 hopdog (4648), Lansdale, Pennsylvania, USA
Feb 22, 2008 12oz bottle acquired in trade with hoppymeal (thanks!!). Tasted side by side by side (Original , Dry hop, & Grapefruit versions). Poured a medium and hazy amber color with a small sized off white head. Aromas of grapefruit, citrus, caramel, vanilla, some wood, and pine. Tastes of citrus rinds, grapefruit, caramel, wood, and vanilla. This one was definitely more ’citrusy’ than the other 2 and was more balanced. Again the barrel aging was done very nicely. Shorts kicks ass again!
ogglethorp (801), Ohio, USA
Mar 22, 2008 Bottle at the brewery. Pours a copper color with a smallish yellow-beige colored head. Aroma is bourbon, oak, grapefruit, orange, pine, light caramel. Flavor is a nice blast of grapefruit, light bourbon, oak, lemon, pine, caramel. Body is quite full, medium carbonation, finished bitter. This was another fantastic brew that blew me away. Perfect balace, nice hint of bourbon and wood throughout, nice notes of grapefruit! Awesome. One of the best use of bourbon barrel aging that I’ve had yet!!
jimbowood (737), Athens, Georgia, USA
Jun 18, 2008 bottle from mibirder. Definitely more sweet, citrus flavor and more noticable bourbon compared to the dry hopped version. A very good, complex iipa. My new favorite brewery?
bgburdman9 (722), Columbus, Ohio, USA
Jun 28, 2008 Pours a pretty clear amber color color with a small head. Aroma had some bourbon in it but this actually meshed well with the rest of the beer. Not overpowering really at all. I could distinguish some grapefruit at the end of this as it warmed. Had a lot of carmelized malt notes similar to a barleywine. Still had a solid bitterness to this one. Flavor was a little sweet but still good. This was a really good sipper. I dont really know if it can be considered a IIPA though.
sliffy (1951), Columbus, Ohio, USA
Mar 31, 2008 Bottle shared by ogglethorp: Pours a clear copper color with a small white head. Aroma, grape fruit comes through nicely along with some other citrus notes, pale and caramel malts, along with the oaky bourbon notes. Flavor, the grapefruit is very forward, and there is a good dose of citrusy hops as well, vanilla, bourbon and oaky notes are evident towards the finish. This was a definite treat, a unique barrel aged beer to me, I really enjoyed it.
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