So we obtained a one gallon oak barrel back in September of last year. We put in a liter of Bib & Tucker Limited Edition Single Bourbon Barrel whiskey in it… and then we drank 2 small pours. The barrel soaked up the rest. Then we took the Yoda’s Yuletide/Bundy’s Bah Humbug Beer and poured it into said barrel. Then we let it sit for three months. We are not patient people. None-the-less, we ended up with 7 bottles. That’s it. In our opinion, it was a lot of effort for seven bottles of a bourbon barrel aged cherry stout. That said, it is prettyRead More →

This beer is the Yoda’s Yuletide from 2019. It’s our first attempt to replicate a beer. We swore we wouldn’t do Yoda’s Yuletide again, as it pushes our current system to its limits. However, when your mom says she really likes that beer and wants it for Christmas, you do what you need to do to make mom happy. Our only tweak this go round is that we soaked the cherries in Tito’s vodka. It “might” have added a little warmth, but taste wise, I wouldn’t be able to tell you the difference between the two. It was easier than pasteurizing on the stove topRead More →