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Jan 6, 2020

North Coast Barrel-Aged Old Rasputin XXII

I’ve said it many times throughout the life of this site – North Coast’s Old Rasputin Russian Imperial Stout has been a […]

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Jan 2, 2020

North Coast Rye Barrel-Aged Old Rasputin

One of my favorite beers of all time (and it’s barrel-aged variant) has been North Coast’s Old Rasputin, an imperial Russian stout […]

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Dec 18, 2019

North Coast Old Stock Ale 2018 Cellar Reserve

North Coast has been releasing limited, barrel-aged variants of their Old Stock Ale for quite a few years now. Last year, the […]

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Nov 18, 2019

Guinness Stock Ale

The Guinness Open Gate Brewery in Baltimore recently announced the release of Stock Ale and, now, a couple of short weeks later, […]

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Nov 13, 2019

North Coast Brewing Company Releases Winter Seasonal Barrel-Aged and Cellar Reserve Selections

FORT BRAGG, Calif., November 13, 2019 – Just in time for the 2019 holiday season, Northern California-based North Coast Brewing Company announces […]

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Nov 7, 2019

Guinness Announces Release of Stock Ale Aged in Bulleit Bourbon Barrels

BALTIMORE, Nov. 7, 2019 /PRNewswire/ — Ever since its gates officially opened in 2018, the Guinness Open Gate Brewery in Baltimore has […]

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Nov 1, 2019

The Bruery So Happens It’s Tuesday with Coffee

Back in 2016, I happened across a bottle of The Bruery’s So Happens It’s Tuesday. It was a damn fine imperial stout […]

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Oct 22, 2019

Collective Arts Origin of Darkness

We’ve encountered Magic Hat’s Heart of Darkness, The Bruery’s Tart of Darkness, Surly’s legendary Darkness (a couple of times) and now apparrently, […]

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May 2, 2019

Surly Barrel-Aged Darkness

I’ve been lucky enough the past couple of years to have the opportunity to sample (and thoroughly enjoy) Surly’s annual Darkness release. […]

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Feb 7, 2019

Oskar Blues Bamburana Imperial Stout

Bamburana is a collaboration between Oskar Blues and Cigar City — two companies that certainly know how to craft an excellent stout. […]

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Jan 16, 2019

Rogue Dead N’ Dead

Many moons ago, Rogue Dead Guy was a staple in the Barley Blog household. This was a time when there weren’t nearly […]

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Jan 10, 2019

North Coast Old Stock Ale 2017 Cellar Reserve

North Coast’s Old Stock Ale was one of the first products that I started cellaring once that bug hit several years ago. […]

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