Barrel-Aged Series № 58: Quinntiki

By Colin Quinn

Grab your flip flops and your favorite Hawaiian shirt, because №58 in our barrel-aged series is ready for the beach. Inspired by our love for all things tiki drinks, Quinntiki is an Imperial Blonde Ale aged in rum barrels with pineapple, coconut, orange, and nutmeg.

As a brewer, I’m always looking for new flavors and inspirations from anything and everything. Recently, my brewing industry friends and I have been exploring the world of tiki drinks. We’re always on the hunt for new tiki bars in Colorado and new cocktail concoctions.

While doing some research (of both the reading and the drinking variety), I came across a book called Smuggler’s Cove: Exotic Cocktails, Rum, and the Cult of Tiki. This book is packed with the history behind tiki culture and rum, along with hundreds of drink recipes.

Using those recipes as inspiration, I started playing around with the flavors of great tiki drinks in our beers. Quinntiki, now № 58 in our barrel-aged series, is my favorite creation from this endeavor.

For Quinntiki, the goal was to brew a big blonde beer that would lend itself well to rum barrel-aging and infusions of island fruits and spices. We wanted to make this a high ABV beer since that’s just what we do here, but also because tiki cocktails are usually high in alcohol.

Quinntiki comes in at 16.2% ABV. This tribute to the world of tiki will be available in the Avery Tap Room and Restaurant and in select liquor stores across Colorado beginning in late June.

So let’s raise a glass to Mr. Donn Beach, the father of tiki culture, as the cool night breeze rolls in. We hope wherever you are you feel the sand between your toes.

Learn more about our Barrel-Aged Series here: https://www.averybrewing.com/beers/barrel-aged-series