Trip In the Woods (2026): Barrel Aged Atomic Torpedo
Sierra Nevada Brewing Co.
- From:
- Sierra Nevada Brewing Co.
- California, United States
- Style:
- Imperial IPA
- ABV:
- 10.2%
- Score:
- +9 ratings needed
- Avg:
- 4.24 | pDev: 0%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 1
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- May 28, 2026
- Added:
- May 07, 2026
- Wants:
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Most IPAs are best when fresh. But what if we took one of our biggest IPAs...and barrel-aged it. The idea that wouldn't let go: Barrel-Aged Atomic Torpedo. Assertive, yet refined. Aging mellows the hop pine and citrus flavors blending them with whiskey-barrel notes of caramelized dark sugar, toffee, and bourbon. An unlikely pairing begets a perfect match.
Recent ratings and reviews.
Reviewed by CarolinaCardinals from North Carolina
4.24/5 rDev 0%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
4.24/5 rDev 0%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
Picked up 3-500 ml bottles from the Mills River Gift Shop on 5-7-26. Presumably bottled in April 2026; consumed bottle #1 for review 5-28-26. Poured at 58 degrees.
Beer poured deep gold slanting towards brown with a very nice long lasting white head.
Nose has notes of pale malts, floral and citrus hops. The barrel gives me a light touch of vanilla and whiskey.
Taste is pretty bold as the citrus and floral hops dominate the pale malt base up front. The back end brings a deft touch of vanilla and bourbon, finishing with a pine bitterness at the back of the palate; 6/10 on my bitterness scale.
Mouthfeel is medium bodied and smooth.
Overall, i like that the barrel has taken the sweetness and balanced this and actually makes the pine on the back end more pronounced. Nice job Sierra!
May 28, 2026Beer poured deep gold slanting towards brown with a very nice long lasting white head.
Nose has notes of pale malts, floral and citrus hops. The barrel gives me a light touch of vanilla and whiskey.
Taste is pretty bold as the citrus and floral hops dominate the pale malt base up front. The back end brings a deft touch of vanilla and bourbon, finishing with a pine bitterness at the back of the palate; 6/10 on my bitterness scale.
Mouthfeel is medium bodied and smooth.
Overall, i like that the barrel has taken the sweetness and balanced this and actually makes the pine on the back end more pronounced. Nice job Sierra!
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