Tag Archives: Whiskey Beer

Town Branch Maple Barrel Stout Finished Bourbon Review

By Richard Thomas Rating: C+ Before there was a Town Branch Distillery or even a sourced brand, there was a Lexington Brewing Company, with the distillery erected on the property of the original brewery. Today’s joint Lexington Brewing & Distilling Company isn’t quite what most people imagine when they think “brewstillery,” because the brewery and distillery aren’t under the same ...

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Lexington Brewing Kentucky Old Fashioned Ale Review

By Richard Thomas Rating: A- Although Lexington Brewing occupies a clear place in my heart, their place in the beer world is not quite as easily summed up. On the one hand, the company is owned by Alltech, not a big drinks conglomerate. Although Alltech is a substantial company, their base is in animal feed, with brewing and distilling being ...

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Lexington Brewing & Distilling Unveils Old Fashioned Bourbon Barrel Ale

Lexington Brewing & Distilling Co., the only brewstillery on the Kentucky Bourbon Trail, has unveiled its latest beer this week with nationwide availability for its Kentucky Old Fashioned Bourbon Barrel Ale (SRP $14.99 / 4pk Bottles). This is a new seasonal beer release. Coming in at an uncharacteristically high 10% abv versus 8.0% abv as per other previous seasonal releases ...

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Brooklyn Brewery Black Ops Bourbon Barrel Stout Review

By Richard Thomas Rating: B+ A major league connection between bourbon and beer comes to us through the Japanese brewing company Kirin, but not in the most predictable way. Many bourbon fans already know Kirin bought and revived Four Roses some twenty years ago. However, Kirin isn’t using Four Roses bourbon barrels to age Kirin beers (although they are using ...

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Brooklyn Brewery And Four Roses Stout Collaboration Ready To Pour

Four Roses and Brooklyn Brewery have released the 2023 edition of their Brooklyn Black Ops. This is the fifth year for this bourbon and beer collaboration, and it also marks the 135th and 35th anniversaries respectively for the two booze-makers. This year’s Black Ops is a Russian Imperial Stout aged for nine months in ex-Four Roses barrels, coming out at ...

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