(EUGENE, OR) – Oakshire is happy to launch three new beers to have a good time 16 years: Hellshire XI Bourbon Barrel-aged Imperial Stout, Sixteen Barrel-aged Imperial Stout with Vanilla Beans, and Goatshire IPA. To share these three new beers with buddies and followers all through Oregon, Oakshire is internet hosting the Nice Oakshire Anniversary Tour, or GOAT. The brand new beers can be accessible in each bundle and draft throughout the tour of Oregon beer locations. Starting on the Oakshire Public Home in Eugene and the Oakshire Beer Corridor in NE Portland, the tour will then head to Astoria’s Bridge & Tunnel and Bend’s Damaged Prime Bottle Store, then wrapping up at Beerworks in Medford.
“We’re actually stoked to have a good time our candy sixteen with our buddies, household and followers,” says Jeff Althouse, Oakshire’s co-founder and CEO. “We began Oakshire in 2006 with a humble dream of brewing an approachable Amber Ale for bars and eating places in Eugene. We referred to ourselves as ‘humble brewers of scrumptious beer.’ It’s been a wild journey as Oakshire has grown over these 16 years right into a cornerstone brewery of Oregon’s craft beer tradition.”
Two barrel-aged Classic bottles headline the anniversary launch occasions. Hellshire XI is from a protracted development of the Hellshire barrel-aged collection, wanted by beer lovers since 2011. This rendition is mixed from three imperial stout recipes, every aged between 15 and 18 months in Kentucky bourbon barrels from Henry Mckenna, Wild Turkey, Insurgent Yell, and Elijah Craig.
Named for the anniversary itself, Sixteen is a Whiskey Barrel-aged Imperial Stout with seven globally sourced single-origin vanilla beans from the Planifolia, Tahitensis, and Pompona varietals. Sixteen’s mash invoice is 22% wheat and the bottom beer was aged for seventeen months in Bernheim Wheated Whiskey barrels. The vanilla, whiskey, wheat, and barley malt create a taste of heat chocolate cake with vanilla frosting.
“I’ve a deep reverence for creating barrel-aged beer, and imperial stout continues to face as my Mount Everest,” says Director of Brewing Operations, Dan Russo. “To have a good time 16 years and the return of Hellshire, I figured there was just one option to go – all out!”
Goatshire, a San Diego-style IPA brewed in collaboration with Dwelling Haus Beer Co. of Portland, OR, rounds out the number of new beer releases. No strangers to hop-forward beers, the 2 groups bought collectively to create an ultra-hoppy IPA with a triple dry-hop of Peacherine, HBC 586, and Australian Eclipse. This tropical IPA collaboration celebrates the brewing friendships that Oakshire has cultivated all through its 16-year historical past.
Restricted portions of 22oz Hellshire XI and Sixteen bottles can be accessible at craft beer retailers all through Oregon, and particularly on the Nice Oakshire Anniversary Tour stops at:
- Bridge & Tunnel in Astoria (10/10, 5pm)
- Damaged Prime Bottle Store in Bend (10/13, 5pm)
- Beerworks in Medford (10/20, 5pm)
For bottle pickup at an Oakshire taproom, pre-order begins on-line on 10/4 at 11am, with draft pours and bottle pickup starting 10/7. Goatshire IPA can be accessible in 16oz 4-packs and on draft in
Oakshire’s taprooms and in craft beer retailers all through Oregon. To pre-order these beers or study extra in regards to the occasions and places for the Nice Oakshire Anniversary Tour, go to oakbrew.com/the- great-oakshire-anniversary-tour/
About Oakshire Brewing: Oakshire Brewing of Eugene, Oregon, is a group impressed small batch brewing firm based in 2006. Oakshire is privately owned by the household and buddies of its founders, employs 28 individuals, and produces all kinds of beers by means of its three distinct brewing applications: Core, Pilot, and Classic. These beers can be found on draft and in bundle by means of Oakshire’s distinctive wholesale companions in Oregon, Washington, and Colorado. Oakshire operates two taprooms in Oregon, the Oakshire Public Home in Eugene is positioned at 207 Madison Road, and the Oakshire Beer Corridor in NE Portland, which is positioned at 5013 NE forty second Ave. For extra details about Oakshire, together with our individuals, places and beers, go to our web site at oakbrew.com.
