A Barrel of Fun: Barrel-Aged Beer at The Black Squirrel

•  AmyBowman
  Friday, May 8, 2015 - 5:00 p.m.
• The Black Squirrel
  2427 18th Street NW, Washington, DC, USA 20009

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Add wood and bring on the flavor. The Black Squirrel celebrates the age-old tradition of barrel aging beer on Friday (May 8), starting at 5 p.m., with 25 rare barrel-aged beers on tap and by the bottle.

The line-up includes:
• Epic 2013 Smoked & Oaked Belgian Ale (cherry-wood smoked and bourbon-barrel oaked, draft, 10.4%)
• Founders Backwoods Bastard Scotch Ale (aged in bourbon barrels, draft, 10.2%);
• Franklin’s Ridiculous Wild Ale (draft, 6.8%);
• Goose Island 2013 Lolita (wild ale with raspberries, draft, 7%);
• Goose Island 2013 Bourbon County Brand Stout (draft, 14.2%);
• Jolly Pumpkin Bam Noire (draft, 4.5%);
• Laughing Dog Triple Squared (Belgian-style triple aged in cabernet barrels, draft, 9%);
• Laughing Dog De Achtste Hond (peach wild ale, draft, 7%);
• Mad Fox Cabernet Reynard (cabernet-barrel black saison, draft, 7.1%);
• Mad Fox Oaked Funk (saison aged in Silver Oak cabernet carrels, draft, 6%);
• Petrus Oak-Aged Belgian Pale Ale (draft, 7.3%);
• Potters Craft Cider Oak-Barrel Reserve (draft, 9.6%);
• Wild Beer Co. Modus Operandi (barrel-aged old ale, draft, 7%);
• Epic/Crooked Stave Elder Brett (wild ale, 750mL bottle, 8.5%);
• Funkwerks 2012 Solena (Belgian-style dark ale, 750mL bottle, 6.5%);
• Goose Island 2013 Halia (sour peach saison, 750mL bottle, 7.5%);
• Goose Island 2013 Gillian (tart Belgian=style farmhouse ale, 750mL bottle, 9.5%);
• Goose Island 2010 Lolita (brewed with raspberries, 650mL bottle, 7%);
• Goose Island 2012 Madame Rose (brown kriek with cherries, 650mL bottle, 7.1%);
• Goose Island 2012 Juliet (wild ale aged with blackberries, 650mL bottle, 8%);
• Hardywood 2013 Reserve Rum-Barrel Imperial Pumpkin Ale (750mL bottle, 10.5%);
• Mother Earth 2013 Triple Overhead Bourbon-Barrel-Aged Triple (750mL bottle, 10%);
• Mother Earth 2013 Windowpane Peach Barrel-Aged Wheat Ale (750mL bottle, 8.3%);
• Mother Earth 2013 Windowpane Blackberries Barrel-Aged Wit (750mL bottle, 9%); and
• Strangeways Martian Spring (wine-barrel-aged biere de mars, 22oz bottle, 7.35%).

To complement the liquid treasure, the Black Squirrel chef will prepare a stinky cheese burger to accompany the sour beers and a stout burger for the dark beers.

For more than 400 years, beer has been stored in barrels and aged to a bold, complex taste. Barrels are often made of oak, and many have been previously used for bourbon or wine to further enhance the layers of flavor. Enjoy this sampling of barrel-aged beer that spans a range of styles.

A Barrel of Fun: Barrel-Aged Beer
Friday, May 8, starting at 5 p.m.
The Black Squirrel
2427 18th Street NW
Washington, DC 20009
202-232-1011
www.BlackSquirrel.com
@ThBlackSquirrel


http://www.BlackSquirrelDC.com

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202-232-1011

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