Schlafly Announces Release Of Its Single Malt Scottish Style Ale

Schlafly Beer recently announced the release of its Single Malt Scottish Ale from its Ibex Cellar Series. This beer is the final of its premium series over a year and a half in production. For more details, see below:

FROM THE SCOTTISH HIGHLANDS TO THE IBEX CELLAR: SCHLAFLY BEER RELEASES SINGLE MALT SCOTTISH STYLE ALE
The Saint Louis Brewery™ introduces the next beer in the premium “From The Ibex Cellar” series
Single Malt Scottish Style Ale
 
(ST. LOUIS; November 14, 2017)—Schlafly Beer announces the release of Single Malt Scottish Ale (ABV: 10.2% IBU: 25) as part of the From The Ibex Cellar Series. This beer completes the premium series, over a year and a half in the making, that launched this year. The collection features six bold hand-crafted beers from the Ibex Cellar, the exclusive room beneath the historic Tap Room in downtown St. Louis. Previous releases this year included: Barrel-Aged Imperial Stout, Imperial Coffee Stout, Local Oak, Gooseberry Gose and Barrel-Aged Pumpkin Ale. The Single Malt Scottish Style Ale will be available starting this week.
 
Schlafly first brewed the beer for its 21st anniversary in 2012, but this “From The Ibex Cellar” release allowed the current Schlafly brewers to further define the flavor profile. The team’s single sourced barrels are from Ardbeg Distillery in Scotland, well-known for their high quality, 10-year old Scotch whisky. Upon arrival, the golden ale was put in the barrels almost immediately to capture as many peaty, smoky nuances as possible. While the batches slumbered for four months in the barrels, the team brewed two more batches of the beer to blend with its barrel-aged counterpart.
 
Head Brewer Jared Williamson explains, “The first time that we brewed this beer, it was pretty much carbonated scotch. We wanted to approach the project a little differently this time. We conducted a series of blending tests which was a combination of different ratios of the barrel-aged versus non-barrel aged. We all settled on the right blend that gives tons of those same peaty, smoky, phenolic characters but is also pleasing to the palate.”
 
The blending process required input from several individuals from the brewing to marketing teams to regulars at the Tap Room. “You can’t trust the palate of one individual when it comes to assertive beers like our Single Malt Scottish Style Ale. This meticulous process is one example of the care and quality that goes into our From The Ibex Cellar series.”
 
The beer itself is brewed with the highest quality ingredients from German Magnum hops to the Simpsons Golden Promise malt from one of the finest barley varieties out of the UK. The yeast is Schlafly’s proprietary house strain. “This beer showcases the complexity that you can get from simplicity with the best ingredients and time,” Williamson says in closing.
 
Schlafly’s From The Ibex Cellar: Single Malt Scottish Style Ale will be available for a limited release starting this week across Schlafly’s distribution footprint for a suggested retail price $17.99. For more on Schlafly Beer’s distribution and products, visit www.schlafly.com.