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Home > Best Barrel Aged Strong Beer - Top 10 Ranked by the U.S. Open Beer Championship Best Barrel Aged Strong Beer - Top 10 Ranked by the U.S. Open Beer Championship
This Top Ten Barrel Aged Strong Beer list is from America's Best and Top Ten and the 2010 U.S. Open Beer Championship. 1. Black Betty Imperial Stout – Nebraska Brewing - Nebraska 2. Beeper – Sweetwater Brewing - Georgia 3. Heaven & Hell – Maui Brewing - Hawaii 4. Edmund Fitzgerald Imperial Stout - Fitger's Brewhouse - Minnesota 5. Stiff Red Woody - Goose Island Beer Company - Illinois 6. Relapse - Newport Beach Brewing - California 7. Bourbon Barrel Barleywine - Central Waters Brewing - Wisconsin 8. Golden Delicious - Captain Lawrence Brewing - New York 9. The Legend of the Liquid Brain Imperial Stout - Bull & Bush Brewery - Colorado 10. Black Gold Imperial Stout - Full Sail Brewing - Oregon
Wood/Barrel Aged Strong Beer Any strong classic style or unique, experimental style of beer can be wood or barrel-aged for a period of time in a wooden barrel or in contact with wood. For purposes of this competition entries in this category should contain greater than 6.25% a.b.v. They may have any range of color or other characteristics. Entries are aged with the intention of imparting the particularly unique character of the wood and/or what has previously been in the barrel. New wood character is often characterized as a complex blend of vanillin and unique wood character. Used sherry, bourbon, scotch, port, wine and other barrels are often used, imparting complexity and uniqueness to beer. Ultimately a balance of flavor, aroma and mouthfeel are sought with the marriage of new beer with wood and/or barrel flavors. Examples of wood-aged strong beer styles include but are not limited to imperial stout, double porter, triple pale ale or any other strong beer style that meets the criteria for alcohol content. Sour higher alcohol wood-aged beer (> 6.25% a.b.v.) of any color should be entered in this category. The brewer should explain the special nature of the beer to allow for accurate judging. Comments could include: type of wood used (new or old, oak or other wood type), type of barrel used (new, port/ whiskey/ wine/ sherry/ other), base beer style or achieved character. Beer entries not accompanied by this information will be at a disadvantage during judging.
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