Last year we released Prison of Elders, a blend of old ales that had been aged in small format rye whiskey barrels for a year. Before packaging that beer we made a select blend of our favorite components and transferred it to a freshly-dumped Heaven Hill rye whiskey barrel where it rested for an additional six months.

Huge notes of toffee and caramel intermingle with chocolate, vanilla and very subtle dark fruit, while the palate is coated with the comforting warmth and presence of the barrel spirit and rye spice. A sipper to savor during the waning days of winter.