Every year at this time, we are reminded of why our brewers fell in love with this style and the purity of what beer does when aged in our favorite barrels for the amount of time it tells us it needs.

We all know Cory and our team of brewers love brewing stouts with delicious adjuncts, but we also enjoy creating Side Project Barrel-Aged Stout in its purest form with nothing hiding behind any integrated ingredients. We want the vanilla, the coconut, the chocolates and all of the other robust flavors found in this style to come from our process, our recipes, our barrels, our blending and our time.

Beer : Barrel : Time represents this marriage.

The barrel stock we tasted through to choose the BBT 2023 blend is the exact same stock that we pull from for the Derivations and all of our stouts. We have brewed 22 different imperial stout recipes, aged them in a variety of barrels, and then always thoughtfully selected and blended to achieve our goals, whether it be Beer : Barrel : Time, a new blend of Derivation or the Barrel-Aged Stout Collaborations with one of our friends.

BEER RECIPES : O.W.K., Vibes, Generational, Henry, Sam

BARRELS : Weller 12, Willett Family Estate Bourbon, and Blanton’s

TIME IN BARRELS : 22 to 44 months

We believe BBT 2023 showcases the rich chocolate and sweet coconut notes of this massive style while also providing the needed roundness and integration of the bourbon and oak characteristics to produce a harmonious experience.