StormBreaker Brewing & Stone Barn Brandyworks Partner on Barnstormer Imperial Red Straight Malt Whiskey
Another collaboration from StormBreaker Brewing and Stone Barn Brandyworks is set to hit the market here soon as the two Portland, Oregon based businesses partner once again on Barnstormer Imperial Red Straight Malt Whiskey. This marks the third release for this whiskey and on Sunday, November 26th, it’ll make its debut at StormBreaker Brewing’s Mississippi Avenue location from 3:00 – 5:00pm.
The partnership between StormBreaker and Stone Barn began over six years ago in 2017. This is when the brewery began brewing a mid-winter whiskey wash for the distillery, created using StormBreaker’s Good…Not Great Imperial Red Ale as the base. StormBreaker brewmaster and co-owner Rob Lutz and his team originally created that beer under a different name as an imperial rye beer that built on the recipe of its popular Mississippi Red Ale. After it won a handful of competition medals, StormBreaker tongue in cheek changed the name to Good…Not Great. The newly named beer went on to win a Gold Award at the prestigious 2018 World Beer Cup.
Good…Not Great imparts a nice malt character to the whiskey, with the addition of rye providing a nice balance and a touch of spice. This year’s Barnstormer barrel release is 92 proof and is described as offering bright butterscotch notes, hints of its red ale origins, and spice from the rye malt. The barley malts fused into a delicious Imperial blend that’s mellow with a sweet, lingering finish.
“We started the partnership with Stone Barn because we really respect the spirits they produce and we founded StormBreaker as a place that, in addition to beer, also puts a focus and priority on whiskey and cocktails,” explained Lutz. “This has been a special project for us over the past six years, and we’re excited to share the latest release with the Portland community.”
Barnstormer Imperial Red Straight Malt Whiskey can be purchased at Stone Barn and select liquor stores around Portland, as well as for on-site consumption at all StormBreaker locations: Mississippi Ave., St. John’s, and Beer Cart at The Yard in Montavilla.
The StormBreaker team has created two special limited availability cocktails featuring the new whiskey available at its locations:
Brainstorm – featuring Barnstormer whiskey and Nocino, an Italian walnut liqueur. It’s a super lush, deep, and dark drink, with the walnut and butterscotch from the whiskey playing well together.
Ramazotti Blvd. – featuring Barnstormer whiskey, Ramazzotti Amaro, and ORE Vermouth made by Runcible Cider in Mosier, OR, this sipper is a boozy, dark play on a Manhattan.
On Sunday, November 26, from 3:00-5:00pm, Stone Barn and StormBreaker will be hosting a complimentary sample pairing of Barnstormer with StormBreaker’s Mississippi Red Ale at its Mississippi Ave. location. Samples will be available to all customers so they can try this latest release of Barnstormer Imperial Red Straight Malt Whiskey.
Find StormBreaker on social media: @stormbreakerbrewing and facebook.com/
StormBreaker Brewing
832 N Beech St
Portland, OR 97227
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D.J. is a Portland, Oregon based writer that spent his formative years in the Midwest. With over 25 years under his belt of drinking beer at festivals across America and the world, he has developed a strong appreciation and understanding of craft beer and the industry that surrounds it. He can be found in any of the great breweries or beer bars that make Portland the best beer city in the world. His writing can also be found in the archives of Northwest Brewing News and can be followed on Twitter and Instagram at @hopapalooza.