The Moersleutel 10 Years Recovery crowns the ten-part anniversary series of the Moersleutel Craft Brewery from Alkmaar as number ten and is a barrel-aged Imperial Stout with 14% ABV. The brewery describes it as one of their most complex barrel-aged beers and a full-bodied finale to ten years of brewing art. The base is a stout blended with Wheat Wine, Quadrupel, and Tripel to expand the grain depth, with each component aged in its own barrel. Six different barrels were used: French whisky, Heaven Hill bourbon, Woodford Reserve bourbon, bourbon barrels with maple syrup, cognac, and Scottish single malt. Each barrel contributes its own note, from spiced caramel and dried cherry to vanilla-soaked oak and soft, long-lasting warmth. In the glass, the stout appears deep black, velvety and dense on the palate, with aromas of dark fruits, cocoa, vanilla, and lightly charred wood. The brewery compares it to a dark showcase of the best barrel experiments of a decade. Served at 10 to 12 °C, it unfolds best as a beer to be savored slowly. Bottled in a 44 cl can, it contains gluten-containing grains.
