Stone Releases Details On 2018 w00tstout

We brought you a peek at the packaging, and now the full details from Stone:

QUICK FACTS

• Name: Wil Wheaton / Drew Curtis / Greg Koch Stone Farking Wheaton w00tstout
  

• Release Date: Week of July 9, 2018
  

• Web: stonebrewing.com/wootstout
• Stats: 11.5% ABV, 45 IBUs
  

• Special Ingredients: Pecans, wheat & flaked rye
  

• Drink fresh or age at cellar temperature (55°F / 13°C)
• Availability: Limited
  

• Packaging: 22oz bottles, 12oz six-pack bottles, draft
  

• Distribution: National
  

• Find Beer: find.stonebrewing.com

TASTING NOTES

• Appearance: A deep, opaque, brownish-black color with a creamy brown head.
  

• Aroma: Intense cocoa and coffee with nutty coconut. Hints of licorice and loads of fruity fermentation esters. Bourbon, vanilla and oak follow.
  

• Taste: Some cocoa, coffee and fruitiness up front. Midpalate, the bourbon barrel-aged portion of the beer is apparent, so oak, vanilla, nut and bourbon flavors transition to a slight alcohol heat and hoppy, bitter finish. As the beer warms, a nuttiness almost reminiscent of almonds starts coming through (but we used pecans!).
  

• Palate: Thick and hearty. At 11.5 percent ABV, this beer is definitely a sipper. It is smooth and creamy, with a slightly warming and drying finish.
  

• Overall: This beer is a monster. The flavors are a wonderful blend of everything that makes a great imperial stout, loaded with roasty notes and malty complexity. Brewing with rye and nuts always creates challenges for our brewing team, but they rose to the occasion with this one – it’s simply amazing.

PAIRING NOTES

• Appetizers: Oysters on the half shell, mushroom Gruyère tarts, onion focaccia, devils on horseback
  

• Soups: Butternut squash, French onion soup, Irish stew, New England clam chowder
  

• Entrees: Coffee-rubbed porterhouse steak, blue cheese-stuffed portabella, fennel and leek risotto, lamb osso buco
  

• Cheeses: Maytag Blue, Valley Shepherd Creamery Crema de Blue, Farmstead Gouda, Gorgonzola Dolce
  

• Desserts: Licorice ice cream, brownies, German chocolate cake, coconut macaroons

BOTTLE LABEL COPY

A Mind Blowing Amalgamation of Flavors
Front and center this year is the result of Wil’s creative machinations taking the art direction duties with world-renowned fantasy artist Joe Jusko representing our gargoyle’s triumph over the evils in the world of beer.  Six years into this amazing w00tstout legacy and I continue to be stunned and humbled by the response of our fans.  Sure, it’s an amazingly delicious massive Russian Imperial Stout partially inspired by Kentucky Derby Pie of Drew’s home state.  And speaking of Drew, we asked him to lean into two of his strengths: drinking w00tstout and chatting up a storm.  So this year he’ll MC our wildly nerd-nominious celebration of beer and geekery known as HopCon/w00tstout release party held annually during San Diego’s Comic-Con.  The nerd lives in all of us.  Celebrate it!  Now is the golden age for us lovers of awesome things.  We’re here.  We’re vast, and we’ve got great taste.  This beer is an ode to you, Fellow Nerd.

HOP-CON 6.0 EVENT DETAILS

11.5% ABV, 45 IBUs
Brewed with pecans, wheat & rye, one quarter aged in bourbon barrels
Available nationwide on draft, in 22oz bottles and for the first time, 12oz six-pack bottles

Drew Curtis / Wil Wheaton / Greg Koch Stone Farking Wheaton w00tstout is shipping out now across the country. This massive 11.5% stout is loaded with wheat, rye, and pecans, and partially aged in bourbon barrels for an intense thunderclap of unique flavors and aromas.
And for those w00tstout die-hards, you’ll want to join us Thursday for Hop-Con 6.0… more on that below.

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