Epic Barrel Aged IPA

Another one of 'those labels' from Epic, but this one's got some presence in that 'big glowing clipart' sort of style they have going on.

It's also spent 8 weeks in the oak barrel which augers well for a complex IPA here. After a flattish pour the main aromas are pretty citrusy, I get tangerine, lemon flesh, maybe even lime just ahead of that woody barrel scent.

Rather than smack you with the bourbon (or rum, or whatever) hammer as a spirit aged beer might, this is a barrel-aged drop that takes on substantial funk and sourness ahead of the heft. The brett character up front is assertive and takes most of the hops out of the equation, so what you're left with is a pretty spiky experience rather than the warming alcohol hug you might have anticipated.

It's probably not the beer I was expecting, but not bad nevertheless. 7.5