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River Rat releasing BA Abbey Ale
River Rat will be unveiling its second barrel-aged offering – and its first bottled one – at its Columbia brewery this week.
River Dog releases Pappy BA Quad
Among bourbon fans, Pappy Van Winkle bourbons are some of the most highly sought-after whiskeys on the market, with bottles of the 23-year-old variant garnering thousands of dollars on the after-sale market. Among beer geeks, any beer aged in Pappy barrels is bound to draw a wealth of attention.
Both groups of fans will be happy to know coastal brewery River Dog recently release a version of its Belgian Quad aged in Pappy barrels. Previously tapped at the Music to Your Mouth Festival, the beer is now available in the brewery’s tasting room. The base is an 11% Belgian-style quad with all the quintessential dark fruit and raisin notes, but with a Pappy sheen on top, bumping the final product up to 12% ABV.
Julian Van Winkle, the current president of the Old Rip Van Winkle Distillery, recently gave his stamp of approval to the brew.
Westbrook BA Mexican Cake release details announced
SC beer geeks have been champing at the bit ever since Westbrook announced plans to release a barrel-aged version of its Mexican Cake imperial stout. Forums have been inundated with guesses as to when the bottles would be released, what the price would be, how many bottles people could get and so on. Well, now all those questions have been answered.
You’ll recall the beer in question is the original batch of Mexican Cake produced in 2011 that has been aging since then. Adjuncts – cinnamon, peppers, etc. – were added after barrel aging, meaning you still get all the things that pop in the original version as well as the barrel characteristics. The beer has been aging in Jack Daniels, apple brandy and Cabernet barrels since January 2012
Tuesday morning, the details for the release of the beer were finally announced. They are as follows:
- The bottles will be released Friday, July 12, at 3 p.m. at the brewery.
- There will be a four (4) bottle limit per person of each variant and 12 in total, in accordance with SC law. The brewery may reduce that limit based on how big of a crowd shows up.
- Each 22 oz. bottle will cost $20 plus tax.
- Bottles will not be held or reserved. You can only get them by showing up at the brewery and waiting with everyone else.
Westbrook begins bottling BA Mexican Cake
Anyone familiar with Westbrook knows they’ve got a pretty impressive barrel room at their Mt. Pleasant brewery, and the stuff coming out of it is highly sought after and incredibly tasty.
So it should come as no surprise that Mexican Cake – you know, that imperial stout people are talking about? – ended up in some of those barrels. BA Mexican Cake was one of those things a lot of people knew would happen but was never officially confirmed until last week. (Seeing “Mexican Cake” scrawled on the side of barrels was a kind of giveaway.) Now, that official confirmation is even more official thanks to the brewery tweeting out a photo of Bourbon BA Mexican Cake going into bottles.
The bottles will be released sometime in June and the artwork is still being tinkered with. Don’t expect it to be was plentiful as the 500 cases produced of the original as this one will be a brewery-only release. And while I won’t spill all the beans just yet, I’ve heard bourbon barrels aren’t the only ones Mexican Cake found its way into …
