ShopRite Wines & Spirits Micro-Brew Edition

From the Brewer – “

1. little acorn into a mighty oak tree, really long ago
2. oak tree turned into a cask by a skilled human
3. cask is then used to mature American Bourbon, releasing wonderful flavours from the oak
4. cask then undertakes a perilous marine voyage across the Atlantic, narrowly escaping the clutches of storms, giant squid and pirates
5. safely at the Scottish distillery it is used to mature the finest Whisky, adding depth and character to the flavours inculcated in the oak
6. cask arrives at BrewDog where we fill it with our Imperial Stout. The ageing process infuses all the Whisky flavours and emblazoned the casks journey deep into our smooth robust stout, resulting in an unrivalled taste adventure for the lucky human who gets their paws on the finished masterpiece.”

Awards: Best-Of-The-Fest, 2008 Sheboygan Brewfest Sheboygan, Wisconsin

Hops: Galena, Bramling Cross
Malts: Marris Otter, Dark Crystal, Caramalt, Chocolate Malt, Roast Barley
Hop Bitterness (IBU’s): 70
Original Gravity: 1092
Alcohol by volume: 10%
Format: 6 packs
Seasonality: Year Round

From the Brewer – “We use three mashes to brew each batch of this beer, achieving a luscious deep dark chocolate flavor through a blend of specially roasted malts. We brew it every year for the winter season. It is delicious when newly bottled, but also ages beautifully for years.”

Served in a snifter glass, Brooklyn Black Chocolate Stout is excellent with chocolate deserts, cheesecake, fruit tarts and ice cream. It is also a very good accompaniment to strong cheeses, especially Stilton.

Hops: Willamete, American Fuggle
Malts: American two-row malts
Original Gravity: 24 Plato
Alcohol by volume: 10%
Format: 6 packs
Seasonality: Winter

Try these similar Brews!: Samuel Adams Thirteenth Hour Stout

From the Brewer – “Brewed from 40 percent dark malts and roasted barley, this intensely black ale carries strong hints of espresso and chocolate. Oatmeal contributes body and a long-lasting mocha-colored head to this well-hopped beer.”

Awards:

At the World Beer Championship in 1994, St-Ambroise Oatmeal Stout received the second highest rating of the over 200 beers in the competition and it won one of only nine platinum medals awarded.

Alcohol by volume: 5%
Format: 6 packs
Seasonality: Year Round

Try these similar Brews!: Lienenkugel’s Big Eddy Russian Imperial Stout

The newest addition to the Collection, Samuel Adams Thirteenth Hour is a Belgian stout that combines the roasted chocolate and coffee flavors of a traditional stout with the spicy character of a Belgian ale aged in oak.

From the Brewer – “The thirteenth hour is the witching hour and refers to the mysterious combination of flavors in this brew.  We’ve combined the roasted chocolate and coffee flavors of a stout with the spicy character of a Belgian ale aged in oak. 

The combination of 7 different malts creates a brilliant black brew that’s full-bodied and smooth with rich notes of coffee, chocolate, and dark fruits like raisins and plums.  The dark roasty, and slightly sweet flavors of a stout are blended with the unique, spicy and sour character of our Kosmic Mother Funk (KMF), an ale that’s been aged in oak tuns for up to a year.  The KMF gives the beer an added complexity with notes of black pepper, oak, vanilla, and a hint of acidity.”

Yeast: Samuel Adams Belgian-style ale yeast
Hops: Tettnang Tettnanger and Saaz Noble hops
Malts: Two-row Harrington, Metcalfe, and Copeland pale malts, and Malted Wheat
Original Gravity: 20 Plato
Hop Bitterness (IBU’s): 157
Alcohol by volume: 9%
Format: 1 pint
Seasonality: Year Round

From the Brewer – “The beer is reminiscent of the 18th century Russian Imperial Stout style that contained extra malts and hops to act as preservatives during long voyages from England to Russia, where it was served in the royal court.”

Malts: Munich, Carmel, Chocolate, classic Pale and Pale Ale
Alcohol by volume: 9.5%
Format: 12 oz. bottles
Seasonality: Winter