As winter formally arrives this weekend, Hood River’s Ferment Brewing readies up its winter beer releases with three barrel-aged beers. Brewed for the cooler nights in thoughts, Ferment Brewing has launched Imperial Stout, Ferment Barleywine Ale, and Inventory Ale. Every beer has been aged for 6-12 months, permitting for wealthy layers of malt to mix collectively and create a contemplative sipping expertise.
All three beers can be found on faucet and in 500mL bottles on the brewery in Hood River and all through Ferment’s distribution in Oregon and Washington. Right here’s a quick rundown on every of the beers as offered by the brewery.
- Imperial Stout — Aged in a mixture of whiskey barrels and purple wine barrels earlier than being blended collectively. This enormous sipper presents flavors of espresso, dried fruits, juicy berries, leather-based, and oak. 13.6% ABV
- Ferment Barleywine Ale — Brewed with a mix of seven totally different malted barley varieties from Europe, and aged in a wide range of oak barrels, creating deep malt layers that evoke dried fruit, oak, and toffee. 12.4% ABV
- Inventory Ale — Historically cellared in barrels for lengthy durations of time, we aged our Inventory Ale for 8 months to permit Brettanomyces to carry out its slow-acting magic and create a heat complexity. Search for notes of toasted almonds and dried Bing cherries. 10.2% ABV
These beers be part of a number of lower-abv darkish beers at Ferment, together with Peppermint Porter, Woodsman Porter, Nitro Dry Stout, ESB, and later this month the brewery with Doug The Darkish, a extremely anticipated Cascadian Darkish Ale that’s already out there in seasonal 16oz 4-packs and on draft all through Ferment’s distribution channels.
And when you’ve visited Ferment Brewing earlier than, you recognize that the brewery’s outside house is one factor that makes a go to engaging. Although it’s chilly exterior, the brewery has put in its heated yurts that overlook the Columbia River from Ferment’s patio. Ferment’s yurts are a favourite method to disguise away and revel in some heat when it’s chilly exterior. The yurts can host small teams of as much as six and are dog-friendly. Guests will discover the yurts on the heated patio earlier than getting into the primary restaurant, subsequent to the large hearth.
For extra details about Ferment Brewing Co., go to https://www.fermentbrewing.com/.
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D.J. is a Portland, Oregon primarily based author that spent his early life within the Midwest. With over 25 years underneath his belt of ingesting beer at festivals throughout America and the world, he has developed a powerful appreciation and understanding of craft beer and the trade that surrounds it. He will be present in any of the nice breweries or beer bars that make Portland one of the best beer metropolis on the earth. His writing can be discovered within the archives of Northwest Brewing Information and will be adopted on Twitter and Instagram at @hopapalooza.
