Boatrocker & Carwyn Cellars JackJet 2020

Style
Barrel-Aged Imperial Stout
ABV
11.3%

I'm not sure whether this is more cruel than kind. After all, when the only two businesses selling this beer – collaborators Boatrocker and Carwyn Cellars – put their allocation of bottles up for pre-sale online they both sold out within minutes. So, as far as I'm aware, now I've consumed mine there's a grand total of something like two dozen awaiting the first people through the doors at the two venues this Friday.

But part of our mission is to tell readers about new releases and when they're as special as this one it would be remiss to leave it out. It's special for a few reasons: it's a version of Boatrocker's iconic Ramjet; it's been aged for more than a year in barrels once used for Jack Daniel's 150th Anniversary Limited Edition release; and, as made clear above, there's bugger all of it.

Even when still relatively fresh from the fridge, the cooler temperature has little hope of applying a straitjacket; both the distinctive JD character and the underlying Ramjet's luscious waves of chocolate fudge assault the senses. Further waves carrying heaps of vanilla, sweet spice, molasses, a touch of leather, expertly extracted espresso follow, with a touch of nut-tinged liqueur making an appearance as the beer warms.

At a time when there's many tasty imperial stouts and barrel-aged beers being produced across Australia, and when there are many fine Ramjet variations as forebears, JackJet still slots into the upper echelons. Gorgeously gloopy, liberally lascivious, generously giving and sadly scarce.

James Smith

Published July 29, 2020

Name
Boatrocker Brewers & Distillers
Address

34 & 51 Macbeth Street
Braeside
VIC 3195

Phone
0438 394 972
Open Hours

Thursday: 4pm to 10pm
Friday: 2pm to 11pm
Saturday: midday to 11pm
Sunday: midday to 6pm

Tours

By appointment

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