Sweet Tequila Abyss / Ya Feela The Tequila?

Barrel of laughs = a good time.
Barrel of monkeys = a hypnotic distraction.
A Tequila Barrel of Deschutes Brewery’s The Abyss Imperial Stout = a good time + a hypnotic distraction + pure agave gold.

But first, let’s back up. It all starts with The Abyss, the beer that helped launch the 43-time GABF award-winning, beloved NW brewery into barrel-age stardom. Brewed with black strap molasses, licorice, cherry bark, and vanilla beans, it’s got layers of flavors you never would have imagined together -- and once you taste these refined, dark and fruity notes, you can’t imagine them apart.

Deschutes puts this collector’s brew into Tequila barrels for 10 months, conjuring up elegant agave-soaked booze cake in their Tequila Barrel-Aged Abyss. Aromas of top-shelf tequila tickle your senses from the jet black pour. Luxuriant fig and bitter cherry notes swirl into honey and molasses. Oaked vanilla lingers on the tongue and a spiced nip of smoky tequila sends the flavor journey into 11.8% ABV boozy bliss.

Every time Deschutes puts The Abyss into barrels, dark beer fans go to great lengths to get their hands on the latest treasure -- and this Tequila Barrel version offers a silky smooth, woody, earthy profile without drowning you in sweetness. Once the agave flavors lure you in, you won’t be thinking of any other barrels -- it’s all Te-te-te, Tequila!