Westbrook Barrel Room Reserve Series

Three wine barrel aged tripels were released last year (cab, malbec and pinot noir). There is a lot more to come based on my last visit to the barrel room.

 

The "Barrel Room Reserve Series" b&w labels have only been on the Apple Brandy -bal Tripel, and 100% Brett Lichtenhainer (their Lichtenhainer Weisse, aged for 10 months in inoculated red wine barrels), released in the brewery at roughly the same time.

Last year's 3 Red Wine -bal Tripels were in Single-Barrel Rombauer Cab, Tiger Mountain Malbec, and Whetstone Pinot Noir. They also put out Brett and No Mices last year (brett-fermented, red wine -bal Belgian pale ale).

They have somewhere around 85 barrels in the barrel room, so it's anybody's guess as to what's next at this point. I got an interview with him on it which should be out this month, will release full audio/transcript when the article-version comes out in Eat This! Charleston.

[waits on mikeincharleston to correct anything I screwed up]

 

They did a pint night with an Apple Brandy -bal Imperial Stout last month, but I think that's gonna be draft only. Could be wrong.

 

Yep chsbeer is totally correct as far as barrel bottle releases. The new tripel and 100% brett are the first 2 beers with the new barrel reserve labels. There have been other barrel stuff to come out like ba citrus ninja, apple brandy stout, wine barrel quad and maybe one I cant think of but all those were for dinners, special tasting or brewvival, so draft only.

 

Also no clue on the next release.

 

Anymore bottles of the Apple Brandy Barrel ages tripel left?

 

I am ready for some BA Mexican Cake.

 

Send that stuff up to Richmond, James!

 

Plenty.

 

I'm just ready for something, anything from the jack Daniels barrels

 

I will share if I can net more than a tap sampling.

 

Aside from the (fantastic) year rounds, any idea of what Westbrook bottled offerings I would hope to find in the Greenville SC area in December? Website suggests Vanilla Tree Double, which I've had and enjoyed.

 

Dark Helmet Rye Schwarzbier- out now
Citra Rye Pale Ale- out very soon

 

citra rye bottled yesterday YUMMY!!!

 

As of yesterday, I think Greenville Beer Exchange had plenty of Dark Helmet (I picked one up to try) and Vanilla Tree Dubbel. I would think they would be there in December. Getting low on the Amarillo Single Hop Rye Pale Ale and the Bearded Farmer Hughey Saison though, so you might miss those.