Follow Sean Inman to the best in craft beer
The barrels at Firestone Walker are getting a work-out. On the heels of the cocktail inspired Manhattan beer comes a dessert beer that should give you a nice rum fix. I like the use of the blonde barleywine for this. This should be a very decadent drink.
The Firestone Walker anniversary beer components are becoming more and more readily available which may well lead to blending parties as people try to make an even better blend.
The next beer to buy for your blending or cellar or just to share with friends is the strange hybrid Helldorado—a blonde barley wine aged in retired spirits barrels.
The beer will be released on the 18th and is a great way to see how a base beer, in this case a pale blonde, can be barrel-ized into something really intriguing.