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Stone Brewing releases 10 Barrel/Bluejacket/Stone Suede Imperial Porter (photo montage)

October 16, 2013Keith Gribbins

This craft beer pours deep brown with a rich tan head. It's aroma is immediately floral, with notes of cocoa and coffee. As the beer warms, the honey aromas become more pronounced. Oh my.
This craft beer pours deep brown with a rich tan head. It’s aroma is immediately floral, with notes of cocoa and coffee. As the beer warms, the honey aromas become more pronounced. Oh my.

Suede evokes a sense of smooth, sexy coolness and, for some, perhaps the ‘70s. When used to describe the latest Stone Brewing Co. collaboration, 10 Barrel/Bluejacket/Stone Suede Imperial Porter, it’s just groovy. The beer was created in collaboration with Tonya Cornett of Bend, Ore.’s 10 Barrel Brewing Co. and Megan O’Leary Parisi of Bluejacket in Washington, D.C. Starting last week, the imperial porter will be available in bottles and on draft at select retailers, restaurants and bars across the United States.

The trio of brewers met each other in typical fashion (at beer events, obviously) and began conversations that eventually led to invites from Stone brewmaster Mitch Steele to Cornett and O’Leary Parisi to come out and brew. From there, recipe formulation began. The trio envisioned using ingredients indigenous to Southern California, which was accomplished by including avocado honey, dried jasmine and calendula flowers plucked from the fertile grounds at Stone’s North County San Diego farmstead, Stone Farms.

The result is a luscious, smooth and flavorful beer that incorporates the deep cocoa and coffee notes of an imperial porter with a delicate but discernible bouquet of herbs and floral sweetness.

“I have always enjoyed the subtleties of ingredients — botanicals, spices, sugars and other things like that, which can enhance the flavors of a base beer,” said O’Leary Parisi. “There is a certain joy to finding that balance of making your additional ingredients perfectly complementary and not overwhelming.”

At 9.6 percent alcohol by volume (ABV), the beer is ready to enjoy now, or may be properly cellared for months or years. Over time, the jasmine and calendula flowers will take a back seat to rich java and chocolate aromas and flavors. Whether enjoyed now or in the future, this beer is a brilliant example of the spectacular things that can happen when masterful brewing minds converge. Check out the following pictures of the brewing team in action:

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Megan O’Leary Parisi of Bluejacket and Tonya Cornett of 10 Barrel Brewing Co.
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10 Barrel/Bluejacket/Stone Suede Imperial Porter Brew Day
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Megan O’Leary Parisi of Bluejacket, Tonya Cornett of 10 Barrel Brewing Co. and Mitch Steele of Stone Brewing Co.

 

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  1. CoverYourBrew says

    October 16, 2013 at 3:09 pm

    RT @CraftBrewingBiz: Stone Brewing releases 10 Barrel/Bluejacket/Stone Suede Imperial Porter (peep the photos!). http://t.co/7AVyCKs0E7

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