“Black Is The New Black.” Extreme Beer Fest Pre-ThrowDown

Join us on Thursday, March 19 at 6pm for the BeerAdvocate Extreme Beer Fest Pre-ThrownDown! Dark beers are the theme this year with lots of big, bold and crazy stouts, porters and other dark ales. Check out the tentative lineup below!

(beers are subject to change without notice for all kinds of various reasons)

ALL POUR’S EITHER 5 oz / 13 oz EXCEPT WHERE NOTED * (5 oz ONLY)

ExtRemus Collaboration Dogfish Head Brewery w/ Beer Advocate
Export Stout aged in French oak red wine barrel was doused with stone fruits blueberries blackberries Zante currants pluots Mission figs and Aseel dates ABV 9%

ExtRomulus Collaboration Dogfish Head Brewery w/ Beer Advocate
Export Stout aged in French oak white wine barrels calypso hops mango kiwi papaya pineapple ABV 9%

Dogfish Head Brewery World Wide Stout ***5 oz
ridiculous amount of barley World Wide Stout is dark rich roasty and complex ABV 18%

Dogfish Head Brewery – India Brown Randalized w/ Coffee Beans
color of Brown Ale caramel notes of a Scotch Ale an hopping regiment of an IPA with coffee beans added ABV 7.2%

Allagash Brewing – Bourbon Barrel Black
Belgian Style Stout aged for one year in bourbon barrels toffee chocolate coconut nose is followed by a smooth bitter chocolate and bourbon flavor ABV 9.2%

Avery Brewing – Mephistopheles’ Stout *** 5oz
complex coal black velvety liquorish bouquet of vine-ripened grapes anise and chocolate covered cherries with flavors of rum-soaked caramelized dark fruits and a double espresso finish ABV 16.8%

Boston Beer Company – 13th Hour Belgian Stout
Roasted chocolate & coffee flavours of a stout spicy Belgian style ale aged in oak dark fruit rum ABV 9%

Brewery Viviant – Tart Side of the Moon
a hearty dark ale fermented with rustic Belgian yeast strain which gives the beer a farmhouse tartness followed by big dark chocolate notes hints of black cherries ABV 9.8%

Carton Brewing – Epitome
seriously hoppy, high gravity, black ale ABV 10.3%

Due South Brewing Co. – Peppermint Paddy Stout
ABV 6.1%

Firestone Walker – Velvet Merkin
Oatmeal Stout lovingly aged in Bourbon barrels.  Beautiful chocolate, espresso and vanilla-bourbon aromas rich dark chocolate truffle bourbon and espresso ABV 8.5%

Funky Buddha – Wide Awake its Morning
Imperial maple bacon coffee porter complex with a multitude of flavors at play ABV 10.5%

Green Flash Brewing Co. – Double Stout
golden oats dark crystal roasted malt offer balance of bittersweet chocolate hints of coffee ABV 8.8%

Lost Abbey – Deliverance ***5 oz
boozey with figgy notes with a semi-sweet edge that almost develops were it not for the bakers chocolate and bitterness that balances out in the finish ABV 12.5%

Revolution Brewing – Deth’s Tar
aged in bourbon barrels for 7 months complex malt flavors and aromas reminiscent of dark baker’s chocolate, fresh brewed coffee and caramel candy ABV 11.4%

Short’s Brewing Co – Goodnight Bodacious
maltiness of a barley wine hoppiness of an IPA hoppiness dominates the aroma big bitter black barley and roasted coffee flavors with subtle compliments of dark fruit and green hops ABV 8.5%

Sierra Nevada – Bourbon Barrel-aged Imperial Smoked Porter
rich flavors of dark chocolate roasted malts hints of hardwood smokiness – vanilla honey toasted coconut flavors from aging in bourbon barrel ABV 12%

Surly Brewing Co. – Damien
dry- hopped black ale roasted malt dark brown sugar suffocated by aromas of tangerine pine ABV 8.0%

The Bruery – Chocolate Rain *** 5 oz
Imperial Stout rich in chocolate vanilla oak and bourbon ABV 18.5%