Are you into oak?

Doug and Justin picked three barrels for this year’s Feral Dawn blend to be released at our anniversary party, Saturday the 13th. And if you enjoy an oak-forward, really big stout, this is your year!

The guys started with two barrels we’ve been maturing for almost four years, one Jim Beam, the other a Wild Turkey. These are barrels that have tasted great in past trials but we didn’t have the perfect final barrel ready that would bring out all of their very best characters. After pulling nails on many of our other stout barrels, they also selected a 17 month old Buffalo Trace barrel for the final blend. The older barrels had prominent notes of brown sugar, chocolate, and caramel. The younger barrel was a touch drier with more savory notes like tobacco and leather to round out the sweeter tones.

Together, this rich stout hits you with strong barrel character up front, but relaxes into smooth chocolatey tones, and a complex finish that unfolds with baking spice, dark fruits, and rich caramel.

The guys loved this unique blend and we think you will too.

We’ll be releasing Feral Dawn in bottles this coming Saturday at noon. Stay tuned for news on a special variant that we’ll have more info on later this week.

We’ll be pouring Feral Dawn, our Feral Dawn variant, a vintage keg, and some other fun surprises on draft all day. Come grab great food from Greek Street, some great beer, and celebrate eight crazy years with us!