Knob
Creek & New Belgium Special Edition Release: Oakpsire
By FBWorld Team
Bringing
together Knob Creek Bourbon and New Belgium's shared passion
for innovation and dedication to hard-earned flavor, Oakpsire
Bourbon Barrel Ale features breakthrough technology to create
an entirely new style of bourbon barrel ale. Oakspire Bourbon
Barrel Ale was crafted using Knob Creek Bourbon-soaked oak spirals
and barrel char to impart big, full flavor into New Belgium's
high rye base ale. To create this highly-drinkable bourbon-inspired
ale, New Belgium's brewing engineers designed a custom, three-part
flavor extraction process to bring to life a full-flavored bourbon
ale with notes of caramel, vanilla and toasted oak.
New
Belgium Oakspire Bourbon Barrel Ale's Brewing Process:
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Step 1: Harvesting of Barrel Char - New Belgium
worked with Knob Creek Bourbon to collect caramelized wood sugars,
known as barrel char, from used, charred Knob Creek barrels
at the distillery. The barrel char contributes sweet brown sugar
and caramel tasting notes into the beer while it matures.
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Step 2: Incorporating Bourbon Soaked Oak Spirals
- To round out the bourbon character, New Belgium created a
custom blend of Knob Creek Bourbon-soaked oak spirals to infuse
secondary flavors of oak and spice into the ale.
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Step 3: Infusion of Flavor Using Custom Vessel
- Bourbon-soaked oak spirals and barrel char are added to the
custom, missile-shaped vessel to impart flavor into the beer
while it matures.
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