Richard the Whale — full label as filed with TTB
Label as filed · tap for full resolutionPLATE Nº 26208001000180 · cleared 27 July 2026
Barrel-Aged Stout · cleared 27 July 2026

Richard the Whale

A TTB label filing on the register, cleared 27 July 2026. TTB ID 26208001000180. This is the paperwork, not a shelf listing.

  1. Filedwith the TTB
  2. Cleared27 July 2026
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This is the 3rd of 4 label filings we hold from Big Grove Brewery. It is one of 59 barrel-aged stout labels approved in July 2026. It was filed and approved the same day. The label carries barrel-aged, imperial on the front.

Certificate of Label Approval
TTB ID26208001000180
Serial262634
StyleBarrel-Aged Stout
Class / type904 · Stout
Alcohol11.5%
VesselBottles
FamilyStout
Modifiersbarrel-aged, imperial
OriginIowa
Cleared27 July 2026
ProvenanceUS TTB COLA — the filing itself, not a shelf listing
The artwork

A stylized sperm whale rendered in white linework dominates the centre of a black field, depicted in profile with open mouth and detailed dorsal features. The beer name

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From the label

BREWERY-ONLY RELEASE OUR CRAFT WE PRIZE AND OUR ROOTS WE WILL MAINTAIN.

Extracted from label art by hopgrail · fields verified against the filing

The house

Brand
Big Grove Brewery
Applicant
Big Grove Brewery And Tap Room, Big Grove Iowa City LLC
Location
1225 S GILBERT ST, Iowa City, IA, 52240
Production
Brewed in-house

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