Rumble IPA
12oz bottle with this label description: "an American IPA with subtle nuance. Brewed with heavy handed additions of Pacific Northwest hops, this beer is gently aged on French and American oak resulting in a wonderful balance of bitterness, caramel sweetness, vanilla, and undertones of pine and citrus." It's clear and light copper colored with a wet and spitty looking head, lots of lacing. It smells less hoppy than I'd like in an IPA, but that's kind of a common thing with oak-aged IPAs lately. Malts and oak come through, almost a rye spiciness but I think it's from the wood. Similar in the flavor, it brings Jai Alai Humidor to mind but with the amp turned down to 4 or 5. The most prominent notes are oak-based, again almost rye like. The body is about normal, but the carbonation is high, especially for a barrel aged beer. Prickly and peppery. Overall a good data point among the latest trend of wood IPAs.