Starting Thursday, December 3rd, Brouwer's Cafe celebrates their annual "Big Wood" alehouse festival. As this name inspires, all beers served during this event are aged in or with wood.
To get you started, prior to your visit, the producers of "Big Wood" would like to share the following (pending) draft list.
Only available in 12oz formats, unless otherwise indicated.
10 Barrel Rare Breed Barrel-Aged Red Ale (11%) Bend
Against The Grain KY Ryed Chiquen (8.6%) Louisville
Almanac Reserve Strawberry Sour (7%) San Francisco
Alvine Burgundy Barrel-Aged Cuvée Freddy (8%) Zwevegem
Anderson Valley Huge Arker Bbl-Aged Imp. Stout ’12 (13.5%)
Avery Samael’s Oak Aged ’12 (14.45%) Boulder
Ballast Point Bbl-Aged Sea Monster ’15 (10%) San Diego
Big Time Oak Chipped Old Rip Stout Cask (4.7%) Seattle
Black Diamond The Twelve ’13 Belgian Strong Dark Ale (12%) Concord
Black Raven Splinters ’14 Wee Heavy Scotch Ale (10.8%) Redmond
Brasserie Des Franches-Montagnes Abbey De Saint Bon Chien’14 (11%)
Breakside Aquavit Barrel-Aged Saison a Fleurs (9.7%) Portland
Bridgeport Raven Mad Bbl-Aged Imperial Porter ’12 (7.8%)
Cantillon Iris ’15 (5%) Brussels
Crux Banished Double Cross Bbl-Aged Belgian Dubbel ‘13 (12%) Bend
De Molen Bourbon Barrel Aged Cease and Desist Imp. Stout (10.7%)
De Struise XXX Rye Triple ‘14 (10%) Oostvleteren
Deschutes Abyss ‘13 (11%) Bend
Double Mountain Devil’s Kriek (9%) Hood River
Ecliptic Rastaban Oud Bruin w/Cherries & Raspberries (7.4%)Portland
Elevation Signal De Botrange Chardonnay Bbl Imp Farmhouse (9.86%)
Elysian Oak Frost ’14 (7.4%)
Engine House #9 Nefilibata Sour ’15 (5.8%)
Epic Big Bad Baptist Imperial Stout ’14 (11.8%)
Finnriver Black Oak Barrel-Aged Black Currant (6.5%)
Firestone Walker Bretta Rosa Wild Ale w/Raspberries (5%)
Fremont “Kentucky in Scotland” BBomb with Islay Chips (11%)
Full Sail Bourbon Imp Stout ’15 (7.2%) Hood River
Gigantic Most Most Bourbon RIS ’15 (10%) Portland
Goose Island Bourbon County Regal Rye Stout (12.7%) Chicago
Grand Teton Bbl-Aged Black Cauldron Imperial Stout (8%) Victor
Great Divide Rumble ’13 (7.1%) Denver
Highwater NyctoPhilliac Dark Sour (6.5%) San Leandro
Hoften-Dormaal Bbl-Aged Project Brew #1 Jenever (12%)
Holy Mountain Bbl-Aged King’s Head Double Brown (9.2%)
Lagunitas Highwestified Stout (12%) Petaluma
Lantern Bbl-Aged Wallonia Saison (4.8%) Seattle
Logsdon Oak-Aged Bretta ’15 (8%) Hood River
Lost Abbey Cuvée De Tomme ’11 (11%) San Marcos
Lost Abbey Santo Ron Diego Bbl-Aged Stout (13%)
Mad Viking Night Raid Cognac Imperial Stout ’13 (11%)
Midnight Sun Berserker Imp Stout ’14 (12.7%) Anchor
Millstone Cobbler Bourbon Bbl-Aged Peach Cider (8%)
New Belgium Blackberry Felix (7.5%) Fort Collins
North Coast Bourbon Bbl-Aged Grand Cru ’12 (12.9%)
Oakshire Free Your Souls ’15 Russian Imperial Stout (12.5%) Eugene
pFriem Bourbon Barrel Aged Imperial Stout (11%) Hood River
Prairie Barrel-Aged Bomb! Imperial Coffee Stout(13%) Tulsa
Propolis Syrah Aged Salmonberry Sour w/Brett (7.5%) Port Townsend
Reuben’s Bourbon Barrel Imp. Porter w/Coffee and Cocoa ()
Schooner-Exact Hoppy the Woodsman ’14 (9%)
Snipes Mountain Terror in the Wood ’14 (10%) Sunnyside
Stone Vertical Epic Red Wine Bbl-Aged 7.7.7 (8.4%)
The Bruery 6th Anniversary Sucre ’14 English Old Ale (16.9%) Placentia
Trinity Red Swingline w/Palisade Peaches&Apricot (4.1%) Colo. Spgs
Wander Bbl-Aged Imperial Global Mutt Baltic Porter (9%) Bellingham
Besides the above listed beer list, the following (barrel-aged) ciders will be available.
Ciders by the Glass
Alpenfire Organic Ember Bittersweet Cider (6oz)
Alpenfire Pirates Plank Bone Dry Scrumpy Cider (6oz)
Sea Cider Prohibition Rum Barrel-Aged Cider (6oz)
Sea Cider Wild English Brett Cider (6oz)
Ciders by the Bottle
Alpenfire Organic Ember Bittersweet Cider (750ml)
Alpenfire Pirates Plank Bone Dry Scrumpy Cider (22oz)
Aspall Demi-Sec, Dry or Grand Cru (500ml)
Blue Mountain Winesap (22oz)
Domaine Dupont Cidre Bouché (375ml)
Eden Dry Sparkling Cider (375ml)
Finnriver Black Currant (500ml)
Finnriver Farmstead Semi-Sweet (500ml)
Finnriver Forest Ginger Cider (500ml)
Finnriver Habañero Cider (500ml)
Finnriver Pear (500ml)
Sea Cider Prohibition Rum Barrel-Aged Cider (750ml)
Sea Cider Wild English Brett Cider (6oz)
Snowdrift Cidermaker’s Reserve (750ml)
Thatcher’s Green Goblin Oak-Aged Cider (500ml)
To learn more about Brouwer's Cafe, read about their 1st ten years. Brouwer's Cafe is located at 400 North 35th Street in Seattle's Fremont neighborhood.