Side Project — Continuance Blend 4 (2024)

Technical Details

Tasting Profile

Continuance Blend 4 is a masterful marriage of English Barleywine threads rested 32 to 50 months in bourbon barrels, yielding a pour of profound depth and patience. The nose unfolds with bourbon warmth, vanilla bean, and toasted oak, leading into a palate layered with dark chocolate, toffee, and brown sugar. Sticky raisin and dark caramel notes weave through the blend, while gentle barrel warmth lingers across a velvety, oak-kissed finish. Each sip reveals the complexity of carefully selected barrels, balancing sweetness, spirit character, and the malt-driven richness that defines Side Project’s flagship blending program.

Food Pairing

Pair with a slab of sticky toffee pudding or salted caramel cheesecake, where the dessert’s brown sugar depth mirrors the beer’s toffee and raisin notes. Alternatively, serve alongside an aged Gouda or Stilton with toasted walnuts and dark honey, allowing the cheese’s nutty intensity to complement the bourbon, vanilla, and oak warmth.

About Side Project Brewing

Side Project Brewing was founded in 2013 in Maplewood, Missouri, as an ambitious extension of Perennial Artisan Ales. Created by brewmaster Cory King, the brewery was conceived as a no-compromise venture dedicated to producing extremely limited quantities of experimental and barrel-aged beers. Side Project operates with a singular philosophy: to push the boundaries of brewing without regard to commercial constraints or production schedules, releasing beers only when they reach optimal maturity and quality.

The brewery has earned international recognition for its exceptional barrel-aged stouts, wild ales, and fruited sour beers, with many releases becoming highly sought after by collectors worldwide. Side Project’s meticulous approach involves extensive barrel aging programs, often utilizing premium wine and spirit barrels, and incorporating unique ingredients to create complex, nuanced flavor profiles. Their small-batch production model and unwavering commitment to quality over quantity have established them as one of the most respected names in American craft brewing. The brewery’s reputation is built on consistently delivering beers of extraordinary depth and character, making their limited releases among the most anticipated in the global beer community.