Marzen (Whiskey Barrel Aged)

Marzen (Whiskey Barrel Aged) is a whiskey barrel aged version of the Märzen lager brewed by Wren House Brewing Co. of Phoenix, Arizona.

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Brewery Description

Our classic Märzen takes a turn through the barrelhouse.

Source: Untappd (hand-read citation): whiskey barrel Märzen

Tasting Notes

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Ingredients

The whiskey variant's own description explicitly confirms the traditional recipe. The named hops and broad malt groups are recorded above; no specific malt products or yeast strain are published. Untappd (hand-read citation): whiskey barrel Märzen

Hop Profile

Brewing Details

Style Context

As category context only, the Brewers Association guidelines page read for this run lists Wood- and Barrel-Aged Sour Beer and refers to "several Wood- and Barrel-Aged Beers" for elevated alcohol entries of 8 percent ABV and above, but no standalone entry for a non-sour Wood- and Barrel-Aged Beer of normal strength was found on it. A barrel aged Märzen would be judged on its underlying lager style plus wood and spirit character; the verified variant describes both components.

Awards History

Generated from the loaded results for this brewery and beer name, not researched separately; years not loaded are not covered.

Brewery Context

Wren House Brewing Co. is in Phoenix, AZ. Brewery type in Open Brewery DB: Microbrewery.

Links checked 2026-10-14: Website, Untappd.

Related

• Brewery: Wren House Brewing Co.
• Hop varieties: Hallertauer Mittelfruh, Hallertauer Tradition

Links

• Untappd (hand-read citation): whiskey barrel Märzen
• Wren House Brewing Co.
• Wren House: on tap
• Brewers Association: beer style guidelines

Gaps

• Not Found: Tasting notes, Color (SRM), Original gravity, Final gravity, Hop form, Hop use, Hop lot or farm, Yeast, Adjuncts, Water, Process. Checked business.untappd.com, untappd.com, wrenhousebrewing.com, wrenhousebrewing.com, web searches recorded in the research notes.
• Not Found: IBU. Checked business.untappd.com, untappd.com, wrenhousebrewing.com, wrenhousebrewing.com, web searches recorded in the research notes, Catalog.beer search by beer and brewery name.

Research Notes

• The brewery's on tap page loads an Untappd for Business menu listing the unaged Märzen (5.2% ABV, draft) but no whiskey barrel aged version; barrel aged releases appear to go through the brewery's Saguaro Society membership, whose pages carried no beer details.
• The brewery's our beer and awards pages are script rendered and their page data did not mention the beer.
• A web search for a Wren House whiskey barrel aged Märzen found no listing or press.
• Researched 2026-10-13.
• Second pass 2026-10-13: Found the exact whiskey variant, explicitly identified as the 2026 GABF winner. Its own listing confirms ABV, hops, broad malt groups, barrel source and duration; the unaged and mead barrel variants were excluded.
• Field pass 2026-10-13: A new brewery-domain search for the whiskey variant found no beer page or numerical IBU; the previously recorded Untappd variant and brewery tap list were not fetched again.
• Deep dive pass 2026-10-14: the brewery site was read again; it has no page for the barrel aged Märzen.