8 FREAKIN’ YEARS!
Come celebrate with us on September 25th in the Taproom, Hickory Room + Patio! Doors open at 12pm for drafts + food, and bottles go on sale virtually through our online shop at 2pm. Continue reading for full details!
The Party:
The Taproom/Patio/Hickory Room will open at 12pm, and we'll have 40 unique beers on tap to try between the spaces, including all of the beers featured in the bottle release. The Taproom and Patio will be open until 12am, but the Hickory Room will close at 6pm. Continue reading for the full draft lineup!
The Bottle Release:
We will be dropping 9 new specialty beers at 2pm VIRTUALLY through our online shop on 9/25. We've found that the online format for releasing beers is logistically more efficient for us (and hopefully our guests) vs. our old school way of having people line up, get numbered tickets and then wait for their time slot to purchase bottles. Whether you're hanging out at our anniversary party sipping on a flight, or somewhere else ordering remotely, the only way to purchase bottles will be through our website shop beginning at 2p. Other than curbside pickup, we will also be offering home delivery for Columbus area zip codes AND statewide shipping for all Ohio orders.
PSA: for anyone who is coming to the anniversary party, we will allow same day pickup for your online order! So, you can drop by to enjoy flights and sample the release beers starting at 12p, order your bottles at 2p, then leave with them when your'e ready to head out for the day!
We're hoping the online bottle sale will be pretty straight forward and accessible, both for people who attend the party and those who can't make it.
The Bottle Lineup:
Apple Brandy Finished Bourbon Barrel Aged Dire Wolf
Style: Imperial Stout aged in Apple Brandy Finished Bourbon Barrels
Description: The name be a bit of a mouthful but the full explanation is even longer! Watershed used these barrels to age their apple brandy, then refilled the barrels with their 4 year bourbon for another year. This beer is full of all the wonderful bourbon, fudge, and roastiness of regular Bourbon Barrel Dire Wolf, with added layers of sweet pie spices and a deeper complexity. Aged 1 year in the barrel.
Quantity: 300
Price: $18/22oz Bomber
Allotment: 4 per person
Barrel Aged Cinnamon Toast Dire Wolf
Style: Imperial Stout aged in Apple Brandy Finished Bourbon Barrels with Cinnamon and Vanilla
Description: We took our Apple Brandy Finished Bourbon Barrel Dire Wolf and added a new spice profile for your enjoyment. 1 year in the barrel and then conditioned with Vietnamese cinnamon and Madagascar vanilla bean. This deliciously rich variant was designed to compliment the barrel characteristics, not overwhelm them. Cheers!
Quantity: 300
Price: $19.99/22oz Bomber
Allotment: 4 per person
Calvados Barrel Dire Wolf
Style: Imperial Stout aged in French Apple Brandy Barrels
Description: Our brewmaster has been longing to use Calvados barrels for years. This elusive style of Apple Brandy is aged in French oak and must hail directly from France. We aged Dire Wolf in the barrel for one year.
Quantity: 600
Price: $10.99/8oz OR $40/4pack
Allotment: 8 per person
Rare Vanilla Calvados Barrel Dire Wolf
Style: Imperial Stout aged in Calvados Barrels with Wild Pampona Vanilla
Description: One of the rarest vanillas in the world grows wild and is pollinated by a single insect - the iridescent green dilemma orchid bee in South America. Wild Pompona vanilla beans are the size of your hand and have extra rich vanilla flavor.
Quantity: 450
Price: $12.99/8oz OR $45/4PACK
Allotment: 4 per person
Armagnac Barrel Dire Wolf
Style: Imperial Stout aged in Armagnac barrels
Description: Armagnac, a cousin of cognac, is distilled differently leaving deeper flavors of caramel and dark fruit in the spirit than most cognac exhibits. This one is rich, sticky, and wholly unique. Aged one year in the barrel.
Quantity: 600
Price: $10.99/8oz OR $40/4pack
Allotment: 8 per person
Coffee Vanilla Armagnac Dire Wolf
Style: Imperial Stout aged in Armagnac barrels with Coffee and Vanilla
Description: Armagnac barrel Dire wolf is rish with notes of fudge, raisin, fig, and cognac. We then pair it with Madagascar vanilla bean and One Line Coffee's Nicaragua La Isla espresso.
Quantity: 450
Price: $12.99/8oz OR $45/4pack
Allotment: 4 per person
St. Francis the Elder
Style: Cognac Barrel Aged Belgian Quad with Figs and Elderflowers
Description: Few beers and barrels have been so complimentary as this pairing. Belgian Quad and French Cognac each offer deep, rich notes of raisin, toffee, honey, spice, and warm brown bread. We finished the beer with some olde-world ingredients: black mission figs and Elderflower, which add additional earthy, citrus, and floral notes.
Quantity: 300
Price: $19.99/22oz bomber
Allotment: 4 per person
VIII: Anniversary Blend, 50% barrel aged
Style: Blend of barrel aged beers and fresh Imperial Stout
Description: Half of the beer in this can came from a wide range of barrel aged stouts, barleywines, and Belgian ales. We then blend that with fresh Imperial Stout. The result is a bright Imperial Stout that isn't too heavy yet still brimming with luscious barrel character. Cheers to 8 years!
Quantity: 300
Price: $23.99/4pack 12oz cans
Allotment: 2 x 4packs per person
VIII: Anniversary Blend, 100% barrel aged
Style: Blend of barrel aged beers with Vanilla
Description: Our Anniversary beer is a unique blend each year. Beginning with a solera - we built this blend with 25% beer from last year's 7th anniversary release. We then blend a range of imperial stout barrel types, ranging from Apple brandy, armagnac, bourbon, and possibly others. We also added about 5% Ladies Who Brunch to the mix, and a couple barrels of Buffalo Trace aged Lord Maris barleywine and our Cognac barrel aged Quad. The blend was then conditioned on Madagascar vanilla. Cheers to 8 years!
Quantity: 500
Price: $24.99/750ml bottle
Allotment: 4 per person
Draft Lineup
Taproom Drafts (open 12p-12a)
VIII: 100% Barrel Aged (Blend of barre aged beers)
VIII: 50% Barrel Aged (Blend of barrel aged beers + fresh stout)
Armagnac Barrel Dire Wolf
Coffee Vanilla Armagnac Dire Wolf
VII: 2020 Anniversary Blend
Barrel Aged Cinnamon Toast Dire Wolf (Imperial Stout aged in Apple Brandy Finished Bourbon Barrels with Cinnamon and Vanilla)
Yub Nub (coffee & cinnamon Dire Wolf)
Bourbon Barrel Yub Nub
Chocolate Port Barrel Dire Wolf
Breakfast Barrel Dire Wolf (maple & coffee barrel aged imperial stout)
One Olde One (Bourbon barrel aged Barleywine)
Bourbon Barrel Magellan (Barrel aged imperial maple stout)
Oktoberfest
Daybreak
Dire Wolf
Hop Pink
Royal Nebula
Riverlands
All the Breakfast
Black Mangrove (barrel aged dark sour)
Hickory Room Drafts (open 12p-6p)
VIII: 50% Barrel Aged (Blend of barrel aged beer + fresh stout)
Calvados Barrel Dire Wolf
Rare Vanilla Calvados Dire Wolf
Apple Brandy Finish Bourbon Barrel Dire Wolf
St. Francis the Elder (Cognac aged Quad w/ Fig & Elderflower)
Bourbon Barrel Pi (Barrel aged Pumpkin Ale)
Ladies Who Brunch (Imperial Breakfast Stout)
Bourbon Barrel Ladies Who Brunch
Lord Maris (English Barleywine)
Lady Londonderry (Barleywine w/ Tea & Strawberry)
Mocha Port Magellan (Barrel aged Maple Stout w/ cacao)
This Gose to 11 (Dry Hopped Gose Collab)
Oktoberfest
Daybreak
2018 Westward Expansion (Mixed Ferm. Golden Sour)
TDS Blue (Barrel aged sour w/ Citrus)
Singularity (Dry-hopped Belgian Single)
Coconut Cream Pie
Hefe & Wedge
2019 Shape of Things to Come (Barrel aged sour with cherry)