EVANSTON, Illinois – Temperance Beer Co. is proud to announce their 2022 May Meets Proper barrel-aged stout variants. This yr’s choices take the imperial stout from Temperance, Evanston’s first brewery, and age it in Rye and Bourbon barrels from FEW Spirits, the town’s first distillery.
The 2022 variants embrace FEW Bourbon, FEW Rye, ¡La Sorpresa! (Mexican Sizzling Chocolate), and Coconut Espresso (Toasted Coconut with Tugboat chilly brew). “We’re making an attempt a couple of new issues this yr,” stated Temperance founder Josh Gilbert. “First, we’re utilizing FEW barrels solely, and since we’re utilizing a mixture of bourbon and rye barrels, we determined to supply every as separate variants in an effort to actually examine for your self the nuances that the completely different whiskeys carry to the beer.”
“¡La Sorpresa! is again,” stated Gilbert, “this yr with 4 occasions the quantity of vanilla beans as final yr whereas dialing down the cinnamon a bit.” He continued, “we will’t wait for everybody to attempt the brand new Coconut Espresso variant, which happened when our brewer Connor was having fun with a coconut-infused Nescafe and couldn’t cease telling us how superb it was. He didn’t allow us to attempt it although, so we determined to make this variant as an alternative.”
Gilbert went on, “I like that this yr’s May Meets Proper is a collaboration between Evanston’s first (and solely) distillery and Evanston’s first brewery. It’s laborious to think about this kind of factor occurring on this city even simply 15 years in the past. I’m thrilled we’ve moved past imagining to creating issues occur.”
This yr’s choices can be launched to the general public on Saturday, November 12 at midday in a range four-pack that features certainly one of every variant, in addition to two-packs of every variant, each in 12 oz cans, and on draft of their Faucet Room.
Temperance Beer Co. can also be internet hosting a Sneak Peek occasion on Thursday, November 10 from 7-9 pm. Attendees won’t solely be the primary to take pleasure in a beneficiant pour of every variant and take house a blended four-pack, they may also get a beautiful Edel 35 cL stemmed glass etched with Temperance logos, mingle with fellow barrel-aged beer fans and the brewers who introduced this yr’s classic to life. Plus, Sneak Peek ticket holders will be capable of buy extra selection 4 and variant two-packs that night, as effectively. Tickets are on sale now.
VARIANTS:
FEW™ Rye (11.5% ABV)
After getting old in a FEW™ rye whiskey barrels, the wealthy darkish malts mellow and tackle notes of oak, vanillin, and a touch of spice.
FEW™ Bourbon (12% ABV)
After getting old in a FEW™ bourbon whiskey barrels, the wealthy darkish malts mellow and tackle notes of darkish chocolate, candy cherry, and luscious darkish fruit.
¡La Sorpresa! (11.8% ABV)
Every classic is barely completely different relying on the cinnamon, the peppers, and the barrels, however it’s at all times impressed by spicy, cinnamony Mexican sizzling chocolate.
Coconut Espresso (toasted coconut with Tugboat chilly brew) (11.8% ABV)
After getting old in a mix of FEW™ bourbon & rye barrels, we add toasted coconut and Tugboat Espresso chilly brew, and the result’s a beverage that blends the most effective elements of island delights and winter heaters.
About Temperance Beer Co.
As Evanston’s first and oldest brewery, they’ve by no means wished to “sustain with the Joneses.” Via its award-winning but accessible beers and funding in the neighborhood, they’re creating an entire new neighborhood. The brewery has been featured in quite a few media equivalent to TimeOut Chicago, ABC-TV, Zagat, Crain’s Chicago Enterprise, Purple Eye, WCIU-TV, WBEZ-FM, the New York Occasions, WTTW Information, and the Chicago Reader, amongst others. In its first competitors, at simply over a yr previous, Temperance took house a Silver Medal from the 2014 Nice American Beer Competition® for Gatecrasher®, its English-style IPA. Gatecrasher adopted up with GABF gold two years later. Temperance Beers can be found all through the Chicago metropolitan space and Colorado.
Temperance Beer Co. (2000 Dempster St, Evanston, IL 60202) is open day by day from noon-10 pm, that includes an out of doors beer backyard and full Faucet Room.
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https://temperancebeer.com/
