it was an accident
at least, according to the brewery. a distillery wanted to do a whisky finished in beer casks (you see all those ones finished in sherry or bourbon casks, so why the fuck not). so they made some beer, then after aging it, were going to pitch it out, and send the casks to the distillery. then they realized that the beer was tasty.

www.thestar.com/article/186272--roll-out-the-barrels-for-beer
(tuqueboy has been in a medically -induced coma since, Wed 20 Jan 2010, 14:42, Reply)