Port Brewing aging Santa’s Little Helper in Bourbon Barrels
(San Marcos, CA) – From the My Beer Pix blog this morning, there is news of Port Brewing aging its Santa’s Little Helper Imperial Stout, pictured above, in Bourbon Barrels. Depending on whether you consider Old Viscosity to be a stout, would that potentially make this the first-ever barrel-aged stout for Port Brewing or The Lost Abbey? Per the blog, the beer, brewed early last month, was placed into fourteen barrels this week. They will likely stay there for at least two to three months before being released to the masses for the holiday season close to a year (see comment).
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September 14th, 2008 at 1:21 pm
Closer to a year in the barrels. Talked to Tomme yesterday and he’s toying with a summer release under the name “Christmas in July”.
September 14th, 2008 at 1:31 pm
Aye. Noted this in the post. Thanks!
July 3rd, 2009 at 6:20 pm
[...] The bear gets replaced by Santa on the new label for Port Bourbon Barrel-Aged Santa’s Little Helper, according to the latest from Lost Abbey. I must say that I’m surprised to see the mention of oak barrels on the label instead of bourbon. The brewery announced a 6 bottle limit for all of the special releases at the Christmas in July party on July 25th except for Older Viscosity for which you can take home a case. Summary below: [...]