Ommegang Brewery has announced that the fourth and final beer in their Royal Reserve Collection will launch this November with an appropriately wintery name: King in the North!
The beer is a reference, of course, to the current King in the North, Jon Snow. Ommegang chose a barrel-aged imperial stout for their tribute to the solemn leader.
It pours jet black with a thick tan head (whether that was a deliberate joke about Jon remains to be seen). Aromas of roasted malt, coffee, and chocolate blend with those of oak, bourbon, and vanilla. The flavor is rich and full with notes of chocolate, vanilla, coffee, and roasted malt up front followed by smooth bourbon and a hint of oak. The finish is thick and chewy with oatmeal creaminess, and pleasant lingering roast. King in the North pairs well with funky aged cheeses, rich dark meats and decadent desserts. It also makes a great dessert on its own.
“There was only one character with whom we could end the Royal Reserve Collection,” said Brewery Ommegang president, Doug Campbell. “I don’t think we’re alone in our hopes for Jon Snow.
“We expect this one to bring our fans to their feet to toast the King in the North!” said Jeff Peters, vice president of licensing & retail at HBO.
The King in the North will be available for purchase at the brewery and at retail as of November 23 aka Black Friday (in case you needed something else to remind you of Jon’s solo stand against the Bolton army at the Battle of the Bastards), on draft and in 750ml bottles. The suggested retail price per bottle is $12.99.
Thus the Royal Reserve Collection comes to a close. If you’ve also enjoyed the other beers in Ommegang’s collection Hand of the Queen, Queen of the Seven Kingdoms and Mother of Dragons, be sure to check out the one-of-a-kind gift pack just in time for the holidays, which will feature one 12-ounce bottle of each of the four Royal Reserve Collection beers and a collectible Game of Thrones glass. The suggested retail price for a gift pack is $24.99.
these beers are really good. In the USA I’ve found them at World Market
Great name! I’ll be trying that for sure.
On a completely random and unrelated note, I just found out Ellie Kendrick did some voice over work for World of Warcraft in game recently. I could pick out her voice instantly. 🙂
“There was only one character with whom we could end the Royal Reserve Collection,” said Brewery Ommegang president, Doug Campbell. “I don’t think we’re alone in our hopes for Jon Snow.”
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Only one character? Really?
What about Sandor “Got any ale?” Clegane?
Or even Arya “Got any ale?” Stark?
Respectfully,
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Not to derail this but… um guys… The Mountain is the new Colonel Sanders… THEY GOT THE WRONG CLEGANE.
Viz,
Oh no…Don’t let Ten Bears see this. Though, it’s a pretty amusing commerical!
Instead of having the Mountain sell a sandwich they should’ve had him selling a chicken bowl and call it the Clegane Bowl…
…I’ll see myself out.
They got Hodor too. XD Now I demand an ad where Cleganebowl goes down over a bunch of KFC buckets…
This Imperial Stout sounds utterly delicious to me. I am so fed up with the IPA craze. Keep your in-your-face hoppiness and give me a nice dark brew that I can eat with a fork!
Here Here! IPA makes me want to wretch.
Yay! I was hoping for one more stout. King in the North!
Mr Derp,
This sucked. Any KFC commercial without Rory McCann is a fraud.
^ What about Reba? xD