Baptized in Barrels

At Epic Brewing, we call the fall of every year “Baptist Season” because we gear up for our annual release of Big Bad Baptist and its variants. During “Baptist Season” our brewery focuses our resources to the final blending and packaging of our highly anticipated annual release of Big Bad Baptist and its Specialty Variants. We started thinking about the 2021 release almost immediately after we finished releasing the 2020 Baptist family of beers. Considering almost a dozen different variants, we finally settled on six that we are proud to release this year. Three of them are new bold twists on beloved favorites while others are totally new varieties. Without further ado, here is the list:

 

Big Bad Baptist Reserve

For the 2022 release, we sourced barrels from Vapor Distilling in Boulder, Colorado. With mild chocolate and coffee flavors from the base beer, we aged the 2022 Big Bad Baptist Reserve in a mix of bourbon barrels and single-malt barrels.  

Naked Baptist

BIG BAD DISCLAIMER: what you are about to drink is the naked depiction of Big Bad Baptist in the way God – I mean our brewers – intended it. Be ready to indulge in au naturel, Burbon barrel-aged deliciousness, unadulterated by coffee or cacao. Jokes aside, our brewers have been begging to bottle this for years. Cheers to one our favorite liquids ever!

Double Barrel Big Bad Baptist

In collaboration with Blue Copper Coffee, we've aged green Columbian Coffee Beans in whiskey barrels and selected choice Baptist casks for a double blast of bourbon barrel character. Pull the trigger on this extremely limited release. LOCK, STOCK and BARREL!

 

Double Jam Big Bad Baptist

Raspberry, blackberry, and coffee come together - like breakfast on a Sunday morning - in what we like to call the most important beer of the day. Enjoy at the crack of dawn or as an endcap to the perfect evening, we don’t judge.

Black Forest Cake Big Bad Baptist

Have you ever had your cake and drank it, too? Chocolate, ripe cherries, and fresh coconut are layered into this decadent beer. The Sammelsurium of ingredients coalesce into the liquid form of a classic German treat. Skip dessert and reach for a bottle of Black Forest Cake.

A bottle of Chocolate Mint Big Bad Baptist

Chocolate Mint Big Bad Baptist

Enjoy-Mint.... Refresh-Mint... Chocolate Mint! Big Bad Baptist Chocolate Mint is made with fresh mint and a copious addition of cacao nibs. Notes of mint live in harmony with silky chocolate and coffee flavor. “Get the sensation!’ of Refresh-Mint with every sip.

 
 

Big Bad Baptist

For the third year in a row our classic, award winning, big and bold, original Big Bad Baptist will be available in 12oz, 4 pack cans in most markets and 22oz bottles everywhere. We spent the off-season continuing to improve our most recognized beer and we know you’ll think the 2021 release is the best yet. Even better, Big Bad Baptist is going year-round so you can enjoy your favorite barrel-aged stout during all four seasons.

Baptist In The Rye

“Life is a game, boy. Life is a game that one plays according to the rules.” - J.D. Salinger. Epic strayed from the bourbon beaten path on this brew by aging it in 100% rye barrels, which add unique peppery notes and deep earthy tones to Big Bad Baptist. Comin thro' the rye.