March 23, 2026

78/4824) Home:  Old Primeval Bourbon Red Vermouth 2026 by Bellwoods Brewery of Ontario:  ****1/2; 11.5% Imperial Stout aged for sixteen months in second fill bourbon barrels that initially held red vermouth; brewed with wheat and oats; deep brown with a scant tan head; nose of oak, bourbon, vermouth and alcohol; Manhattan-like throughout, as Bellwoods suggests, dark roasted malts, raisins, vermouth, bourbon, alcohol;

Old Primeval is the nickname of a giant snapping turtle in Georgian Bay.