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Bell's Brewery Old Fashioned Holiday Ale is a Scotch Ale/ Wee Heavy by style. Call us old fashioned, but we like to have special brews for special times of the year. We aged our Christmas Ale in bourbon barrels, then added dried cherry and orange peel. This winter warmer invokes classic flavors of the season and is perfect to sip by the fireplace, or put in the cellar for celebrations to come. This craft beer is 10.8% ABV. In this craft beer review, we will take a look at the color, smell and taste.

Bourbon County Brand Caramella Wheatwine is a wheat wine by style. Caramella or ‘candy’ in Italian is a wheatwine aged in Larceny Wheated Bourbon barrels with apple, cinnamon, and natural caramel flavor added after aging. Just like last year, the sweet smoothness from the Larceny Wheated Bourbon barrels adds a lingering warmth that complements the added flavor nuance. It’s nostalgia-inducing flavors are reminiscent of a caramel apple. Our Lead Lab Analyst, Joey Tidei, created this variant as a tribute to his love of seasonal flavors. This luscious embodiment of caramel perfectly paired with a slightly-tart apple flavor will transport you to a crisp Autumn day. This craft beer is 14.6% ABV and 60 IBUs. In this craft beer review, we will take a look at the color, smell, and taste.

Bourbon County Brand Special #4 is a double oatmeal Stout by style. Bourbon County Special #4 Stout is an oatmeal stout variant of our original Bourbon County Stout recipe, also aged in bourbon barrels, that uses crystal oats to add a nutty character and a smooth mouthfeel. After barrel aging, we added Intelligentsia Coffee, both their cold coffee and single origin coffee beans from Ethiopia, called “Metad Buku,” to bring out a pleasant fruity coffee character. Lastly bourbon barrel-aged maple syrup from Bissell Maple Farm in Ohio is added which provides complexity to the nutty oats and coffee to round out the flavors, ultimately reminiscent of your breakfast ‘special’ at the local diner. This craft beer is 13.3% ABV. In this craft beer review, we will take a look at the color, smell, and taste.

Bourbon County Brand Stout 2020 14.6% ABV is an Imperial Stout by style. The Original Bourbon Barrel aged Imperial Stout. Our primary focus every year is to make this beer the best that it’s ever been, with the best ingredients, which includes the finest of bourbon whiskey barrels. This year’s Bourbon County Stout is aged in a mix of bourbon barrels from a variety of whiskey distilleries. Barrel-aged for a year to develop the complexity that only time can provide, Bourbon County Stout boasts a unique blend of flavors such as fudge, vanilla and caramel — topped off with a rich, complex mouthfeel.. This craft beer is 14.6% ABV and 60 IBUs. In this craft beer review, we will take a look at the color, smell, and taste.

Bourbon County Brand Stout Vintage 2019 14.7% ABV is a Imperial Stout by style. This year’s Bourbon County Stout, aged in a mix of Heaven Hill, Buffalo Trace, and Wild Turkey barrels, yields a rich, complex mouthfeel. Flavors of cocoa, fudge, vanilla, caramel, almond, plus leather and tobacco, permeate this beer and deepen with each sip. We’ve bottled Bourbon County Stout for 15 years and this year’s vintage is one that you will want to hold on to for years to come. This craft beer is 14.7% ABV and 60 IBUs. In this craft beer review, we will take a look at the color, smell, and taste.

Rochester Mills Imperial Java Milkshake Stout is a Milk Stout by style. Imperial Java Milkshake Stout is part of Rochester Mills 12 days of Milkshake Stouts for 2020. Imperial coffee Milk Stout brewed with milk sugars, coco nibs, and coffee beans. This craft beer is 7.5% ABV. In this craft beer review, we will take a look at the color, smell, and taste.

Rochester Mills Imperial Milkshake Stout is a Milk Stout by style. Imperial Milkshake Stout is part of Rochester Mills 12 days of Milkshake Stouts for 2020. The addition of even more of the seven different malts we use, along with a low hop level creates a deep dark beer featuring rich, sweet roasted flavors. The addition of lactose (milk sugar) adds complexity, body, and a residual sweetness lending a smooth creamy texture to this full-flavored and now full bodied brew. This craft beer is 8% ABV and 45 IBUs. In this craft beer review, we will take a look at the color, smell, and taste.

Rochester Mills Imperial Triple Layer Decadence Milkshake Stout is a Milk Stout by style. Triple Layer Decadence Milkshake Stout is part of Rochester Mills 12 days of Milkshake Stouts for 2020. Ale with milk sugars, cocoa nibs, and toasted coconut. This craft beer is 5.2% ABV and 20 IBUs. In this craft beer review, we will take a look at the color, smell, and taste.

Rochester Mills Red Velvet Ale is a Winter Ale by style. Red Velvet Ale is part of Rochester Mills 12 days of Milkshake Stouts for 2020. This craft beer is 5.8% ABV and 20 IBUs. In this craft beer review, we will take a look at the color, smell, and taste.

Rochester Mills Double Chocolate Milkshake Stout is a Milk Stout by style. Double Chocolate Milkshake Stout is part of Rochester Mills 12 days of Milkshake Stouts for 2020. Stout Brewed with milk sugars, cocoa nibs, cocoa powder, and cocoa butter. This craft beer is 5.75% ABV and 20 IBUs. In this craft beer review, we will take a look at the color, smell, and taste.