CELLAR RELEASE: 2019 Vintage Stout 650ml

2026 CELLAR RELEASE
12 bottles available in Cellar Release.

Carefully cellared at Shining Peak, this limited release of our 2019 Vintage Stout offers a special opportunity to experience the beer at its peak.

Over time, barrel aged beers such as those release in Shining Peak's barrel program, develop layers of complex secondary flavours, making them ready to enjoy straight from the cellar upon purchase.

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Limited Edition Bourbon Barrel Aged Imperial Stout

ABV: 11%
Malts: NZ Ale Malt, NZ Pilsner Malt, NZ Dark Crystal Malt, NZ Dark Chocolate Malt, NZ Aurora Malt, German Caramunich Malt, German Carafa Malt
Hops: Pacific Jade, Centennial

The 2019 Vintage Stout is the debut release of our ‘Vintage’ range of yearly Barrel Aged releases.

This Imperial Stout was brewed with a ‘Reiterated’ Double Mashing schedule, in which the second mash is mixed in with high gravity Wort from the first mash. This process allows us to extract a more concentrated sweet Wort, which feeds the yeast to create a higher alcohol brew.

A small addition of dextrose sugar in the fermenter added an extra hit of alcohol which gives this beer a warming balance to the oak tannins. We then decanted the beer into single-use Heaven Hill Bourbon Barrels and left the beer to rest for six months.

The process of Oak ageing creates a chemical reaction between the wood and the beer, in which flavour compounds such as tannins and vanillins leach into the beer, creating a rounded and complex flavour. By treating the oak barrel as an additional ‘ingredient’ we’ve been able to create this complex and rich brew that is perfect for winter nights, and will also cellar extremely well as it gains complexity with ageing.