“Wood You Be My Savor”: A Tap Takeover of Foeder & Wood-Aged Libations

June 01, 2016 5:00PM - 10:00PM at Jack Rose Dining Saloon

Showcasing beers aged in foeders, wine, whiskey and even Caribbean rum barrels, Jack Rose is partnering with five breweries from around the country to celebrate the funky flavors achieved by introducing beer to various wooden vessels. This open-to- the-public event will showcase funky, tart and sour barrel-aged beers from 4 Hands Brewing Co. in St. Louis, Allagash Brewing Company in Maine, New Belgium Brewing Company in Colorado, and Right Proper Brewing Company and 3 Stars from here in DC.All five breweries will take over the bar’s 20-tap draft system, offering rare brews incorporating unique flavors such as Madagascar vanilla beans, lychee, Vietnamese cinnamon, raspberries and coffee fruit. Here is the full line-up:4 HandsMadagascar - Imperial Milk Stout aged in Templeton Rye Barrels with Madagascar vanilla beansDownfall - Madagascar’s sister, an Imperial Milk Stout aged in Templeton Rye Barrels with raspberriesCore Values - Oud Bruin aged in second-use barrels, for over two years with a blend of wild yeast & bacteriaVol 1 - Imperial Stout aged in whiskey barrels with single origin coffee and cocoa nibs for 16 monthsCascara - Saison aged in red wine barrels with cascara (coffee fruit)Wiseman - Wheat Wine aged in Caribbean rum barrelsNew BelgiumNBB Love Felix – single foederTransatlantique Kriek – Oude Beersel foeder and Felix blendTart Lychee – Felix with lychee and Vietnamese cinnamonPeach Wheat Wine – Leopold Peach bbl age, Felix non-sour base from Eric’sNBB Love Apple Felix – NBB foeder and Leopold Apple whiskeyRight ProperOrnithology – Grisette fermented in French oak foudres with wild yeastsWhite Bicycles – Rustic Witbier fermented in French oak foudres with wild yeastsAstral Weeks – Farmhouse Pale Ale fermented in French oak foudres with wild yeastsBaron Corvo – Rustic Biere de Garde fermented in French oak foudres with wild yeastsAllagashGolden Brett – fermented with Brettanomyces in oak foudresHive 56 - dark sour ale aged with honey and fermented with Brettanomyces in an oak foudre for eighteen months3 StarsBrandy Lyn – Graff, a blend of bourbon barrel-aged cider and brandy barrel-aged beerRicky Rose - barrel fermented sour ale with blackberriesMadness 2015 – Old Stock Ale aged with oak chipsGuests can enjoy $5 beer specials from 5pm-10pm and the event is free and open to the public.