-face

    Sir_Whats-his-face Initiate (0) Mar 2, 2015 Oregon

    I don't know if you can find it where you are, but I really enjoyed Santiam's Pirate Stout.
     
    #14 Sir_Whats-his-face, Aug 12, 2015
  15. ClavisAurea

    ClavisAurea Initiate (0) Jul 4, 2008 New York

    Fresh oak barrels can contribute a coconut character to whatever beer is aged in it but that leaves out the rum you're looking for.

    Try this one if you can find it. It's in my cellar and I haven't had a chance to try it. I don't think it is rum barrel aged so much as it is aged on rum soaked oak spirals. Either way, the 750ml bottle was cheap in Rochester, NY: $5 or $8 if I'm remembering it right

    http://www.beeradvocate.com/beer/profile/892/87470/
     
    #15 ClavisAurea, Aug 12, 2015
  16. mjshearer1

    mjshearer1 Initiate (0) Dec 16, 2011 Michigan

    No coconut, but goddamn was this beer awesome:

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    #16 mjshearer1, Aug 12, 2015
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