So, this is essentially a follow up to the Notorious BIP post. Chris Johnson, being the madman he is, decided to take 10 gallons for Notorious and keg it on bourbon barrel oak chips. They tapped the first of the two kegs today, and it died today. Second keg is tomorrow. I had some of the first.
The first thing that hits you is "Hey, where'd the hops go?" But then you are serenaded by the smooth smooth vanilla mellowness on the finish. That's right, apparently the silky vanilla oak flavors will overpower the hoppy bitterness. For hopheads, this is a sad thing....until you realize that by simply aging on lightly charred oak chips you can mellow out even the biggest, most abusive IPA you can imagine. Awesome.
I'm bottling my IPA tomorrow. Hoping the gravity came down a bit.
-James
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