To celebrate the release of Utopias Barrel-Aged World Wide Stout, Dogfish Head Brewings & Eats will host a special beer experience, titled ‘Beyond the Barrels,’ on Friday, April 3.**Dogfish Head’s ‘Beyond the Barrels’ event includes four delicious courses, each perfectly paired with a barrel-aged beer. ‘Beyond the Barrels’ Dinner atDogfish Head Brewings & Eats “Upon tasting this new release, I encourage folks to see if they can pick up on the nuances that bothWorld Wide Stout and Utopias have contributed to this one-of-a-kind collaboration.” “Utopias Barrel-Aged World Wide Stout is chock full of intricate aromas and warming flavors reflective of bothWorld Wide Stout and Utopias,” said Calagione. Reminiscent of a vintage port or fine sherry, each bi-annual release ofUtopias boasts a distinct blend of barrel-aged ales for a truly unique tasting experience. Just a few short years later, in 2002, the brewery debutedUtopias. Founder ofSamuel Adams, Jim Koch, was an early proponent of aging beer in used spirits barrels, releasing one of the first commercial barrel-aged beers,Triple Bock, in 1994. Since its inception, the brewery has released numerous variants ofWorld Wide Stout, including: Oak-Aged Vanilla World Wide Stout, aged on oak with real vanilla beans, andBourbon Barrel-Aged World Wide Stout, aged in freshly-emptied bourbon barrels still wet with spirits. Originally released in 1999, Dogfish Head’s World Wide Stout is dark, roasty and complex, with a depth similar to that of a fine port wine. “And what better way to personify our explorative mindset than by borrowing some barrels from our pals atSam Adams to integrate two pioneering bold and ageable beers?” Whether that’s discovering a new-to-brewing culinary ingredient, like using monk fruit to create our full-flavored, lo-cal* IPA, Slightly Mighty inventing a new brewing technique, like continual hopping, the process behind our60 Minute IPA and 90 Minute Imperial IPA or bringing a classic, off-centered ale to life in a new way, like we are doing withUtopias Barrel-Aged World Wide Stout,” said Sam Calagione, founder of Dogfish Head. “At Dogfish Head, we are always searching for innovative ways to push the boundaries of craft beer. Clocking in at 17.3% ABV, limited quantities of this exclusive brew will available throughout Delaware in 4pk/12oz bottles starting Friday, March 27. After sitting for seven months in freshly-emptiedUtopias barrels, a new iteration of World Wide Stout was born – Utopias Barrel-Aged World Wide Stout, a jet-black, rich and roasty beer with balanced notes of espresso, cocoa, sherry and vanilla. This limited-edition, ageable ale combines the best of two highly sought-after brews,Dogfish Head’s World Wide Stout, a complex imperial stout brewed with a ridiculous amount of barley, andSam Adams’ Utopias, a unique blend of aged ales dating back more than 25 years. – Makers of some of the world’s most extreme craft beers, Dogfish Head Craft Brewery collaborates withSamuel Adams to release an already rumored-about rarity, Utopias Barrel-Aged World Wide Stout.
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