#22
First Hardywood stout I tried - RASPBERRY STOUT
CHOCOLATE STOUT WITH LOCAL RED RASPBERRIES
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Hardywood Raspberry Stout is brewed with chocolate malt, cacao nibs and late season red raspberries from Agriberry Farm in Hanover, VA. Our Raspberry Stout is a full-bodied, beguiling stout with notes of rich dark chocolate and raspberry jam.
Awards
Gold Medal, American Fruit Beer, Great American Beer Festival 2014
Gold Medal, Fruit Beer Category, Australian Beer Awards 2017
Major Trophy Winner, Best Specialty Beer (out of 307 entries worldwide!), Australian Beer Awards 2017
ABV
9.2%
IBU
40
#23
Before I knew fruited beers were a thing - PEACH TRIPEL
BELGIAN-STYLE TRIPEL WITH PEACHES
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Hardywood Peach Tripel is bright and effervescent, showcasing a delightful balance of fruity esters and spicy phenols that harmonize with subtle notes of white pepper and honeysuckle. Our Peach Tripel is refermented on apricots and heaps of yellow peaches, delivering a luscious stone fruit character with a pleasantly dry finish.
ABV
8.2%
IBU
25
#24
After Peach came Blackberry, when it first came out I liked the blackberry better, but now I've gone back to the Peach.
VIRGINIA BLACKBERRY
BELGIAN-STYLE WHITE ALE WITH VIRGINIA BLACKBERRIES
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Hardywood Virginia Blackberry is brewed with a touch of rye and a massive addition of ripe blackberries from Agriberry Farm in Hanover County, Virginia. Our Belgian-style White Ale is ruby-hued with a mild tartness, gentle body and a refreshing fruit finish.
ABV
6.8%
IBU
12
#25
This beer changed everything - GINGERBREAD STOUT
IMPERIAL MILK STOUT WITH GINGER AND HONEY
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Made with baby ginger from Casselmonte Farm and wildflower honey from Bearer Farms, Hardywood Gingerbread Stout captures the terroir of Central Virginia in a rich, creamy libation with a velvety mouthfeel and an intriguing evolution of notes from milk chocolate and vanilla, to honeycomb and cinnamon, to a snap of ginger in the finish. We hope Hardywood Gingerbread Stout contributes to your merriment this season.
Awards
Bronze Medal, Herb and Spice Beer, World Beer Cup, 2012
ABV
9.2%
IBU
55
#26
Then they one-upp'ed it with this BBA version - BOURBON BARREL GBS
BOURBON BARREL AGED MILK STOUT WITH SPICES
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Hardywood Gingerbread Stout, described by BeerAdvocate as “freagin’ Christmas in a bottle,” is an imperial milk stout brewed with vanilla beans, cinnamon, fresh Casselmonte Farm baby ginger and Bearer Farms wildflower honey. Gingerbread Stout is then matured in Virginia bourbon barrels, where it adapts an incredibly mellow character with oak, caramel and bourbon undertones, and emerges 12 weeks later as Bourbon GBS. A festive blend of spice character laces this rich, chocolatey stout, which warms the palate and the soul.
Awards
Gold, Beers by style/specialty, RateBeer Best 2017
Bronze, Beers by style/specialty, RateBeer Best 2015
ABV
11.5%
IBU
55
#27
Then came the variants - APPLE BRANDY BARREL GBS
APPLE BRANDY BARREL AGED MILK STOUT WITH SPICES
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In this limited edition variant, our Gingerbread Stout blends in perfect harmony with the cinnamon kissed oak staves of the apple brandy barrels in which it was matured. This barrel aged imperial milk stout crescendos with notes of honey, chocolate and fragrant cinnamon. Enjoy!
ABV
11.9%
IBU
55
#28
I think this one pre-dates your set purchases. I realized I like Rye and actually purchased Rye whiskey for the first time after this one. But I like the beer better. Haven't offered a Rye aged beer in a few years.
RYE BARREL GBS
RYE BARREL AGED MILK STOUT WITH SPICES
ABV
10.6%
IBU
55
Rye Barrel
Ginger/Honey/Spices
#29
Natural they would go to Rum, and the Christmas Island came from this one - RUM BARREL BARREL GBS
RUM BARREL AGED MILK STOUT WITH SPICES
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Hardywood Gingerbread Stout is an imperial milk stout brewed with vanilla beans, cinnamon, fresh baby Hawaiian ginger from Casselmonte Farm and wildflower honey from Bearer Farms. In this limited variation, Gingerbread Stout is matured in Caribbean dark rum barrels that lend a smooth, distinctive character, emerging 12 weeks later as Rum Barrel GBS. Enrich your holiday season with notes of gingerbread spice, subtly sweet molasses and a hint of brown sugar all wrapped up in this festive libation that warms the palate and the soul.
ABV
10.6%
IBU
55
#30
Which of course led to this one - DOUBLE BARREL GBS
BOURBON AND RUM BARREL AGED MILK STOUT WITH SPICES
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I enjoyed the mix, Bourbon up front and Rum on the finish. A big, boozy beer.
ABV
10.6%
IBU
55