Athens, Georgia-based Terrapin Beer is releasing a booming barrel-aged ale created in partnership with Five Trail Whiskey. Both are owned by Molson Coors.
The new Double Barrel Red Ale, which notches in a 12.7 percent ABV is an imperial red ale that’s aged six months in wet barrels that held whiskey used in Five Trail blended whiskey, which is made by Coors Spirits Co.
The limited edition beer, packaged in 16-ounce, four-pack cans, is only available in Terrapin’s home state of Georgia and in Wisconsin.
We haven’t tasted it yet but we’re told it has notes of stone fruit, raisins, oak and vanilla, and, you’ll be unsurprised to hear that it packs a punch.
Sounds like it would pair well with roasting chestnuts over an open fire.
You can find retailers at terrapinbeer.com/beer-finder.
Born in Brooklyn, N.Y., where he lived until he was 17, Bobby received his BA-Mass Communications from UWM in 1989 and has lived in Walker's Point, Bay View, Enderis Park, South Milwaukee and on the East Side.
He has published three non-fiction books in Italy – including one about an event in Milwaukee history, which was published in the U.S. in autumn 2010. Four more books, all about Milwaukee, have been published by The History Press.
With his most recent band, The Yell Leaders, Bobby released four LPs and had a songs featured in episodes of TV's "Party of Five" and "Dawson's Creek," and films in Japan, South America and the U.S. The Yell Leaders were named the best unsigned band in their region by VH-1 as part of its Rock Across America 1998 Tour. Most recently, the band contributed tracks to a UK vinyl/CD tribute to the Redskins and collaborated on a track with Italian novelist Enrico Remmert.
He's produced three installments of the "OMCD" series of local music compilations for OnMilwaukee.com and in 2007 produced a CD of Italian music and poetry.
In 2005, he was awarded the City of Asti's (Italy) Journalism Prize for his work focusing on that area. He has also won awards from the Milwaukee Press Club.
He has be heard on 88Nine Radio Milwaukee talking about his "Urban Spelunking" series of stories, in that station's most popular podcast.
