During maturation, the FIDY-plus-bourbon flavors mellow into a roasty, smooth, deeply complex brew. Rich FIDY flavor is polished to smooth perfection by (at least) eight months’ stay in a barrel, which imparts flavors of vanilla, oak and bourbon. Returning for a limited time in 2021 is Barrel-Aged Ten FIDY Imperial Stout, a 12.5% ABV juggernaut and longtime seasonal favorite at Oskar Blues.
Additions of rich chocolate and juicy cherry send this sucker to the sweet, sweet stratosphere. This imperial sweet stout is brewed with graham crackers for a biscuity backbone that stands up to months of aging in whiskey barrels. 7 (11.5% ABV) is the newest edition of Oskar Blues’ barrel-aging program, which began in 2020 and continues to produce limited release barrel-aged beers with unprecedented flavor combinations. Barrel-aging is one of the few things that is really ‘all hands on deck’ across all departments in the brewery.”īA21 vol. “The quality of our barrel-aged beer directly correlates to the time that our team puts in when it comes to brewing the beer, filling the barrels, organizing the barrel storage for blending and emptying the barrels. “Barrel-aged beers are so special because of the amount of care and work that goes into them from so many different people,” said Sara Laurienti, Oskar Blues Longmont’s Director of Brewery Operations. Both beers are now available in limited quantities.
7 is hitting shelves for the first time as the next iteration of OB’s ongoing barrel-aged project. Barrel-Aged Ten FIDY Imperial Stout is making its seasonal return to national distribution and BA21 Vol. Longmont, Colorado – It’s Stout Season, when the beers are bigger and the ABV is, let’s say, warming and Oskar Blues Brewery’s 2021 barrel-aged beers are the reason for the season.
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