Bourbony beers are taking over Alabama, but you might have to give up a cellar-full of treasures to get them. Recently, a beer fan traded one single can of Unobtanium Bourbon Barrel-Aged Old Ale from Huntsville-based Straight to Ale for multiple bottles of Pliny the Elder.

Unobtanium’s rich caramel and toffee-soaked 11.5% ABV Old Ale base sets it apart from other bourbon barrel-aged brews. Its sticky toasted sugar essence compounds the spicy sweet zing of whiskey in a way Stout and Porters cannot. Decadently aged, elements of figs, plums and raisins come out of the woodwork and a long trail of booze warms you all the way down.

Straight to Ale is one of Alabama’s leading breweries and Unobtanium is the beer that got them started. Before they even opened, Founder Dan Perry earned hundreds of homebrewing awards for beers including Unobtanium. After opening, his bourbon barrel-aged beers won Best Beer in Alabama accolades and a World Beer Awards Platinum Honor.

The value of Straight to Ales bourbon barrel-aged brews is on the rise among hardcore beer collectors, so grab a few of these prized beers while you can!

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