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North Czar State: How Russian Imperial Stout Became the Sovereign Beer of Minnesota

VinePair

Through the snowless 60-degree days, however, one boreal harbinger has remained intact: the Russian imperial stout. Rich and complex, Russian imperial stouts are differentiated from other dark beers by both strength and apocrypha. Old Rasputin, from Fort Bragg, Calif.,

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Breweries Are Turning Up the Heat on Winter Beer

Imbibe Magazine

But in 2022, Laura Worley and Wayne Burns decided to shine a new light on the year’s longest, darkest day. They invited customers to gather around crackling flames with strong imperial stouts, barley wines, and plum-flavored winter warmers set to be transformed by the centuries-old German tradition of bierstacheln , or beer spiking.

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We Asked 12 Bartenders: What’s the Most Underrated Cask-Strength Bourbon?

VinePair

When producers deem them ready, they remove the bourbon from the barrel and bottle it without dilution, preserving the intensity of the whiskey. We asked 12 bartenders to recommend their favorite underrated barrel-proof bourbons, to help you cut through the noise and find out which bottles are worth the hunt. The 2022 release, at 119.8

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Whiskey Review: Hard Truth Distilling Caramel Malt Sweet Mash Rye 2023

The Whiskey Wash

We review Hard Truth Distilling Caramel Malt Sweet Mash Rye 2023, distilled from a mash bill of 51% rye, 38% corn, and 11% caramel malted barley and bottled at 116.6 First released in 2022, this lineup focuses on using specialty roasted malts to impart more unique flavors into each expression.

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Whiskey Review: Hard Truth Distilling Malted Rye Sweet Mash Rye 2023

The Whiskey Wash

First released in 2022, this lineup focuses on using specialty roasted malts to impart more unique flavors into each expression. As Hard Truth has noted, “Chocolate malt is malted barley roasted to a very dark color which brings flavors of espresso and chocolate (like in a porter or stout beer).

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Whiskey Review: Hard Truth Distilling Chocolate Malt Sweet Mash Rye 2023

The Whiskey Wash

First released in 2022, this lineup focuses on using specialty roasted malts to impart more unique flavors into each expression. As Hard Truth has noted, “Chocolate malt is malted barley roasted to a very dark color which brings flavors of espresso and chocolate (like in a porter or stout beer).

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GSN Alert: New Spirits Releases 10.11.24

Good Spirits News

Then the blend was finished for a further 17 months in BFB Oxheart Stout barrels. The distillery which closed its doors in 1992 reopened in 2014 and this 22 year-old Kentucky straight bourbon was aged and bottled there. It’s the third installment in its Extra Rare series which began with a 29 year-old offering in 2022.

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