Another gorgeous fruited-sour from Rackhouse, this beer is vibrant in both flavour and colour thanks to locally-sourced red currants. The beer is a symphony of red fruits with a sharp yet markedly vinous body and finish.

Serving: Flute glass. 4-5°C

Paragon 2021 showcases our patient and considered approach to tending nearly 60 different bourbon barrels for over 12 months. This edition of our distinguished barley wine displays strong notes of caramel and oak-ageing with hints of tabacco, fruit cake and vanilla. The finish is distinctly bourbon forward and complex with a balanced bitterness and perceived sweetness that gives way to a warming sensation from the 13.8% alcohol.

Aged 1,5 years on American oak with a heavy degree of char, gives this stout a blend of brown sugar, butterscotch & Graham cracker with balanced sweetness.
The ABV is 15% making this a beast of a beer, however subtle enough flavors allow them to develop as the temperature changes. Basically, we have a bourbon Crème Brûlée with umami note on the end.

Each case contains 6 bottles.

Last year we put our deeply chocolate Original Sin base into barrels that had been used for aging maple syrup in Québec, Canada. The leftover syrup in the barrels gives a confectionary punch to this imperial stout. This is balanced out by tobacco and toasted oak notes from the wood which had originally been used for bourbon. A delicate note of maple syrup rounds out this complex and sinfully rich beer. Santé!

Serving: Snifter glass. 8°C

1 case contains 12 bottles.

Original Sin Bourbon Barrel is a chocolate treasure-trove with deep boubon barrel overtones. The dark malt complexity of this imperial stout gives way to notes of milky mocha coffee, vanilla, and dark chocolate. Layered in between are soft, gentle aromas of warm caramels and praline with big flavours of oak and walnut from one year in wood. It’s long, lingering finish is utterly sinful.

Serving: Snifter glass. 8°C

1 case contains 12 bottles.

Inspired by the Latin American dessert, this pastry stout this offers a creamy, caramel sweetness characterized by toffee and butterscotch with a subtle vanilla finish. The bourbon flavours imparted by 13 months in the barrels contribute hints of caramel, pecan and nutmeg which complement the dessert-
forward notes of this decadent beer.
Pour over a fresh churro and experience una delicia!

Serving: Snifter glass. 8°C

1 case contains 12 bottles.

This beer is defined by a natural marriage of coconut, rum and bourbon which produce aromas of coconut cream pie. Upon the first sip, light notes of honey and spice dance on the tongue before freshly-brewed coffee intertwines with the dominant toasted coconut flavours. The finish has a boozy edge which is softened by vanilla-forward sweetness and oak lactones from both the coconut and 14 months in bourbon & rum barrels.

Last year, Amundsen (Oslo) visited us and we put a velvety imperial stout into freshly emptied bourbon barrels. After 14 months, we pulled the beer and added over a quarter-tonne of peanuts. A touch of salt provides the perfect balance to the sweet and savory roasted-nut flavor, while the bourbon gives finishing notes of vanilla, oak and caramel.

Warning: Contains alot of peanuts! swirl bottle before pouring.

The rich flavour of hazelnuts floods your palate first. After that a tsunami of sweetness coats your entire mouth and leaves your toes curling with pleasure. Finally, a gentle wave of chocolate washes over your tastebuds, and warming notes of bourbon from 13 months of barrel aging leave a last lingering touch.

Serving: Snifter glass. 8°C

1 case contains 12 bottles.

Off the Rack: Australian Dark Rum 2021 is a blend of one imperial stout base with deep chocolate, vanilla and caramel notes, and another imperial stout base to balance out the blend with toasted booziness and a light peppery bitterness. Each base had 12 months on dark rum barrels, and the wood imparted charred oak, coconut and treacle with the faintest hint of ester-driven banana bread.

Serving: Snifter glass. 8°C

1 case contains 12 bottles.

Our mixed-culture beer sat in Italian oak foeders for a year to fully develop fruity esters and complex tartness. We then did a 3-month maceration on local blueberries to absorb a deep violet colour, notes of dark fruit, and the unique flavour of blåbær. This beer is just as luscious as it is beautiful.

Serving: Flute glass. 6°C

2020 Vintage

Drawing inspiration from lambic breweries in Belgium, we brewed a traditional turbid mash to generate lots of starch for the Brettanomyces yeast to slowly consume during 12 months of secondary fermentation in our foeders. This method lends to complexity of the beer, giving it a soft funkiness with a light sour edge. We balanced this out with fruit-forward sweetness by adding apricots a couple months prior to packaging.

Serving: Flute glass. 6°C

This beer is truly old and has a few new parts too. Tucked in the furthest reaches of the brewery for years, a special blend of several of our mixed-culture projects has come to life with the addition of a brown strong ale and cherry juice from Telemark. Sweet notes of red fruits and vanilla meld seamlessly with wood and caramel flavours and a distinct sourness.

Serving: Flute glass. 4-5°C

After a summer 2020 weekend in the Norwegian wilderness with Põhjala, we filled imperial stout into a very specific ratio of rum, bourbon, and maple syrup barrels. Over a year later, these barrels have imparted a diversity of flavours and aromas into the beer that go beyond the characteristics of the liquids that they once contained. Best enjoyed outdoors with friends.

This Imperial Stout was aged in Tennessee Whiskey barrels for 1.5 years before being infused with Indonesian vanilla (and a sprinkle of vanilla sugar). The earthy/woody undertones from the beans are a perfect compliment to the chocolate and caramel notes of the beer, and the American Oak in which it was aged.

Serving: Snifter glass. 8°C

1 case contains 12 bottles.

Intense caramel flavours with the inherited barrel notes of bourbon, coconut, vanilla chocolate, dried fruits, toffee, and a little Christmas spice to top off your holiday spirit.
Serving: Snifter glass. 8°C

Off the Rack Paragon represents the finest barley wine we have to offer. After ageing in Tennessee whiskey barrels for 16 months, we selected only our favourite barrels for this edition. Coconut, vanilla, bourbon, toffee, prunes, chocolate, oak, and caramel all interplay to deep complexity while remaining in balance with one another. Serving at room temperature allows even more layered nuances to shine through.

This year’s vintage is a blend of 3 batches aged on average for 18 months in bourbon barrels. With an OG of 28,9 giving it an ABV of 12,6%. This year’s version is the first time used in the new Rackhouse format, but like always Paragon has a deep dark reddish-browncolor almost stout like in appearance, with a gentle carbonation and a tan packed head. The beer has full body which coats your tongue giving its flavors of caramel, toffee, dried fruits and a slightly chocolate finish. The inherited barrel characteristics give the warming bourbon, coconut and of course bourbon, although a bit subdued bourbon notes in this year’s version much like the 2019. We hope you enjoy this as much as we enjoy making it, this is one of if not our proudest beer to make, we try to deliver world class brewed in Norway!

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Canadian Lunch uses all the top notes from additions of cocoa nibs, peanut flour & maple syrup, and layers them in harmoniously with the vanilla, coconut and tawny accents of our silky rich, toasty imperial stout aged in bourbon barrels for 12 months.

Serving: Snifter glass. 8°C

1 case contains 12 bottles.

Canadian Lunch Brewsheet

We took our 3 bean stout a step further and spiced it up with a bit of heat and give it nudge with Norwegian cherry juice. And of course the barrel aging is the icing on this cake. Vanilla, coconut oak and a touch of the bourbon will satisfy your senses in full.

Serving: Snifter glass. 10°C

Black forest picante Brewsheet

This beer is nostalgic but yummy. Growing up in the 80s in America I used to go to the local diners and get the blue plate special, in many cases it was a breakfast special. Pancakes, 2 bacon strips toast and coffee. Nothing beats that bacon when it mixed with the maple syrup on the plate... So we dedicate this Maple Bourbon barrel aged Breakfast stout to all the memories of the past and hopes that the great diners of yesterday reemerge in our lives again!

Serving: Snifter glass. 10°C

Blue plate special Brewsheet

Off the Rack #1 sat in wet Tennessee whiskey barrels for 11 months to absorb coconut, vanilla and dry spice aromatics from the lightly-charred wood which meld with the full, sweet maltiness from the oat-rich imperial stout base. We left it unmolested to allow you to experience these nuances.

Serving: Snifter glass. 8°C

Off the rack #1 Brewsheet

The clean, dry and vinous characteristics of Ambience gives way to soft tannins and notes of raspberry, plum, spice, and coconut imparted by the naked flavours of the mixed-fermentation married with American oak Zinfandel barrels for 24 months.

Ambience Brewsheet