Beau's Bourbon Barrel Aged Dunkelbuck (Dunkelweizen Bock) was brewed last fall and has been aging in bourbon barrels since that time. The brewery only produced 400L of the beer and it will be available tomorrow for members of the Greener Futures Program; with a very small amount available to the public.
The program is beer club/co-operative that the innovative brewery created last year as a way to raise funds in order to install solar panels on the roof of the brewery (30,000 sq. ft). Individuals who sign up to become members, and pay the $300 membership fee, are entitled to 30 bourbon/rye barrel aged beers (10 x 600ml bottles per year) over 3 years. The program won the Beau's an award in 2011 as the Globe and Mail Newspaper named it one of the 10 Ideas that Changed Food in 2011.
Check out Beau's website for information on how you can get a membership for the program.
The Bourbon Barrel Aged Dunkelbuck will be available while quantities last through BYBO, the Ottawa-based home beer delivery service, as well as direct from the brewery in Vankleek Hill. The 600 ml bottles retail for $12 including tax and deposit.
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