Anchor Brewing's "Our Barrel Ale," as I've written about before, is a blend of three Anchor Brewing Co. beers aged in Anchor Distilling barrels--not charred but toasted Oak barrels used to age their phenomenal Old Potrero rye whiskey. The beers, I found out, are Bock, Old Foghorn Barleywine, and mostly Liberty Ale, their hoppiest offering in the lineup.
Starting this morning, only 100 cases went on sale. Seeing as I was first in line, only 99 were available once I left.
At $30 per magnum (1.5 ltr), make that almost $33 after tax and CRV, it's a helluvan-expensive six-pack. Compared to other beers that sell at that price for 22- and sometimes 12-oz bottles, or a halfway decent magnum of wine or champagne would set you back, it's actually a fair price for such a delectable, intriguing beer.
But lest you think I'll crack one open this weekend and lay down the other 5 in my Beeradise for years to come, Anchor's master brewer, Mark Capenter, warned that while it's high enough in alcohol at over 8% ABV, since it's unfiltered and sat in wood barrels, it's best to keep it refrigerated and enjoyed with the occasion calls for it. Now accepting occasion suggestions.
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shotluck party!
Your next trip to Raleigh-Durham sounds like the perfect occasion, ha!
Just called Anchor to confirm they had some, before I stopped in. (Tuesday morning, 2/24). She said they're out - the last was sold last Friday 2/20.
That was fast!
Yeah. Just like I was the first to purchase OBA from the brewery, Ethan, you have Jesse (see 2 comments up) to blame for buying the last.
So much for their hunch that it'd take a month to sell out. Hopefully there'll be others... stay tuned.
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