Beer Barrel aged Bourbon?

http://newhollandbrew.com/beerbarrelbourbon

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It's already being done...although not a wide tapped market...
http://newhollandbrew.com/beerbarrelbourbon/

 

Bourbon is pretty strictly regulated and needs to be aged in a new charred oak barrel I believe so it would not be allowed with Bourbon but certainly could be done with some other spirit without such regulations. However I don't really think much beer flavor would come through unless perhaps you had something like a sour beer in the barrel.

EDIT - from the posts above I see they got around the regulation by first ageing in the new oak barrel and only then going into the beer barrel. Anyone tried that and, if so, could you detect any beer elements?

 

Previous thread...
http://beeradvocate.com/community/threads/beer-barrel-aged-bourbon.56083/

 

New Holland Brewing has done a couple things that approach what you are suggesting. This brewery has a small distiller's license and has made a Beer Barrel Bourbon that used former bourbon barrels that were used to age their Dragon's Milk (and I believe the Pilgrim's Dole Wheatwine, although I'm not sure about the wheatwine). They also have distilled a tequila using hops (or hop flavoring) called Hopquila. I have not had the Hopquila, but I have a fifth of the Beer Barrel Bourbon. I cannot taste any residue from the beer that was in the barrels, so that beverage does not offer what you might think (or hope) it should in the way of flavor.

Edit: Well it appears that I type too slowly. (Or say too much.)

 

Supposedly how Innis & Gunn began - a beer was brewed and aged in wooden barrels to be used by the distiller Wm. Grant & Sons for their Grant's Ale Cask Reserve whisky.

http://www.effectuation.org/article/surprise-glass-story-innis-gunn

 

I have had the bourbon and agree w/ the above post...not much of the beer comes through (not surprising really) but still enjoy it. I love the hopquila though...love it.