The combination of bourbon and booze is not new. There’s Goose Island’s annual Bourbon County collabs and Kentucky Bourbon Barrel Ale among many others, but there’s never too much of a good thing so enter a new partnership between Brooklyn Brewery and Four Roses for the latest in the former’s big bottles series, Black Ops.
The relationship began with long time friendship between Brooklyn’s Brewmaster Garrett Oliver and Four Roses COO and Director of Operations Ryan Ashley. This vintage of this stout was aged in Four Roses Small Batch Bourbon barrels selected by Master Distiller Brent Elliott. Black Ops rested in these barrels for months, emerging with vanilla-forward oak notes, a hint of mellow Bourbon character, and a smooth, regal finish.
It was originally concocted by the Brooklyn brewing team and hidden from everyone else at the brewery. This Black Ops is aged for months in the barrels and re-fermented with Champagne yeast. The beer raises a rich, fluffy dark brown head, and combines big chocolate and coffee notes with a rich underpinning of vanilla-like oak.
Brooklyn Brewery x Four Roses Black Ops is available in limited quantities wherever Brooklyn Brewery is available.
