Oak Aged IPA first sampling
So the oak aged IPA has been in the bottle for about 3 weeks now and it’s time to crack open the first bottle to see how it has turned out so far. The aroma is pure malt & a bit of a hop aroma. I did expect more floral notes from the hops at first pour but somehow that fell short of my expectations. This may be due to the oak chips that were added as it also has that oaked flavor that is dominate with the malts. This beer obviously is still a bit young and I think it definitely needs more time to mature although it is quite drinkable now. Paitence is key here my friends! I think over time the oak will come forward so I’m anxious to see how the flavors progress.
Glad your oaked IPA experiment has worked. I’m sure that the taste profile will change as the beer ages. I don’t think the hop profile will become more pronounced though, as the hops tend to diminish with age. Your beer is still very young … should be ‘right there’ in time for the ringing in of 2009!
Cheers
PS: will be bottling my London Porter this Saturday. Hope it comes out as good as the Baltika Porter I sampled at yesterday’s International Fest at the BrewErie
let it be… forget about it for about 6 months…