Imperial Common (Whiskey Barrel Aged)
On tap at 515 in Santa Cruz as part of a flight. Pours amber in the sample-sized glass, with a small tan head. Aroma is grainy and bready with some caramel and oak. Flavor, in addition to the expected cereal grains and fresh bread, has a hint of lime, which could either be some sort of sour mash whiskey note or a crappy tap line (50/50 chance for each option). Very little spirit influence as far as I can tell, maybe a little thinning of the body with some astringency. Some dry earthy hoppiness but not a particularly characterful beer.