Extending their annual custom of collaboration, Brooklyn Brewery and 4 Roses Distillery have introduced the 2023 version of Brooklyn Black Ops.
Clocking in at 12% ABV, that is the fifth iteration of this yearly launch.
This yr is especially poignant, the businesses say, marking the thirty fifth anniversary of Brooklyn Brewery’s flagship beer and the one hundred and thirty fifth anniversary of 4 Roses. To honor the event, the Black Ops has a refreshed design, impressed by 4 Roses’ world model replace, their first in practically 20 years.
A collaboration that started in 2019, the partnership between Brooklyn Brewery and 4 Roses continues due to the camaraderie between Brooklyn Brewery Brewmaster Garrett Oliver,and 4 Roses COO Ryan Ashley. The most recent Black Ops — a Russian Imperial Stout — matured for 9 months in 4 Roses Small Batch Bourbon casks chosen by 4 Roses Grasp Distiller Brent Elliott.
The 2023 Black Ops version has a profile of cocoa nib and milk chocolate, based on brewery notes, with a vanilla-forward oak presence. Tasting this alongside 4 Roses Small Batch highlights the shared taste profiles. Along with the bourbon and beer pairing, the 2023 Black Ops goes properly with darkish chocolate ganache, buttery pastries, robust aged cheese and in addition as a Black Ops Float, with vanilla ice cream, the businesses report.
“Black Ops is a contemporary traditional with its personal persona: brisk, mild on its ft, and complicated with out being heavy,” says Oliver. “The 4 Roses Small Batch Bourbon barrels take this beer the place no different barrels may carry it, and I’m very happy with working with Brent and 4 Roses’ good group.”
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This restricted version 2023 Brooklyn Black Ops, with its new can design, can be obtainable in 16-oz. four-packs for a steered retail worth of $19.99 per pack. It rolls out to wherever Brooklyn Brewery merchandise are bought, in addition to the 4 Roses Distillery customer middle situated in Lawrenceburg, KY.
