Boughs of Barley (2020) Archives - Cape May Brewing Co

They’ll be gone before the first notes of “Auld Lang Syne”, so stop by the Brewtique to get yours today!

Thu Dec 10 2020

Beer School

Top Ten Reasons to Make Boughs of Barley Part of Your Holiday Celebration

Over the past few years, our Boughs of Barley has become a holiday tradition, and this year is no exception.

We took our exceptional Belgian-style quadrupel ale and laid half of it to rest in used Grand Marnier barrels and racked the other half in Portuguese sherry puncheons. The time spent in the Grand Marnier barrels yielded a well-rounded body with strong notes of orange peel and toasted marshmallows, and the Portuguese sherry variant created a beautiful brew with a well-rounded body with strong notes of chocolate and cherries. With a carefully layered grain bill and our favorite fruity Belgian yeast, we’ve created a robust brew for your holiday season.

And we’ve got the top ten reasons to deck your halls with Boughs of Barley this holiday season.

"The difference between the two is striking. This is always my favorite part of doing Boughs of Barley: showcasing the barrel's influence as an ingredient.”

Wed Nov 25 2020

Beer School

Boughs of Barley 2020

It’s the most wonderful time of the year: it’s time to deck the halls with Boughs of Barley!

Our annual holiday offering, this year we’ve taken our insanely delectable Belgian quad and laid it to rest in some gigantic Portuguese sherry puncheons and a few incredible Grand Marnier barrels, each lending its own character to the base beer, adding layers and layers of complexity.

Releasing in the Brewtique on Black Friday and seeing extremely limited distribution throughout New Jersey next month, you won’t want to miss these brews!

"This beer does a phenomenal job of maintaining its drinkability through a range of temperatures while offering you something new at each stop.”

Thu Oct 1 2020

Beer School

R.A.D. 022 — Belgian Quad

Every brewery in creation has an IPA on their menu. Probably several. Everyone has stouts, porters, etc, etc.

But Belgian quads are relatively rare.

And for good reason: they’re insanely complex, ridiculously intriguing, and devastatingly delicious.

So, when we decided to brew one up as the latest in our R.A.D. series, it came about as the result of some intense collaboration and development between some of the best minds in our production department.

Luckily, we were able to get them all to give us some input into this decidedly unique brew.

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