Beers aged in wine barrels

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  1. Mbennett

    Mbennett Initiate (0) Jun 16, 2011 New York

    The other week I tried my first beer that was aged in a wine barrel.

    Other Half In Absentia Luci (10% imperial stout aged in red wine barrels).
    http://www.beeradvocate.com/beer/profile/33510/151661/

    While drinking the beer I kept thinking how complex it was. It really evolved a lot as it came to room temperature.

    I'd like to hear what styles of beer work well aged in wine (red or white) barrels - stouts, wilds, fruit, etc. that you have tried or hear good things about? Also any examples of somewhat readily available examples I can find on the shelf would be appreciated (especially in New York).

    Cheers.
     
    #1 Mbennett, Jan 9, 2015
  2. Chitex78

    Chitex78 Initiate (0) Dec 4, 2013 Illinois

    Does NY get Prairie? Wine Barrel Noir may be worth a shot, even though I didn't care for it.
     
    #2 Chitex78, Jan 9, 2015
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  3. FATC1TY

    FATC1TY Pooh-Bah (2,564) Feb 12, 2012 Georgia
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    I know Wicked Weed does alot of sours/fruited brett beers in wine barrels. Mostly white wine barrels.. really, really good sours.

    I have a cab barrel aged RIS from Straight to Ale, from Alabama.. pretty tasty.
     
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  4. basics

    basics Initiate (0) Oct 27, 2011 North Carolina

    Sofie is partially aged in white wine barrels. I think it's awesome.
     
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  5. Smakawhat

    Smakawhat Grand High Pooh-Bah (7,191) Mar 18, 2008 Maryland
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    Wine is a pretty diverse brush not unlike beer itself.

    Still wine barrel aged brews are still very much in the minority.. as terms of readily avaliable .

    French or American oak? What wine varietal was in the barrel? How long aged? What beer style was made in it? There are so many factors....

    Hof DorMal has made of recent many varied wine barrel aged brews. Other breweries have also made sporadic one offs such as Mikkeller off the top of my head..
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    Still it all depends they are out there.
     
    #5 Smakawhat, Jan 9, 2015
  6. basics

    basics Initiate (0) Oct 27, 2011 North Carolina

    Yeah I was at Wicked Weed last weekend and had two glasses of Genesis which is a sour aged in white wine. It was pretty delicious.
     
    #6 basics, Jan 9, 2015
  7. DrewBrew87

    DrewBrew87 Initiate (0) Dec 17, 2013 South Carolina

    Red Wine Can Can from Westbrook was one of the best beers I had last year. Quad aged 3 years in red wine barrels = amazing!
     
    #7 DrewBrew87, Jan 9, 2015
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  8. deford

    deford Pooh-Bah (1,559) Nov 11, 2013 California
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    DogFish Head 61...
     
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  9. slander

    slander Pooh-Bah (2,568) Nov 5, 2001 New York
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    Whatever the base beer was for Cuvee de Castleton... that.

    But I do not like a wine barrel Flanders Red. Don't get me wrong, I like them, I just don't like the idea of 'em (feels like back-dooring it somehow, i.e., where the wood ends and the grape begins, you know?)
     
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  10. evilcatfish

    evilcatfish Pooh-Bah (2,116) May 11, 2012 Missouri
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    Side Project Beers, Cabernet Laika, Perrenial stuff, The wine barrel Black Holes, were all good. Have had many others but these come to the top of mind. Would love to see more.

    I think it was De Prouf (spell check) that did a series of various wine and liquor barrels which were nice
     
    #10 evilcatfish, Jan 9, 2015
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  11. slander

    slander Pooh-Bah (2,568) Nov 5, 2001 New York
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    From Oxbow 'Stillbow Oxtisanal' (blonde saison aged in blueberry wine barrels) to Allagash Interlude (Belgian strong ale in red wine barrels), I'm feeling the Belgians as base beers.
     
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  12. BMBCLT

    BMBCLT Grand Pooh-Bah (3,427) May 9, 2014 South Carolina
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    Jolly Pumpkin La Roja, Madrugada Obscura and Noel de Calabaza. Russian River Consecration and Supplication. Unless you don't like sours.
     
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  13. indurTheB

    indurTheB Initiate (0) Oct 29, 2013 Florida

    Wicked Weed was aalready mentioned but they have some EXCELLENT red and white BA stuff. Especially the "Funkatorium" beers. My favorites were Genesis and Amorous, but I can't remember if that's gin aged.
     
    #13 indurTheB, Jan 9, 2015
  14. LambicPentameter

    LambicPentameter Initiate (0) Aug 29, 2012 Nebraska

    Anchorage ages a bunch of their beers in white wine barrels and all for the better as far as I'm concerned.
     
    #14 LambicPentameter, Jan 9, 2015
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  15. Mbennett

    Mbennett Initiate (0) Jun 16, 2011 New York

    Yes Prairie just started showing up in our market about 2 months ago. Picked up a Christmas Bomb just last week actually. I'll keep my eyes open for this one. Thanks.
     
    #15 Mbennett, Jan 9, 2015
  16. Mbennett

    Mbennett Initiate (0) Jun 16, 2011 New York

    I actually have a bottle of Gillian and Halia in my cellar. Looking forward to trying those.
     
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  17. Mbennett

    Mbennett Initiate (0) Jun 16, 2011 New York

    Which Perrenial beer is aged in wine barrels?
     
    #17 Mbennett, Jan 9, 2015
  18. CassinoNorth

    CassinoNorth Initiate (0) Apr 5, 2013 New Jersey

    Allagash Interlude if you want red wine barrels.

    Epic Elder Brett is also in wine barrels.
     
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  19. evilcatfish

    evilcatfish Pooh-Bah (2,116) May 11, 2012 Missouri
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    Savant Blanc and I believe Savant Beersel. Also there have been a few one offs if I'm not mistaken
     
    #19 evilcatfish, Jan 9, 2015
  20. Mbennett

    Mbennett Initiate (0) Jun 16, 2011 New York

    Oh. We do get Perennial here in NY, but I've yet to see either of those. Thanks for the recommendation - love Perennial.
     
    #20 Mbennett, Jan 9, 2015
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