Stone Old Guardian Belgo Barley Wine

Stone is a brewery known for its big, ass-kicking beers. So it's saying something that Old Guardian Barley Wine is one of its biggest, most ass-kicking. How do you improve upon something that's already hopped, highly alcoholic, and critically well-regarded? Stone's answer was to throw a dose of funky Belgian yeast into the 2011 batch — part of its Odd Beers for Odd Years series. It's being released in February, and I'm itching to get my hands on some. You should be, too.