ESCONDIDO, California – Stone Brewing is closing out its 12 months of re-brewed fan favorites with the legendary Stone Imperial Stout. Alongside this ultimate launch of the 2022 Fan Favorites Sequence, Stone introduces the beer’s distilled companion, Stone Imperial Stout Whiskey from Foundry Distilling Firm.
Stone Imperial Stout was first brewed 22 years in the past. It stirred rapt followers right into a frenzy over its complicated and indulgent taste profile. It pours black as sin. A goblet held to the sky may block out the solar. Or a night. At 10.5% and irresistible to the final sip, it’s full bodied with a fluffy hot-chocolate-colored head. Flavors of darkish chocolate and heavy roast are gracefully supported by nuances of espresso, black currant, juniper berry, and molasses on the end.
“I’ve been brewing at Stone for almost 20 years and Stone Imperial Stout is, hands-down, considered one of our best beers,” expressed Jeremy Moynier, Sr. Supervisor of Brewing & Innovation. “It’s such an ideal stability of flavors. I wasn’t stunned when our followers voted this one into our 2022 Fan Favorites Sequence. I used to be proper there with them hoping to take pleasure in it once more!”
Stone Imperial Stout Whiskey is a brand new interpretation of the celebrated beer. The wort of Stone Imperial Stout (liquid ensuing from the primary stage of the brewing course of), was distilled and aged in charred oak barrels, creating the distillery’s first whiskey product of an Imperial Stout. Bottled at cask power, this can be a monster of a whiskey clocking in at 127 proof. It pours golden amber in colour and places off a wealthy aroma of burnt sugar and espresso with vanilla and cedar. Flavors of clean milk chocolate, hazelnut and oak take over with a end revealing oak and stone fruit notes.
Foundry Distiller and Manufacturing Supervisor Brian Kuhn claims, “Personally, I consider this is without doubt one of the greatest whiskies we’ve created thus far. The truth is, it is without doubt one of the greatest whiskies I’ve ever tasted. It’s a grasp class in subtly and nuance, with a brand new taste be aware seeming to seem on each sip. It’s simply actually superior to have the ability to work carefully with the whole Stone workforce. The craft beer, and craft alcohol trade as an entire, owe a lot of its success to the pioneering spirit of Stone and we’re proud to have the ability to proceed that innovation.”
This masterful beer and its masterful whiskey are right here for a restricted time solely. Stone Imperial Stout is on the market nationwide in 12oz six-pack cans and draft. Its whiskey counterpart is on the market solely at Foundry’s Iowa distillery and choose shops all through Southern California.
QUICK FACTS
Title:
Stone Imperial Stout
Stone Imperial Stout Whiskey
Alcohol:
Beer: 10.5% ABV
Whiskey: 127 Proof
Availability: Restricted time
Beer accessible nationwide
Whiskey in Southern California and Foundry Distillery solely (Iowa)
Packaging:
Beer: 12oz six-pack cans, 22oz bottles and draft
Whiskey: 750ml bottles
STONE IMPERIAL STOUT TASTING NOTES:
Look: Very darkish with a deep, tan head
Aroma: Chocolate, roasted malt, caramel and brown sugar with darkish roasted espresso
Style: Darkish chocolate and occasional with vanilla, fruitiness and heat toast taste from the roasted malts
Palate: Clean and full-bodied! This beer is creamy with delicate sweetness however total dry with a pleasant degree of bitterness on the end.
STONE IMPERIAL STOUT WHISKEY TASTING NOTES:
Look: Golden amber in colour
Aroma: Wealthy aroma of burnt sugar and espresso with vanilla and cedar
Style: Flavors of clean milk chocolate, hazelnut, and oak
Palate: Finishes shortly with notes of oak and stone fruit
ABOUT STONE BREWING
Based in 1996, Stone pioneered the West Coast Fashion IPA, serving to to gas the trendy craft beer revolution and encourage generations of hop fanatics. Right this moment Stone operates breweries in Escondido, CA and Richmond, VA plus seven faucet room and bistro areas. Stone provides a variety of craft beers together with its hottest Stone IPA, Stone Scrumptious IPA and Stone Buenaveza Salt & Lime Lager. The corporate’s lengthy checklist of environmental efforts features a LEED Silver Certification, world-class water reclamation and inventive makes use of of spent grain. Stone has been referred to as the “All-time Prime Brewery on Planet Earth” by BeerAdvocate journal twice.
ABOUT FOUNDRY DISTILLING
Foundry Distilling Firm is the trade chief in customized spirits manufacturing by way of the Foundry Non-public Barrel Membership.
Foundry additionally collaborates with regional and nationwide distillers, brewers and vintners to create a set of distinctive choices. Its Brewer-Distiller Alliance consists of taking the wort for a extremely regarded beer and additional processing it right into a whiskey by distilling and barrel growing old the product. The Vintner’s Assortment consists of ending distinctive, high-end whiskies in positive Napa Valley Wine Casks from a bunch of extremely regarded, small wineries. Foundry makes use of barrels from a number of varietals and practices the traditional Solera methodology, giving shoppers the power to style the identical whiskey completed in various kinds of barrels.
For Extra Info:
https://www.stonebrewing.com
