2008 vintage is available!
Type: French Oak Port Wine Barrel-Aged Imperial Stout
Awards: Bronze Certificate Russian Imperial Stout
Bronze Certificate Smoke & Wood Aged Brews
California State Fair Commercial Craft Brewing Competition, 2009
Description: Our Imperial has been aged for many months in French Oak barrels previously home for several years to a premium California Petit Syrah port wine. This meticulously hand-crafted stout captures the nuances of the wine and the barrel-aging process to display deep, lustrous roasted coffee and chocolate flavors overlaid with mellow oak and sweet dark cherry notes. Smooth and creamy, this is a stout that challenges you release your inner Iconoclast.
Barrels Used: French Oak
Wine Varietal in Barrel: Petit Syrah
Number of Months in Barrel: Ten
Currently Available Vintage: 2008
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