Duvel Distilled - The Celebration Bottle

Trappist · September 10, 2021, 02:26:51 PM

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tf4y_6Lae1c

John B · September 10, 2021, 03:23:08 PM

That's an interesting idea for their bottle design. I wonder what the liquid inside tastes like.

Cheers - John

Jay · September 13, 2021, 08:38:36 PM

That is one very nice looking bottle, love the upturned glass design

It's limited to 8000 bottles and aged for a decade in carefully selected oak bourbon and sherry barrels, with the Celebration Bottle finished in Moscatel de Sétubal barrels.....bet it won't be cheap.

Cheers
Jay

Trappist · September 14, 2021, 09:37:45 AM

Hi,
There's more details here:
https://www.duvel.com/en/the-beer/celebration-bottle
But no word about the price though

It sure won't be cheap

Cheers,
Filip

Viv · September 14, 2021, 07:57:43 PM

Hi Filip, Jay and John,

You bet it's going to be expensive!

But we have all been waiting 10 years for this, haven't we!

Haven't we?

Cheers!

Viv

Trappist · September 15, 2021, 10:10:45 AM

Quote from: Viv on September 14, 2021, 07:57:43 PM
Haven't we?

Well Viv, actually I didn't

It is not a beer after all

Cheers,
Filip

Viv · September 15, 2021, 11:00:59 AM

Hi Filip,

Indeed it isn't a beer. It's 40% so it's probably going to cost anywhere between
£10-50 per bottle, which for a specialised spirit/liquor isn't too bad....

At that ABV it's going to be sipped and savoured and should provide many
days/nights of enjoyment.

When you compare the cost to one bottle of super-dooper barrel aged beer
which could easily be the same cost it is actually pretty cheap!!! That's
because barrel aged beer is mainly silly money.

Cheers!

Viv

Trappist · September 15, 2021, 11:46:18 AM

Viv,
I must confess that I'm not really a spirit drinker myself.
somehow, spirits don't attract me that much. Too much alcohol I suppose.
I would rather use them for making cocktails.

Speaking about barrel aged beers.
I always compare with wine. Cognac for instance is made from wine. Actually whisky has the basis from beer too.
You have the non barrel aged wines and the more expensive barrel aged beauties.
The quality really doesn't depend on the barrel ageing. I've had some excellent wines without wood flavors.
That's exactly the same with beer.
I sure love the barrel aged Chimays, but the Chimay blue is also top notch.
Ofcourse, one needs to pay for that barrel, and sometimes very special barrels are used, which raised the prices dramatically.
With spirits, the barrels are much cheaper than for example with beer that's been Bourbon barrel aged, but in that case the barrel was already used for ageing Bourbon.

I can understand that you say that barrel ageing beer is silly, but than I'm struggling with the fact that wine is also barrel aged, and that doesn't seem that silly to me though

Seems complicated matter IMHO

But 1 thing is sure, I always prefer the normal quality beers, without that extra barrel ageing. I also think that beer really needs to be savoured fresh.

Cheers,
Filip

Jay · September 20, 2021, 09:28:42 PM

I think everyone knows my thoughts on barrel aged beers, it's been well documented

Here's a stunner (no a super-dooper

) that I had last week, and in all seriousness it was truly amazing.

Mikkeller San Diego - The Ocho...13% Imperial Stout aged in Blanton's Bourbon, Ransom Spirits Whisky, Superstition Mead & Firestone Union Barrels.

Shit a friggin brick...this is WOWSER

Meaty roast, old patina'd leather, pipe tobacco, charred barrel, espresso, bourbon, whiskey, oily, molasses...mind blowing delicious 🤤

The other day I received another barrel aged beer, this is something special and I can't wait to try it...

Fremont Cinnamon & Coconut B-Bomb - 13% Imperial Winter Ale aged in Bourbon barrels (a blend of 9, 12 and 24 month old)

Cheers
Jay

Trappist · September 21, 2021, 09:57:20 AM

Quote from: Jay on September 20, 2021, 09:28:42 PM
Mikkeller San Diego - The Ocho...13% Imperial Stout aged in Blanton's Bourbon, Ransom Spirits Whisky, Superstition Mead & Firestone Union Barrels.

Holy sh*t Jay,
This beer has been aged in 4 different barrels ?? I wonder how they have achieved that method.
Barrel ageing and pouring into another barrel to barrel age, again....and again. What a tough job, amazing.
I also noticed that it seems to be quite some collaboration

The OCHO Collaboration was brewed with Almanac Beer Co (Alameda) Pure Project Brewing (CA) Superstition Meadery (Arizona) AZ Wilderness (Arizona) Firestone Walker - Propagator (CA) Gigantic Brewing (Oregon) Seven Islands Brewing (Greece)

What a piece of organisation!

No wonder this beer is a real super-dooper (Filip, always learning

Cheers (thanks for sharing)
Filip

Trappist · September 21, 2021, 10:16:41 AM

Quote from: Jay on September 20, 2021, 09:28:42 PM
The other day I received another barrel aged beer, this is something special and I can't wait to try it...

Fremont Cinnamon & Coconut B-Bomb - 13% Imperial Winter Ale aged in Bourbon barrels (a blend of 9, 12 and 24 month old)

Cheers
Jay

Hi Jay,
I had the extreme pleasure to already have tasted that beauty here in Bruges. That was the 2017 edition.
With massive thanks to Lloyd Bunce from Canada

Here's the picture Lloyd has taken from this beer. I was sitting in the back there.

This sure was an amazing Barrel Bomb

You'll LOVE it !!!

Cheers,
Filip