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Thunder Blanket (Bottles)
- Barleywine / Strong Ale
- 12% ABV
- Label approved Aug 5
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Fort George's Barleywine / Strong Ale. Label approved 5 August 2026; the keg was spotted on 11 September 2026 (in Fort George's newsletter).
Right around the middle of the 139 Barleywine labels we've read.
From the label“Hot midwinter sun; a sudden storm on a breezy summer day; a 24 month barleywine ale aged in Westland Whiskey barrels with Fresh Chinook Hops from Coleman Farms. It's a little unexpected, maybe even a little scary. But as long as you've got your Thunder Blanket, you'll be fine.”
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 350–410 calories and 30–45 g carbs
About 235 of those calories come from the alcohol.
General guidance for Barleywine / Strong Ale. Calories and carbs are estimates from the ABV and how the style usually finishes; numbers the brewery prints beat ours. More beer tools
Where to find it
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About this beer
This is the 62nd of 103 labels we have from Fort George Brewery. It is one of 14 barleywine / strong ale labels approved in August 2026. Its label was approved 1 day after it was submitted. The label names one hop, Coleman Chinook.
A robed figure in dark blue-grey stands centrally with arms outstretched, surrounded by jagged lightning bolts rendered in pale violet against a deep purple ground. The composition is vertically oriented with the brewery name and beer name stacked in large white sans-serif caps to the left of the figure, and a small red brick icon marking the brewery's location at the bottom left corner. The label employs a matte finish with no visible special treatment.
Brew it
The label names its hops (Coleman Chinook), which is enough for a real starting point.
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Style: StrongBrewery: Fort George