Coming of Age is our new 10% imperial stout, created to mark Epic turning 21. Part of it has already become a thread in Jake Porter, part has been canned as Brewer’s Cut, and the rest is now resting in Jack Daniel’s barrels from our friends at Pōkeno Whisky. Taste it now before oak, whiskey, and time change the ending.

Walk into the taproom and you'll notice something new on the racking. A row of Jack Daniel's barrels, each one chalked with a bold 21 on the end.

Inside them is our Coming of Age Imperial Stout — 10% ABV, brewed to mark Epic's 21st year. We started this brewery on 14 December 2005. Seven months in Jack Daniel's oak, then bottled for our 21st birthday in December.

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  Turning 20 felt like something that needed to be shared properly — not with a single party in one place, but by getting out on the road and spending time with the venues and people who have supported Epic over the years. So that’s what we did. The Epic 20th Birthday Tour was a small, intentional on-premise tour, taking a set of anniversary beers to bars around the country, pouring them in person, catching up with old friends, and meeting new ones along the way. At its heart, the tour was about beer doing what it has always done...