Barleywine – Other |14% ABV
Commercial Description:
When Gigantic Breweryreleases the 2019 editionMASSIVE! Barrel-Aged Barleywineon Black Friday, the brewer will go all out on this popular beer as it releases six variants. This means that there will be seven different offerings of MASSIVE! this year.
Normally, Gigantic Brewing releasesMASSIVE! Barrel-Aged Barleywinefrom its long boil barleywine that has been aged in bourbon barrels. The 2019 version ofMASSIVE!has been aged in both Buffalo Trace and Woodford Reserve Bourbon Barrels.
Then last year Gigantic Brewing added one variant withMASSIVE! Scotch Barrel-Aged. However, later this week with the arrival of Black Friday, Gigantic will release a new version ofMASSIVE! Scotchin addition toMASSIVE! Port,MASSIVE! Mezcal,MASSIVE! Maple Syrup,MASSIVE! Cognac,MASSIVE! Ryeand of course the standardMASSIVE!.
When Gigantic brews the base beer for this barrel-aged beer, it uses only Skagit Valley PilotPale Malt as it is boiled for eight hours. This extended boil time gives the beer a deepruby color and rich maltflavor. Gigantic then took MASSIVE and introduced it to a variety of barrels Scotch, Mezcal,Port, Cognac, Rye and Maple Syrup. The sticker on the crown of the bottle identifieswhich barrelthis beer was aged in.
