Side Project — Continuance TWCP 2021

Technical Details

Tasting Profile

Continuance TWCP 2021 is a masterful blend of English Barleywine threads rested in bourbon barrels for up to 50 months, showcasing Side Project’s reverence for time and oak. The pour reveals a deep mahogany hue, leading into an aroma rich with bourbon warmth, vanilla bean, and toasted oak. The palate delivers layered complexity: dark chocolate, buttery toffee, brown sugar, and rum-soaked raisin, woven with caramel and a whisper of leather. Each sip carries the gentle heat of barrel character, balanced by a long, contemplative finish where oak tannins meet sweet bourbon spice in remarkable harmony.

Food Pairing

Pair with a robust aged cheddar or Stilton, where sharp, salty notes counter the beer’s deep caramel and bourbon-soaked richness. Alternatively, serve alongside a dark chocolate flourless torte or sticky toffee pudding, allowing the dessert’s molasses and cocoa intensity to mirror the barleywine’s toffee, raisin, and oak-driven complexity.

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.