Beer and wine drinkers don't usually overlap. Wine enthusiasts are prone to swishing their glasses before taking a deep sniff and sipping their vino. Wine enthusiasts can detect hundreds if not thousand's of scents in their wine and taste distinct flavors from the aging of the wine in oak barrels. To be frank, most serious wine enthusiasts that I know only drink beer in the heat of the summer, and only a handful will attend beer-pairing dinners. All of that could change if these wine enthusiasts had a chance to try Colorado's newest beer: Stranahans Well Built E.S.B., an Extra Special Bitter beer aged for three months in Stranahan¹s whiskey barrels. The new beer is made by Breckenridge Brewery located in Denver, down the street from Stranahans Distillery. “We are flattered that Stranahans came to us with their idea for a collaboration beer,” says Todd Usry, Brewmaster and Director of Brewery Operations at Breckenridge. “The release of Well Built is a tribute to our friendship and is just the first release in our long-term Well Built plans,” explains Usry. Well Built launched on February 24th in Colorado liquor stores. Thesmall batch beer is packaged in 750ml cork and caged bottles. Well Built can also be found on draft in select tap rooms in the state. Brewed with four varieties of hops this ESB is complex, yet balanced with traditional English Ale maltiness. Most evident and interesting in Well Built is Stranahans whiskey flavor gained from the barrel-aging process lends. Well Built has a hint of vanilla, tobacco, dark cherries and oak with a nutty finish. Priced at just $15.99 bottle and given 4.5 Stars —Vinotasting Rating! For additional information visit: www.stranahans.com or http://www.breckbrew.com
