‘Beyond the Barrels’ Dinner at Dogfish Head Brewings & Eats “Upon tasting this new release, I encourage folks to see if they can pick up on the nuances that both World Wide Stout and Utopias have contributed to this one-of-a-kind collaboration.” “Utopias Barrel-Aged World Wide Stout is chock full of intricate aromas and warming flavors reflective of both World Wide Stout and Utopias,” said Calagione. Reminiscent of a vintage port or fine sherry, each bi-annual release of Utopiasboasts a distinct blend of barrel-aged ales for a truly unique tasting experience. Just a few short years later, in 2002, the brewery debuted Utopias. Founder of Samuel Adams, Jim Koch, was an early proponent of aging beer in used spirits barrels, releasing one of the first commercial barrel-aged beers, Triple Bock, in 1994. Since its inception, the brewery has released numerous variants of World Wide Stout, including: Oak-Aged Vanilla World Wide Stout, aged on oak with real vanilla beans, and Bourbon Barrel-Aged World Wide Stout, aged in freshly-emptied bourbon barrels still wet with spirits. Originally released in 1999, Dogfish Head’s World Wide Stout is dark, roasty and complex, with a depth similar to that of a fine port wine. “And what better way to personify our explorative mindset than by borrowing some barrels from our pals at Sam Adams to integrate two pioneering bold and ageable beers?” Whether that’s discovering a new-to-brewing culinary ingredient, like using monk fruit to create our full-flavored, lo-cal* IPA, Slightly Mighty inventing a new brewing technique, like continual hopping, the process behind our 60 Minute IPA and 90 Minute Imperial IPA or bringing a classic, off-centered ale to life in a new way, like we are doing with Utopias Barrel-Aged World Wide Stout,” said Sam Calagione, founder of Dogfish Head. “At Dogfish Head, we are always searching for innovative ways to push the boundaries of craft beer. Clocking in at 17.3% ABV, limited quantities of this exclusive brew will available throughout Delaware in 4pk/12oz bottles starting Friday, March 27. After sitting for seven months in freshly-emptied Utopias barrels, a new iteration of World Wide Stout was born – Utopias Barrel-Aged World Wide Stout, a jet-black, rich and roasty beer with balanced notes of espresso, cocoa, sherry and vanilla. This limited-edition, ageable ale combines the best of two highly sought-after brews, Dogfish Head’s World Wide Stout, a complex imperial stout brewed with a ridiculous amount of barley, and Sam Adams’ Utopias, a unique blend of aged ales dating back more than 25 years. Makers of some of the world’s most extreme craft beers, Dogfish Head Craft Brewerycollaborates with Samuel Adams to release an already rumored-about rarity, Utopias Barrel-Aged World Wide Stout. Rumors have been brewing in the craft beer community … and guess what? They’re true!ĭogfish Head Craft Brewery Defying the Limits of Extreme Beer with the Release of Utopias Barrel-Aged World Wide Stout
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