Aged in prior-use Utopias barrels, Dogfish Head releases Utopias Barrel-Aged World Wide Stout.

Author: Northwest Beer Guide
Press Release image courtesy Dogfish Head Craft Brewery MILTON, Del. – Makers of some of the world’s most extreme craft beers, Dogfish Head Craft Brewery collaborates with Samuel Adams to release an already rumored-about rarity, Utopias Barrel-Aged World Wide Stout. 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, and Sam Adams’ Utopias, a unique blend of aged ales dating back more than 25 years. After sitting for seven months in freshly-emptied Utopias 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. Clocking in at 17.3% ABV, limited quantities of this exclusive brew will available throughout Delaware in 4pk/12oz bottles starting Friday, March 27.“At Dogfish Head, we are always searching for innovative ways to push the boundaries of craft beer. 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 ...
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