Kelsen barrel aged beers

Have you taken a look at their website? https://kelsenbrewing.com/

 

According to info on Untappd , I see the following Vinattas were released in bottles. Not sure if this is a comprehensive list

2018 port
2019 rum
2021 rum

I had the 2019 rum Vinatta and it was pretty darn good. Best of luck. Kelsen does a great job with their dark beers

 

Kelsen does a few annual barrel-aged Vinatta beers, seems like usually 1-2 per year, and it's not always the same type of barrel. They also do barrel aged Vendel, which is a lower ABV stout, along with a few others. A certain popular beer app has a pretty comprehensive list if you search "Kelsen barrel aged". I recall really enjoying bourbon Vendel a few years back.

More recently, they did their first brandy barrel barleywine, which was pretty good, but the brandy character really reminded me of cheaper brandy like Christian Brothers. IIRC their social media at the time said they'd be doing more barrel aged barleywine, so I've been looking forward to that.

In any event, their barrel aging program definitely seems pretty focused on a few beers. GL trading for some.

 

Is this a thing?

 

I’m a big fan. Their brown ale is by far my favorite that is readily available. Not even close actually. Their robust porter is exceptional as well. They do dark ales as well as anyone around here.

 

Your curiosity equals mine, and I live about 45 miles from where they are located in Derry, NH but given that I also live in Boston right in the middle of Trillium and Tree House country...I’ve never quite made the effort, until this summer.

I finally had their Battle Ax IPA at a bar in NH which was decent, and scored a four of their Brown Ale, which was the best I’ve had, but still, no one could tell me anything about other stuff. The best I could get is that it’s a small bar / brewery that has very limited distribution of just a couple of its non BA favorites, with its BAs not really seeing any distro at all. I gathered that most of the BA releases stay in kegs for onsite pours (4 oz pours for two different BAs now according to their website), and that the few that do make their way into bottles are for sale at the brewery, potentially with the exception of some favored Derry retailers.

More information than you were looking for, but in the scope of things - New Hampshire, being one of the most beautiful states in the country for hiking and fall leaf peeping, is often overlooked for beer as it’s overshadowed by its neighbors including VT, MA and Maine. Most people from Boston whiz past Derry on the highway, much more interested in getting to the mountains, or Hill Farmstead, Kelsen doesn’t enter into the radar...! My bet is the Kelsen folks prefer it that way...

Anyway, that’s the lay of the land as I see it. Sorry I can’t be of more help, if anyone has any updated or better info, please chime in! Cheers!

 

Not sure if this helps any because I don't have any more information other than this. There were bottle releases of 2016 and 2017 Bourbon Vendel and 2019 Rum Vinatta.