As we reported in May, Stone Brewing Co. had planned to start releasing barrel aged beers in bottles in their newly found Quingenti Millilitre series. A couple months later, the first beer in the series is just about ready and raffle tickets can be purchased for your chance to win one of the 500 or so bottles in this release. Read below to learn more about the release.

Escondido, CA | Aug 03, 2011 – Stone Brewing Co. is launching a new series of specialty beers dubbed Quingenti Millilitre. These limited release beers will be featured in cork-finished 500ml bottles, and will present a new tier in Stone’s award-winning lineup, encompassing beers that have been barrel aged, dry hopped, or otherwise made extra, extra special. First up? Ken Schmidt / Maui / Stone Kona Coffee Macadamia Coconut Porter Aged in Bourbon Barrels.

…and plenty more.

Good news for all the beer lovers out there in the Los Angeles area as The Bruery is bringing back their Reserve Bottle list. On the second Saturday of each month, The Bruery will open up their cellar to the public where people will have the chance to try some of their incredible and rare beers. It’s that easy and there’s no catch, but the bottles are for on-premise consumption only and because of the size and alcohol content of the bottles, they must be shared between two people. For those thinking they can be sneaky and run off with a bottle of Bottleworks XII, bottles will be poured from behind the bar. For the most up-to-date information on what is available, be sure to check out their Reserve Bottle List website.

What might the bottle list look like? Here is the list from July.

• Papier
• 100% Brandy Barrel Aged Papier
• Coton
• 100% Bourbon Barrel Aged Coton
• Oude Tart
• BottleWorks XII
• Melange #1
• Pinotlambicus
• Sour In The Rye
• White Oak

It’s hard to argue with that list.

Paso Robles, Calif — “This beer is insane,” Dustin Kral, Head Brewer of Firestone Walker Brewing Co. said. “Don’t get me wrong it tastes amazing, but this beer is tough to brew.”

Places that will be receiving Parabola will include CA, NV, OR, WA, AZ, MO, Chicago, MA, NJ, NY, VA and PA.

After an incredible week at the Craft Brewers Conference in San Francisco and having the opportunity to hang out with the Deschutes Brewery crew at a few of their Deschutes Brewery Base Camp Week – San Francisco events, we are excited to announce their events for Deschutes Base Came Week – Phoenix, which we are wishing we could attend, but sadly that won’t be the case. If you are in the area, get there and try some of their incredible beers!

DESCHUTES BREWERY BASE CAMP – Phoenix, Arizona

Tuesday April 5

• Beer Tasting at Total Wine & More in Tempe (2-5pm)
  Here’s your chance to discover your favorite Deschutes Brewery beer, and maybe even take some home to further your exploration. We’ll be pouring several of the beers we have for sale in the store.
• Specialty Reserve Series Beer Tasting at Taste of Tops (5:30-8pm)
  Not only will the giant Deschutes Brewery barrel on wheels, Woody, be here, but you should be too! We’ll be pouring the Lost Barrels of Mirror Mirror (yes, they were really lost and rediscovered in the brewery’s warehouse) and The Abyss ’08 – finely aged for your drinking pleasure. This is a rare chance to try some rare beers from Oregon’s Deschutes Brewery. Pair your beer with some hand-rolled cigars and view the mad skills of a visiting professional cigar roller.
• Specialty Reserve Series Beer Tasting at Robbie Fox’s (7-10pm)
  We’ll have some of Deschutes Brewery’s most popular beers – Mirror Pond Pale Ale, Black Butte Porter and Inversion IPA – for you to try at this event, along with the latest vintage of The Abyss. Woody, the brewery’s giant traveling beer barrel, will be rolling in around 8 p.m. Pair your beer with some hand-rolled cigars and view the mad skills of a visiting professional cigar roller.

Wednesday April 6

• Beer Tasting at Total Wine & More in Glendale (1:30-4:30pm)
  Here’s your chance to discover your favorite Deschutes Brewery beer, and maybe even take some home to further your exploration. We’ll be pouring several of the beers we have for sale in the store.

Thursday April 7

• Whole Foods
  In-Store Beer Tasting (2-5pm) | Tasting and Small Plate Dinner (6-8pm) $10
  Is there really anything better than working a little bit of beer tasting into your grocery shopping trip? Deschutes Brewery will be at Whole Foods with samples of its lineup of craft brews in the afternoon, and a small plate pairing dinner in the early evening. The special brews we’ll be pouring include The Abyss ’10 and Jubel 2010, which is only released once every 10 years.
• Specialty Beer Tasting at Papago Brewing (7-10pm)
  Deschutes Brewery’s Reserve Series beers are always a little hard to find, but none more so than The Dissident ‘10 which had an extremely limited release. We’ll also be pouring the brewery’s Black Butte XXI, the brewery’s 21st anniversary beer, which is full of chocolaty goodness. A few bottles of Jubel 2010, The Abyss ’07 & ’08 will also be cracked open.

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Mutineer Magazine is proud to be a sponsor of Firestone Walker’s From The Barrel event to be held at the Historic Santa Margarita Ranch in Santa Margarita, California on April 8.

In celebration of the 78 years since the end of prohibition The Historic Santa Margarita Ranch, Firestone Walker Brewing Co. and Mutineer Magazine are gathering the very best booze to come from wooden barrels. The finest ports, bourbons and beers will be gathered and presented to a privileged congregation of barrel enthusiasts at this special event on Friday, April 8. This event is a celebration of the barrel and the wonderful libations that come from barrels.

This inimitable event will take place at the picturesque and historic Santa Margarita Ranch, the perfect backdrop for this intimate event. Tickets are $50 person and the tasting will take place from 7pm-10pm.

Bourbons scheduled to pour: Blanton’s, Bulleit, Woodford Reserve Distiller’s Select, Buffalo Trace and more soon to be announced.

Ports from some of the Central Coast’s premiere wineries to include: Cass, EOS, Paso Port, Eberle, Le Vigne and Roxo Cellars with more to be added.

Breweries/Rare barrel-aged beers scheduled to pour:
Firestone Walker
-Sticky Monkey
-Abacus
-Sour
Lost Abbey – TBA
Russian River – Supplication
Stone – TBA
Ballast Point – TBA
New Belgium – Le Terroir (Dry Hopped Sour Ale)
The Bruery – Melange #1

The rich and complex libations presented will be accompanied by tapas offerings from some of the Central Coast’s finest. Guests will enjoy tapas from Chef Chris Kobayashi (Artisan), Chef Mark Sahaydek (The Grill at Avila Beach Golf Resort), Chef Justin Gabbert (Novo), Chef Paul Kwong (Mee Heng Low Noodle House), Chef Antonio Varia (Buona Tavola) and one more yet to be named.

Please don your glad rags and join us for a tremendous celebration of the end of temperance and the amazing flavors that only come from the barrel. Tickets are very limited and the event is expected to sell out fast. For tickets and more info visit the event website or call 805-544-3508.

Starting in the mid-Atlantic on the first day of October, legendary brew-meister Greg Koch and his band of merry men will be taking their world class beers on a 7 day, 7 city tour. This intense display of ultra-rare, limited, special and collaboration releases will set a record of the most simutaneous taps from one brewery at one time, at one location.

The 7 day tour starts in Baltimore, MD (08/01) where Alewife officially has its grand opening celebration. Stone takes over all 40 taps at this brand spanking new craft beer bar unofficially launching Baltimore Beer Week 2010 which starts 6 days later. Continue Reading »

Each week, beer blogger Lee Williams highlights the most notable upcoming beer releases that belong on every craft beer lover’s radar. This is Mutineer’s third edition of the weekly series.

Upright – “Late Harvest”

Upright Brewing specializes in Franco-Belgian farmhouse-styled ales with a “pacific northwest twist.” This past Sunday, the brewery held a release party for its newest seasonal offering, an intriguing barrel-aged creation called “Late Harvest.” Continue Reading »

You really can’t toss a keg without hitting a brewery that hasn’t done a barrel aged beer. It’s what all the cool kids are drinking these days and for good reason. They’re freaking delicious. So how do you, as an avant garde brewer, differentiate yourself from the herd? Founders sorted it out. Continue Reading »