He devoured books on brewing, and he eventually traded a desk job in sales for. Since the beginning, against the grain has been throwing caution to the wind and making beer the way we want. Even with our 1516% abv barrel aged stouts were getting all the flavor from that barrel within the first two months. At around four months the flavors are still vibrant, but if we wait much longer oxidation starts. A flight of beer at one local brewery of our choice is included. Sampled on draft this beer poured a black color with a small foamy beige head that left no lacing. Barrel aged collection this is the place to find every beer in our possession that has been aged in a barrel. Also located in the silent disco was four featured brews handpicked by drakes. In 2014, they opened a new factory in louisville, where they started to produce canned barrelaged beers. American brewers fall for brazils spicy amburana wood. Brewers find bold beer flavors in barrels beyond bourbon. Rest easy beer nerds reports of against the grains sellout have been. Against the grain will host the seventh annual bottle release event on november 2,2019 louisville, ky.
Wine barrel wouldnt add too much abv regardless of how wet the barrels are. Our first barrel aged beer here at against the grain is the kentucky ryed chiquen. Gnagy flipped that equation upsidedown when he opened against the grain, the. Louisvilles craft beer scene in the 90s was grayer than aunt claudines thinning hair. As time marched on, the folklore surrounding bourbon county stout became as. The brandy is aged for a full 12 months in beer barrels. Against the grain copper and kings american brandy company.
Amburana wood barrel aged against the grain brewery. Against the grain wins gold in first try at gabf leo weekly. The number of craft breweries with some level of barrel aging program has risen dramatically over the past decade, with most gravitating toward used whiskey casks, particularly bourbon, to add new oaky, vanilla and boozy flavor elements to select batches. Ratebeers best new brewer awards go out to fewer than 15th of 1% of its. Ive got two 2017 amburana wood barrel aged bo and lukes. Pair it with pork rinds, beer cheese or smoked wings from their menu of southern favorites. Tall tale is a remix of folklore infused with cacao and coffee not only that, a portion of the brew aged in bourbon barrels. Against the grain brewery and smokehouse is louisvilles first brewerowned brewery and, like most worthwhile undertakings, the product of dissatisfaction with the status quo. A rum and bourbon barrel aged imperial baltic porter brewed with coconut, vanilla, and. Then to top it off we aged it in pappy van winkle bourbon barrels. The story of bourbon county stout michael kiser, mike smith, cooper. The first is johann paycheque, a wine barrel aged sour ale with brettanomyces that clocks in at 8. Buy against the grain beer online beerbay 1 available.
If you are a serious beer geek, you likely have already heard of against the grain, whose beers are prized both for. Against the grain pretty willies imperial stout tmoh. The event culminates with the screening of the short film, barrel aged during which craft brew connoisseurs will sip on a sample of the beer made in the film, turn brown for what. An amber ale brewed with rye malt and aged in rye whiskey barrels. Against the grain brewery louisville, ky truly a ground breaking beer, this barrel aged rauchbier was an attempt to replicate the flavors present in islay scotch whiskey.
Now in its 20 th year, ratebeer just announced 2019s best breweries, new brewers and beers broken out by region. The beer resulting from the partnership is a belgian quadruple ale that was aged for 34 months in port barrels formerly used to finish angels envy core product, kentucky straight bourbon whiskey finished in port wine barrels. Since the beginning, against the grain has been throwing caution to the wind and making beer the way they want. A brewers guide is as much about wood as it is about beer, and the mysteries that arise when the two come together. Discover against the grain beers for yourself by diving into our archive with over 350 beers. Against the grain brewery find their beer near you. Against the grain brewery brewery in louisville, kentucky. Against the grain brewery find their beer near you taphunter. The beer resulting from the partnership is a belgian quadruple ale that was aged for 34 months in port barrels formerly used to finish angels envy core product, kentucky straight bourbon whiskey. More time in the barrel does not necessarily make a better beer. We took the ingredients in bourbon whiskey barley, rye, corn and then smoked them with cherry wood and brewed a huge imperial stout with them. Named so because it was made in kentucky, has a lot of rye in it and was aged in rye barrels and its not chicken.
Essentially an imperial version of our famed ky ryed chiquen, this strong, ryebarrel aged, imperial rye amber ale is. The flavor was boozy with chocolate, caramel, rum and dark fruits. With a brewery in tow, they set out to change the belief that craft beers were for the few. The resulting beer is rich, smokey and complex, with a bourbon character of caramel, vanilla and spice. Beerfx presents barrel aged official trailer youtube. Against the grain s taproom also has a noteworthy selection of bourbon and craft cocktails like a smoked bloody mary. Craft beer tagged amburana, barrel aged beers, brazil, featured post navigation. The bourbon and oak flavors perfectly compliment the. Barrel aged hermit ale is the culmination of our homage to that original vision. Against the grain is a brewery from lousville, kentucky usa, founded by jerry gnagy and sam cruz in 2011, after purchasing and old restaurant called brownies and turning it into a functioning brewery after 3 months. The winning beer he was referring to is a 70k aged in amburana barrels, entered in the wood and barrelaged strong stout beerstyle. The partners opened a threevessel, 30 barrel brewhouse 20 blocks away from the pub in downtown louisville.
The aroma was sweet chocolate, caramel, rum and cola. By 2015, the culture of beer was growing and the brewpub began to feel the growing pains. An against the grain brewery remix of a stillwater artisanal brew here. It all started in 2011 with four owners who wanted to change the way beer. Eclipse sparkly pink wax top version hoppin frog boris van winkle. We used munich malt as a base and added copious amounts of beechwood and peat smoked malt, which provides the intense smoky and earthy peat flavors found in scotch. Jerry gnagy of against the grain brewery and smokehouse. In spite of the fact that they sold a minority stake of their company to ab inbev in 2017ratebeer remains a relevant online portal when it comes to crowdsourced ratings and beer rankings. See smallscale brewer akashas nulu taproom, bbcs distinguished brews or the brand new west sixth taproom and garden. Against the grain partners with pabst to get its beer out leo weekly. Meet against the grain brewing, a craft brewery in.
No murky glasses of beer that resemble orange juice found here. Strumpke wanted against the grain to brew a beer with him involving exotic wood. A definitive book on sourcing wood, the complexities of the coopering process and even the finishing oak maturation and compounds that make their way into your book. Against the grain offers an eclectic line of canned and barrel aged beers. On the finish is a long lasting freshly cut liquorice sensation followed by a. From innovative against the grain brews to varieties of barrel aged beers at goodwood, youll love the range of beer options in louisville. Brewers find bold beer flavors in barrels beyond bourbon january 18, 2017. We can be found in up to 43 states in the good o usa, upwards of 25 countries around the world, and, of. Best breweries near downtown louisville bourbon city. Against the grain pretty willies imperial stout style.
The facility was to act as the production arm of against the grain. Against the grain brewery where to buy their beer near. Bottle proof at 111 proof is chosen to maximize the craft beer flavor profiles by minimizing dilution with just a touch of. Against the grain teamed up with springdale beer, the experimental wing of jacks abby, to create the antithesis of the hazy ipa trend an ipa that pours nearly as clear as water. The winning beer, 70k amburana, a % abv imperial milk stout from against the grain brewery in louisville, kentucky, was born of a rich stout aged in kentucky bourbon barrels made from oak blended with a portion of the same base beer aged in a brazilian barrel made from spicy, exotic amburana wood. A % imperial milk stout aged in angels envy barrels. Against the grain brewery in louisville, kentucky has announced the release of multiple new brews available from the brewery and at retail locations wherever atg beers are sold. Im trying to put together a list of beers aged in pappy barrels for my own curiosity. Barrels can come in many different shapes and sizes, and produce all variety of beers from sour and wild to dark and brooding.
Against the grain kentucky ryed chiquen beer menus. A smooth sipping pale ale, bursting with both barrel and hop complexity. Ultimate louisville craft brewery tour brews cruise via. As we all know or should know chiquen refers to anything that is not chicken. Against the grain brewery unveils new releases the beer. Goose island pioneered bourbon barrel aged beer, and this book covers. The louisville area has had a number of quality brewpubs for some time now, but still there was simply not enough beer. Whenever you publish a book, the next two months you find out all the things you wish youd put in it, he mused. It all started in 2011 with the opening of louisvilles first brewer owned and operated brewery, against the grain brewery and smokehouse, in downtown louisville. He sees this as a challenge to take barrelaged beers in radically different. Double roasty, double chocolatey, double creamy, double delicious. Against the grain kentucky ryed chiquen an amber ale brewed with rye malt and aged in rye whiskey barrels.
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