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BREW REVUE: There's no such thing as Black Ops Stout.
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BREW REVUE: There's no such thing as Black Ops Stout.
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| This beer does not exist. |
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Brooklyn Brewing brewmaster Garrett Oliver is famous for his outspoken resistance to the "big beer" movement. That contrarian attitude is turned inside out with his latest and most coveted beer: Black Ops Imperial Stout, which weighs in at a healthy 10.7% ABV. The brewmaster shares his feelings on his new beer on the label:
Brooklyn Black Ops does not exist. However, if it did exist, it would be a robust stout concocted by the Brooklyn brewing team under cover of secrecy and hidden from everyone else at the brewery. Supposedly “Black Ops” was aged for four months in bourbon barrels, bottled flat, and re-fermented with Champagne yeast, creating big chocolate and coffee flavors with a rich underpinning of vanilla-like oak notes. They say there are only 1,000 cases. We have no idea what they’re talking about.
We don't know what they're talking about, either. The super-limited brew was released in December, with only 8 cases making it to Brooklyn's Philadelphia distributor, Muller Beverage. Our sources at Muller say they sold 5 cases to Tria owner Jon Myerow for his 18th street location, and they still have 3 cases in the warehouse (which are apparently not for sale). Calls to Tria revealed that Myerow is sitting on his 5 cases of the big bottles -- release date top secret.
If I had to guess, I'd say the man is waiting for Philly Beer Week (March 6-15) to share his stash of Black Ops. I mean, if you're going to all this trouble to acquire a beer that doesn't exist, hiding its release in the plain sight of thousands of thirsty beer dorks is the most effective cover of all.
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