The next release in our Continuance series is Blend #8, a blend of Barrel Aged Ryewine, 2 unique Barrel Aged Barleywines and Barrel Aged Stout, all finished on Cocoa Nibs and Vanilla Beans.
Continuance is an open-ended series of blended, malty, barrel aged beers, sometimes finished on adjuncts and sometimes not. After recently tasting through our library of beers, we found that several of our Cocoa Nib / Vanilla Bean BA beers had aged so gracefully that we wanted to use that pairing in a new blend. Since we had never used cocoa nibs in a barleywine base, we started there.
The final blend is:
Recipe: EBWL (experimental BW)
Barrel: Willett 5 Year Rye
Time: 23 Months
Amount: 18.2%
Recipe: Ryewine (flim flam)
Barrel: Willet 5 Year Bourbon
Time: 17 Months
Amount: 10.9%
Recipe: Xül/Abridged Stout
Barrel: Willett 5 Year Bourbon
Time: 14 Months
Amount: 7.3%
Recipe: Veil Collaboration Barleywine
Barrel: Willett 5 Year Bourbon
Time: 14 Months
Amount: 18.3%
Recipe: Ryewine (flim flam)
Barrel: Ruby Port
Time: 17 Months
Amount: 45.3%
The resulting blend was then finished on Ghana Cocoa Nibs and a 45/55 blend of Tanzanian/Ugandan Vanilla Beans before sharing with you.
ABV: 15% | 750ml
