Barrels & Bottles Brewery to Tap Pliny the Younger from Russian River Brewing Company
Pliny the Younger finds its way to Barrels & Bottles Brewery for one day only.
GOLDEN, CO— Eureka! Gold is struck one again in the foothills of the Rockies as the coveted, extremely rare release of Russian River Brewing Company’s Triple IPA, Pliny the Younger finds its way to Barrels & Bottles Brewery and on tap Sunday, February 17 for one day only.
Pliny the Younger will grace Barrels & Bottles beginning at 1pm. The brewery will begin distributing tickets at 11am which will guarantee holders an 8 oz. pour for $8 and is redeemable until 5pm on February 17. All tickets will be given on a first come first served basis.
Elite Brands of Colorado will be donating proceeds from all sales of Pliny the Younger will benefit Sense of Security— an organization dedicated to the support of Coloradans living with breast cancer by providing aid for housing, food, transportation, and other basic living expenses of patients. In addition, Barrels and Bottles will be donating $1 for every pint of Pliny the Younger sold.
In addition to a special tapping of Pliny the Younger, Barrels & Bottles will also have Russian Rivers famed double IPA, Pliny the Elder available on tap throughout the day while supplies last
For more information about Barrels & Bottles and their world-class tap list contact Emily Hutto at coop@radcraftbeer.com.
About Pliny the Younger
Pliny the Younger is considered a “triple” IPA, simply meaning that it is higher in alcohol and has tons of hops. The alcohol should finish at about 10.25%, although it is remarkably dry for the amount of malt used in the recipe. It is loaded with hop flavors, bitterness, and aromatics. The hops used in this year’s recipe are of excellent quality from the 2018 harvest: Warrior, Amarillo, Simcoe, Centennial, CTZ, Chinook, Crystal, and Citra. Russian River brewed Younger for the first time in 2005 as a winter seasonal, building upon the Pliny the Elder recipe while pushing the envelope with malt, hops, and alcohol just to see how far they could go!
About Barrels & Bottles Brewery
Zach and Abby George opened Barrels & Bottles on 12th Street in downtown Golden in October 2013. The brewpub has 27 beer taps, 24 wines on tap, and a slushie machine for serving its infamous wine slushies. Barrels & Bottles also serves farm-fresh food menu with cheese platters, baguettes, and various beer-friendly small plates. The brewpub was named Golden Chamber of Commerce Business of the Year in 2014. Find Barrels & Bottles online at barrelsbottles.com.
Barrels & Bottles Brews 300th Batch
Barrels & Bottles’ former head brewers returned to the brewery to craft Dusty Bottoms, a special Berliner Weisse with tamarind fruit that will tap Thursday, June 21.
L-R. Former head brewers Shaun Salyards, Cory Carvatt, and current head brewer Greg Moore share a pint.
GOLDEN, CO — Barrels & Bottles Brewery celebrated their 300th brew in May with a little help from their friends. Former head brewers Shaun Salyards (head brewer of Red Truck Brewing in Fort Collins, CO) and Cory Carvatt (head brewer of Little Machine in Denver, CO) returned to the brewery to team up with current head brewer Greg Moore and craft Dusty Bottoms, a special Berliner Weisse using tamarind, a sweet and sour fruit indigenous to the tropics of Africa. The brewery will release Dusty Bottoms on Thursday, June 21 with plans to release a tequila barrel-aged variant of the beer later this year for their 5th anniversary in September.
"The plan is to use the acidity of the tamarind to provide the tartness that is traditionally in a Berliner Weisse," explains Moore. "That being said, if the non-barrel aged version lacks the desired tartness we may decide to sour it in the barrel... There's a lot up in the air with this beer but it's exciting to still be experimenting after 300 brews."
After five years and 300 brews, Barrels & Bottles has seen its fair share of experimentation and challenges along the way. "On our first brew, we clogged everything with the hops." reminisces original head brewer Shaun Salyards. "I was here until nearly 3:00 in the morning cleaning everything and figuring out how things worked and Zach George (Barrels & Bottles Co-Owner) was right there with me the whole time. It's great to work in a place where the owners care."
"This place is small but we've made it work," Moore adds. "It's come a long way in the past 300 brews."
ABOUT BARRELS & BOTTLES BREWERY
Zach and Abby George opened Barrels & Bottles on 12th Street in downtown Golden in October 2013. The brewpub has 27 beer taps, 24 wines on tap, and a slushie machine for serving its infamous wine slushies. Barrels & Bottles also serves farm-fresh food menu with cheese platters, baguettes, and various beer-friendly small plates. The brewpub was named Golden Chamber of Commerce Business of the Year in 2014. Find Barrels & Bottles online at barrelsbottles.com.
Barrels & Bottles Brewery Releases Pale Boy Ale V
Pale Boy Ale V weighs in at 5% ABV and uses five different malt varieties and five hop varieties, including semi-rare German hops which lend fruity notes of cherry and raspberry.
GOLDEN, CO — Barrels & Bottles Brewery is excited to release Pale Boy Ale V, a collaboration with Brian Quarnstrom and the Golden Civic Foundation, on Tuesday May 15.
This is both the fifth iteration of the Pale Boy Ale recipe and the fifth year it has been brewed. In commemoration of these milestones, Pale Boy Ale V weighs in at 5% ABV and uses five different malt varieties and five hop varieties, including semi-rare German hops which lend fresh, fruity notes to this very quaffable beer.
Pale Boy Ale V will be available on tap and in growler fills at Barrels & Bottles on Tuesday, May 15. $1 of each pint sold will be donated to The Golden Civic Foundation, who have invested more than 5 million dollars in the Golden community, and matched by Quarnstrom and The Golden Real Estate Advisors.
For more information about Barrels & Bottles, contact Emily Hutto at coop@radcraftbeer.com.
ABOUT BARRELS & BOTTLES BREWERY
Zach and Abby George opened Barrels & Bottles on 12th Street in downtown Golden in October 2013. The brewpub has 27 beer taps, 24 wines on tap, and a slushie machine for serving its infamous wine slushies. Barrels & Bottles also serves farm-fresh food menu with cheese platters, baguettes, and various beer-friendly small plates. The brewpub was named Golden Chamber of Commerce Business of the Year in 2014. Find Barrels & Bottles online at barrelsbottles.com.
Barrels & Bottles Brewery Announces Greg Moore as new Head Brewer
Earlier this summer Barrels & Bottles Brewery hired Greg Moore to direct brewing operations at its 3 BBL brewhouse in downtown Golden.
GOLDEN, CO — Earlier this summer Barrels & Bottles Brewery hired Greg Moore to direct brewing operations at its 3 BBL brewhouse in downtown Golden. Moore comes to the brewpub with several years of brewing experience at Colorado breweries.
Moore’s first brewing gig was at Rock Bottom Brewery in Downtown Denver in 2009. He would go on to become head brewer at Wynkoop Brewing, Denver’s first brewpub, and then a production brewer at Sleeping Giant Brewing Company, Denver’s first dedicated production brewery with a 50 BBL brewhouse.
Moore continues to brew Barrels & Bottles’ flagships Orange Creamsicle Blonde Al, Space Oddity Pale Ale, The Beer Formerly Known As Amber Ale, Bang Your Head Red IPA, Colorado BAE IPA, and Obsess Much? Imperial Peanut Butter & Chocolate Stout, as well as the sought-after seasonals Big LeBEERski Imperial Milk Golden Milk Stout and FROmageddon American Style Barleywine. He’s also brewing new styles including a Kölsch and a Double IPA, expanding the company’s barrel-aging program, and delving into kettle sours.
With Moore's hiring also comes updates to the brewpub, including more taps for beer, digital menus, and additional fermentation tanks.
“Going into our fifth year of business with Greg, we are stoked about where he is taking us. We have 100 percent confidence in Greg and look forward to his beers,” say Barrels & Bottles owners Zach and Abby George.
For more information about Barrels & Bottles, contact Zach and Abby George at barrelsbottles@gmail.com.
ABOUT BARRELS & BOTTLES BREWERY
Zach and Abby George opened Barrels & Bottles on 12th Street in downtown Golden in October 2013. The brewpub has 27 beer taps, 24 wines on tap, and a slushie machine for serving its infamous wine slushies. Barrels & Bottles also serves farm-fresh food menu with cheese platters, baguettes, and various beer-friendly small plates. The brewpub was named Golden Chamber of Commerce Business of the Year in 2014. Find Barrels & Bottles online at barrelsbottles.com.