Avery Brabant-First of Avery’s Barrel-Againg Project!

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Message PilsnerPeter beers 3070 º places 100 º 09:42 Thu 1/8/2009 Listed this morning on beernews.org, as a wild ale! Hopefully it’s funkier than Avery 15. website
Message kseecs16 beers 1216 º places 209 º 09:48 Thu 1/8/2009 Barrel-Aging...How inventive!!!!
Message reakt beers 959 º places 7 º 10:03 Thu 1/8/2009 They were kind enough to let a friend and I have some of the Chardonnay Barrel Salvation when I was there and that was seriously good! The guys there really know their stuff and even though I hated on a couple of their bottled things, which I need to go back in on, the fresh versions in the tasting room were great. So, if it’s anything like that it’ll be nice... On a side note, I think that needs to be my beer resolution of this year, more tasting at the source...
Message FrumptyDumpty 11:23 Thu 1/8/2009 They had this on tap during GABF 2007. Its the jubilation with brett and is very good.

Message 3fourths P beers 9492 º places 1576 º 11:37 Thu 1/8/2009 Avery has been playing around with barrel aging all sorts of things http://www.ratebeer.com/beer/avery-bad-karma/85909/ http://www.ratebeer.com/beer/avery-bad-sally/86309/ http://www.ratebeer.com/beer/avery-bourbon-barrel-salvation/74488/ http://www.ratebeer.com/beer/avery-de-vogelbekdieren-40aka-the-platypus41/91796/ http://www.ratebeer.com/beer/avery-eagle-rare-reverend/94275/ http://www.ratebeer.com/beer/avery-horsey-hog-heaven/39372/ http://www.ratebeer.com/beer/avery-oak-barrel-hog-heaven/44647/ http://www.ratebeer.com/beer/avery-oak-barrel-kaiser/92068/ http://www.ratebeer.com/beer/avery-oak-barrel-oude-deux/94253/ http://www.ratebeer.com/beer/avery-oak-barrel-reverend/44846/ http://www.ratebeer.com/beer/avery-oak-barrel-salvation/44845/ http://www.ratebeer.com/beer/avery-oude-jube/79502/ http://www.ratebeer.com/beer/avery-sour-cherry-mephistopheles-stout/94173/
Message Ernest P beers 9435 º places 229 º 12:28 Thu 1/8/2009 Originally posted by FrumptyDumpty They had this on tap during GABF 2007. Its the jubilation with brett and is very good. A brewer at Avery described the "new" Brabant as having a "whole lot" of differences from that experimental "original" one. For starters, it’s apparently fermented with Brett during primary instead of the Belgian ale yeast. Definitely some similarities too, of course (wine barrel aging, e.g.), but I’m sure we’ll have better details soon.
Message hopscotch beers 11919 º places 307 º 13:28 Thu 1/8/2009 Originally posted by kseecs16 Barrel-Aging...How inventive!!!! Six years ago, that wouldn’t have been a smartass statement.
Message LtDan beers 1808 º places 65 º 13:32 Thu 1/8/2009 I am all for this fad. Hopefully it will lower the cost for consumers if more brewers jump on the bandwagon.

Message hopscotch beers 11919 º places 307 º 13:34 Thu 1/8/2009 Falling Rock had Oak Barrel Hog Heaven, Oak Barrel Reverend and Oak Barrel Salvation on tap or in bottles (can’t remember) during GABF ’06.
Message puzzl beers 3258 º places 138 º 13:38 Thu 1/8/2009 Originally posted by acrdz Avery has been playing around with barrel aging all sorts of things first bottled BA
Message after4ever P admin beers 8025 º places 322 º 13:54 Thu 1/8/2009 Originally posted by LtDan I am all for this fad. Hopefully it will lower the cost for consumers if more brewers jump on the bandwagon. How so? Not to be a smartass or anything, but barrel-aging seems like one big fixed cost, made of many parts: Buying barrels from distilleries or wineries (or, occasionally, French coopers) Shipping those barrels to the brewery Paying real estate costs for storing the barrels while they age (usually on-site at the brewery, but usually quarantined from the mainstream brewing efforts to avoid inadvertent innoculation. This means building, buying, or leasing a separate barrel room) None of those things will respond to supply and demand variables. They’re all fixed by other market forces. I think we’ll always have to pay more for BA beers.