{"id":4001,"date":"2017-06-23T13:26:05","date_gmt":"2017-06-23T18:26:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.thebozho.com\/?p=4001"},"modified":"2018-08-20T16:57:59","modified_gmt":"2018-08-20T21:57:59","slug":"last-week-beer-wolf-stout-packs-punch-inbev-ratebeer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thebozho.com\/last-week-beer-wolf-stout-packs-punch-inbev-ratebeer\/","title":{"rendered":"Last Week in Beer: The Wolf packs a punch, and InBev owns RateBeer"},"content":{"rendered":"
Welcome to \u201cLast Week in Beer,\u201d a recurring column about the latest happenings in the world of beer.<\/em><\/span>\n The biggest news this week is the lawsuit filed by 3rd Sign against its former distributor that has the ability to set precedent in Wisconsin beer laws. Read more about it in my article from yesterday<\/a>.<\/span>\n 3 Sheeps is killing it. That\u2019s the only way I can describe the recent outpouring of beers from up in Sheboygan. Whether it is barrel-aged anniversary beers, seasonals, blending beers for their Cuvee, an entire revamping of their brand, or this “simple” barrel-aged imperial stout, 3 Sheeps is knocking it out of the park. (Their pilsner would have made my Best Lawnmower Beer list<\/a> if only they were located in Madison.)<\/p>\n For The Wolf, the brewers wanted to pull back on some of their boundary-pushing complexity and brew a simple, straight forward bourbon barrel-aged imperial stout, according to James Owen, partner at 3 Sheeps. The resulting brew is anything but simple. The Wolf is a complex but drinkable brew with just enough barrel character to balance the underlying imperial stout. When it was first introduced at 13.5% ABV, I feared a cloying sweetness or hot alcohol flavor. Such fears were quickly alleviated as this one has a dangerously smooth finish that lends itself to another sip.\u00a0 And another. And another. (Careful now, 13.5% is no joke.)<\/span>\nBeer of the Week: The Wolf by 3 Sheeps Brewing Company<\/h2>\n