Press release… New Trail Brewing Company recently announced their win at The Best of Craft Beer Awards held in Redmond, Oregon. On March 7th the winners of the annual competition were announced. Over 2,500 entries from 49 states and various countries were awarded with 165 medals. New Trail took the 2022 Silver Medal home for their Barrel Aged Moonlit in the highly competitive Wood & Barrel Aged Stout category.
The un-barrel aged version of Moonlit was launched right when the brewery opened in April of 2018 and the first Barrel Aged Moonlit was available after full maturation in October of 2018. Barrel Aged Moonlit has been released annually in late fall of each year, and has seen many variations each year including Bananas Foster, Spice Cake, Single Origin Coffee, and many more.
“The Moonlit and Barrel Aged Moonlit Series has been a labor of love for me over the last few years,” said Mike LaRosa, Partner and Director of Brewing Operations. “Brewing beer to be rested in barrels adds levels of complexity in flavor, but also can be more art than science. I am very proud of my team for nailing such a difficult style in a highly competitive and prestigious category”.
Barrel Aged Moonlit Imperial Stout is brewed with a complex layering of specialty dark malts and English pale malt. It rested in a combination of Buffalo Trace and W. L. Weller barrels for up to 12 months. The result pours a pitch black with a dark caramel head. Expect beautiful barrel notes of vanilla, caramel, coconut and toasted oak, on top of Moonlit’s dark chocolate, roasted coffee and fluffy oats.
About New Trail Brewing
New Trail Brewing Company, located in beautiful Williamsport, Pennsylvania, began producing beer in January of 2018 with a tasting room opening and a launch to wholesale in April. Initially operating a brewery capable of producing 40,000 cases per year, New Trail quickly outpaced its growth projections and began expanding. In 2021 New Trail produced over 500,000 cases of beer. The brewery’s focus over the last 2 years has been on various Hazy IPAs including their year-round Essential Hazy IPAs “Broken Heels” and “Double Broken Heels.”
