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Half Acre Beer Co. - Double Barrel Catch Hell
Style: Double Stout
ABV: 15.30%
The base of Double Barrel Catch Hell shattered our previous records of starting gravity, raw materials used, and boil times. After fermentation in stainless, it saw a nine-month slumber in Four Roses Small Batch barrels. With the base clearly having much more to give, we then racked it into Four Roses Single Barrel Select barrels for another 13-months. Typically, our program looks at spirit barrels less as finishing vessels, and more as a raw material that becomes an integrated ingredient -- but for this beer, we really wanted to celebrate the character and intensity of the barrel. After 22-months of steamrolling through bourbon country, it bulldozed its way through one pound of vanilla beans per oak barrel and an eager dosing of Vietnamese cinnamon.?
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From inception, to the laborious brew day, a second round of barrels, and finally selecting and blending – Double Barrel Catch Hell has been gaining momentum with every step. Despite the sheer number of barrels and adjuncts this beer ex
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