Cismontane Oaked Barrel Aged Dos Cone Es Imperial IPA

Brewed by Cismontane Brewing
Style: Imperial/Double IPA
Rancho Santa Margarita, California USA

Serve in Snifter, Tulip

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I sampled this beer at Cismontane in Rancho Santa Margarita, CA. The oak barrel aging adds a nice balance to the hoppiness of this double IPA.

Bottle. Pours hazy, dark amber with small head. Sweet aroma of oak, dried fruit, hops. Tastes sweet and malty with perfect amount of oak. Slight bitter finish.

Tap. Pours slightly hazy amber with thin, creamy off-white head; good retention and lacing. Aroma is floral hops, cherries, figs, caramel malt, and booze. Flavor is sweet malt forward, heavy hops, and medium fruit esters; booze taste throughout with a sweet finish. Medium body and carbonation with high warmth. Almost more barleywine than double IPA and very delicious.

Tap at Naja’s. Pours hazy amber with a medium, frothy white head, medium retention with good lacing. Aroma is fruity esters, oak and vanilla, floral and citrus hops, spicy alcohol and biscuit, cookie malt. Flavor is heavy hops and bitterness with supporting sweet malt, vanilla and oak and a sweet finish. Full body and warmth with medium carbonation.