Hop Grail
Richard the Whale
- Barrel-Aged Stout
- 11.5% ABV
- Label approved Jul 27
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Big Grove Brewery's Barrel-Aged Stout. Label approved 27 July 2026; not spotted yet.
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How to serve it
- Serve at
- 54–60°F (12–16°C)
- Glass
- Snifter: a wide bowl you can warm in your hand, for a small strong pour
About 355–420 calories and 33–50 g carbs
About 225 of those calories come from the alcohol.
General guidance for Barrel-Aged Stout. Calories and carbs are estimates from the ABV and how the style usually finishes; numbers the brewery prints beat ours. More beer tools
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About this beer
This is the 3rd of 7 labels we have from Big Grove Brewery. It is one of 59 barrel-aged stout labels approved in July 2026. It was submitted and approved the same day. The label carries barrel-aged, imperial on the front.
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
From the label“BREWERY-ONLY RELEASE OUR CRAFT WE PRIZE AND OUR ROOTS WE WILL MAINTAIN.”
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A starting-point recipe from the style and the ABV on the label: derived, not tasted, and the sheet says which is which.
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Style: StoutBrewery: Big Grove Brewery