Fort George Bourbon Barrel Vortex IPA

Brewed by Fort George Brewery
Style: India Pale Ale (IPA)
Astoria, Oregon USA

Serve in Shaker, Tulip

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On tap at Brouwer’s Café for Big Wood ’12, pours a hazy golden orange with a small white head. Aroma of dry hops and wild turkey barrels upfront, seeming finally like a BA IPA where the hops are still prominent, no doubt due to the dry hopping. Flavour is likewise well-balanced between the dry hopping and the barrels. Again, an IPA that is well barrel aged without obscuring the IPA qualities. Good stuff, but doesn’t hold a candle to the regular Vortex IPA.

On tap at Brouwer’s Big Wood 2012. Hop-forward, for sure, with a mild malt counter. Really pretty - a great ruby red pour. Whisky is the predominant note -- the Wild Turkey barrel really comes through, and covers the hops, maybe a bit too much. Nice, though.