17th Anniversary Wood Aged Double IPA
Boozy oak-soaked ale. Lovely red amber in the snifter. Nice head and carbonation. Body is light, relative to other big beers. Serious smell of rubbing alcohol, however. Wonderful rich and crazy melange of sweet and bitter, spice and sugar. Hops are gigantic and leave a big bitter swath through the middle of the taste buds. Alcohol comes on hot and furious. Bourbon barrels seem to cure a multitude of sins. So much vanilla and sweet wood that it does give balance to the bitterness. Interesting and worth a try for the IPA fan.