Loowit Special Release Archive
Do you own a vintage bottle of a special release from Loowit? We've compiled a table of information pertaining to each bottle release. Look your beer up below for the inside scoop on that brew!
Spirit Lake Couveé
This Belgian-style Dubbel was Loowit's first ever limited bottle release and one of the few bottles we've ever wax dipped.
2015 Release
Batch #: 140
Brewer: Devon Bray
Brew Date: March 3rd, 2015
Release Date: November 4th, 2015
ABV: 8.4%
# Bottles Produced: 1,164
Label Design: Kyle Shold / Freshwater Bay Creative
Notes: 7.5 months in assorted white wine barrels. Chardonnay, Grenache Blanc. The only bottles we've wax dipped.
Truman's Goddamn Strong Ale
Named in honor of old Harry Truman of Spirit Lake Lodge. He refused to leave his home and stood in defiance of the volcano that ultimately took his life.
2016 Release
Batch #: 149
Brewer: Devon Bray
Brew Date: March 31st, 2015
Release Date: June 2nd, 2016
ABV: 10%
# Bottles Produced: 1,079
Label Design: Kyle Shold / Freshwater Bay Creative
Notes: 13.5 months in bourbon barrels.
2018 Release
Batch #: 437
Brewer: Matt Freeland
Brew Date: June 19th, 2017
Release Date: May 9th, 2018
ABV: 10%
# Bottles Produced: 900
Label Design: Kyle Shold / Freshwater Bay Creative
Notes: 11 months in Woodford Reserve Double Oak bourbon barrels.
2020 Release
Batch #: 696
Brewer: Ramil Ladislao
Brew Date: September 3rd, 2019
Release Date: June 3rd, 2020
ABV: 10%
# Cans Produced: 1,512
Label Design: Kyle Shold / Freshwater Bay Creative
Notes: Aged in Oregon-oaked Burnside rye bourbon barrels from Eastside Distilling. Fermented with a Norwegian Kveik yeast strain. Released in 16oz cans.
2022 Release
Batch #: 920
Brewer: Ramil Ladislao
Brew Date: December 31st, 2021
Release Date: May 16th, 2022
ABV: 10%
# Cans Produced: 768
Label Design: Kyle Shold / Freshwater Bay Creative
Notes: Aged in bourbon barrels from Eastside Distilling. Released in 16oz cans.
2023 Release
Batch #: 1015
Brewer: Ramil Ladislao
Brew Date: November 10th, 2022
Release Date: May 25th, 2023
ABV: 10%
# Cans Produced: 768
Label Design: Kyle Shold / Freshwater Bay Creative
Notes: Aged in bourbon barrels from Eastside Distilling. Released in 16oz cans.
War Tortoise (Barrel-Aged)
This big imperial stout is our longest running barrel-aged series. With the exception of the 2015 bottles, it's released every October around Loowit's anniversary.
2015 Release
Batch #: 155
Brewer: Thomas Poffenroth
Brew Date: April 21st, 2015
Release Date: April 21st, 2016
ABV: 9.2%
# Bottles Produced: 1,080
Label Design: Kyle Shold / Freshwater Bay Creative
Notes: 12 months in bourbon barrels.
2016 Release
Batch #: 267
Brewer: Matt Freeland
Brew Date: March 31st, 2015
Release Date: October 17, 2016
ABV: 9.2%
# Bottles Produced: 960
Label Design: Kyle Shold / Freshwater Bay Creative
Notes: 6 months in Heaven Hills bourbon barrels.
2017 Release
Batch #: 421
Brewer: Matt Freeland
Brew Date: May 1st, 2017
Release Date: October 17, 2017
ABV: 9.2%
# Bottles Produced: 1,080
Label Design: Kyle Shold / Freshwater Bay Creative
Notes: 5 months in Woodford Reserve Double Oak bourbon barrels.
2020 Release
Batch #: 714
Brewer: Phil Rohner
Brew Date: October 23rd, 2019
Release Date: November 2020
ABV: 9.4%
# Cans Produced: 1512
Label Design: Kyle Shold / Freshwater Bay Creative
Notes: Aged in Eastside Distilling bourbon barrels.
2021 Release
Batch #: 853
Brewer: Ramil Ladislao
Brew Date: May 18th, 2021
Release Date: October 23rd, 2021
ABV: 9.4%
# Cans Produced: 768
Label Design: Kyle Shold / Freshwater Bay Creative
Notes: Aged in Eastside Distilling bourbon barrels.
2022 Release
Batch #: 976
Brewer: Ramil Ladislao & Landon Smith
Brew Date: July 4th, 2022
Release Date: October 20th, 2022
ABV: 9.4%
# Cans Produced: 1200
Label Design: Kyle Shold / Freshwater Bay Creative
Notes: Aged in Eastside Distilling bourbon barrels.
Cryptodome Barleywine
In 2017, we skipped a release of Truman's Goddamn and released our first barleywine. This is also our second release in 500ml bottles.
2017 Release
Batch #: 286
Brewer: Dave Clemesha
Brew Date: May 6th, 2016
Release Date: May 12th, 2017
# Bottles Produced: 984 (500ml)
Label Design: Devon Bray
Notes: 12 months in Heaven Hills bourbon barrels.
Dwarven Forge Imperial Red Ale
One of our favorite bottle labels! Dwarven Forge was produced in small amounts in earlier years but was never packaged until 2016. This was our first release in 500ml bottles.
2016 Release
Batch #: 297
Brewer: Matt Freeland
Brew Date: June 7th, 2016
Release Date: February 28th, 2017
ABV: 8.0%
# Bottles Produced: 1,368 (500ml)
Label Design: Kyle Shold / Freshwater Bay Creative
Notes: 7 months in bourbon barrels.
2017 Release
Batch #: 446
Brewer: Matt Freeland
Brew Date: July 10th, 2017
Release Date: January 2nd, 2018
ABV: 8.0%
# Bottles Produced: 1,152 (500ml)
Label Design: Kyle Shold / Freshwater Bay Creative
Notes: 5 months in Woodford Reserve Double Oak bourbon barrels.
Tiamat
A five-headed dragon of lore, Tiamat (aka the Chromatic Dragon) was the queen of all reptilian monsters. Our brewers planned and labored over this highly anticipated beer for many months. This deeply complex and delicious blend of barrel-aged beers strides forth with notes of toffee, tobacco, brown sugar and roasted malts. Tiamat is a blend of two barrel-aged beers and a fresh batch of Shimmergloom Imperial Stout.
2020 Release
Batch #: 748
Brewer: Phil Rohner
Brew Date: Various - Blended
Release Date: February 29th, 2020
ABV: 10.2
# Bottles Produced: 852
Label Design: Ramil Ladislao
Notes: This beer is a blend of three different beers.
28% - Barrel-Aged Olde Hardhide Old Ale
44% - Barrel-Aged Cryptodome Barleywine
28% - Fresh Shimmergloom Imperial Stout