For 9 Months, Something Special has Been Brewing…
ÅBEN can for the first time introduce a set of 4 barrel-aged beers. Occulation - as they are named - have been aged on old spirit barrels over the past 9 months at the brewery in Kolding, which have provided them with a very special aroma.
The Occulation set originates from an Imperial Stout brewed in the end of 2019, which we then filled on old oak barrels that have formerly been used to store spirits such as tequila, rum and bourbon whiskey. After being stored in these barrels for 274 days across 9 months, the beers have been bottled and are now ready to be drunk.
The Occulation set includes four different beers (find them all below):
Occulation - Barrel Aged w. Tequila
Occulation - Barrel Aged w. Rum
Occulation - Barrel Aged w. Basil Hayden’s Bourbon Whiskey
Occulation - Barrel Aged w. Maker's Mark Bourbon Whiskey
Inspired by occultation, the beer has its name from the darkness this causes, as the beer is dark as the night’s sky. The beer acquires a very distinct taste from being stored on these old oak barrels as the barrels’ former use as spirits barrels provide a special aroma to the beer. All four beers kicks in at 10.5%.
Where to Purchase Occulation
Due to very limited availability, it will only be possible to acquire the Occulation set through the support packs as part of the new brewery in Copenhagen. Check out the packs here.
