Saint Arnold Bishop's Barrel Series #014

Saint Arnold Bishop's Barrel Series #014

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Brewed by Saint Arnold Brewing Company

Houston, TX, United States

Style:  Imperial Stout

12.1% Alcohol by Volume

33 International Bittering Units

This is a limited edition beer

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Russian Imperial Stout aged in Bourbon Barrels with Coffee The base beer for Bishop’s Barrel No. 14 is a cult favorite, the Russian Imperial Stout recipe used for both Divine Reserve No. 5 and 15. The original beer is rich with chocolate, toffee and roast. With BB14, we wanted to explore the complexity of balancing these flavors while going a bit further and adding a new element, coffee. To do this, we first aged the beer in Woodford Reserve bourbon barrels for eleven months, where it picked up notes of oak, vanilla, coconut and bourbon. After this, we partnered again with our friends at Java Pura to find a roast that complements the flavors. After several trials, we selected the Espresso blended roast. The completed blend with the coffee addition subdued the overwhelming alcohol heat that is typical of the Russian Imperial Stout and brought balance to a style that is usually defined by being unbalanced. Date Brewed: May 28, 2015 Date Racked: June 17, 2015 Date Bottled: June 7, 2016 Beer style in bbl: Russian Imperial Stout Type of Barrel: Woodford Reserve Bourbon Barrels Original Gravity: 1.113 Final Gravity: 1.024 Alcohol: 10.1% ABV prior to barreling 12.1% ABV after barreling Bitterness: 33 IBU