Best of
the Twin Cities
This year, Insight Brewing’s annual barrel-aged birthday beer came in nine different variants, all of which were released at November’s “A Trip Around the Sun 3” party. The Double Barrel was the standout of the class, combining the spice of Wyoming Bourbon and the earthiness of Bulleit Rye. The whiskeys enhance the malt in the base stout, adding smoke, wood, and vanilla. At 12 percent ABV, there’s less heat than you’d expect, and the Madagascar vanilla variant has even more sweetness for those who don’t take their whiskey beers straight up.
