Wayne Kuhrs Beware! English Style D.I.P.A.
Main St. Grille & Brewing Company

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Main St. Grille & Brewing Company
 
Ohio, United States
Style:
English IPA
ABV:
8.2%
Score:
+9 ratings needed
Avg:
3.99 | pDev: 0%
Ratings:
1 | reviews: 1
Status:
Retired
Rated:
Jun 10, 2010
Added:
Jun 10, 2010
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Reviewed by akorsak from Pennsylvania

3.99/5  rDev 0%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5
An English IPA (if only because EDIPAs don't exist) aged on oak chips. Served at the brewpub.

A: The ale is... Well, the appearance doesn't really matter. Other than to say that it is a golden copper color, hazed a bit, with minimal head.

S: Here is where the real notes kick in. The ale can't hide from the intense oak chips. They have imparted a biting, strong sweetness that overpowers the above-average hoppiness of the ale. Breath in that oak fellas, Wayne Kuhrs wants you to!

T: Again with the oak chips. Their boozy intensity is sweet with vanilla and wooden flavors. They overpower the delicate malts and maul the strong hops until the end of each sip. In the end, the hoppiness pulls through with an earthy bitterness that soon disappears back into the oak chips. Wow! I mean wow! This one'll kick Oaked Bastard and Oaked Unearthly in the teeth and date their sisters. Intense, but nicely done by Main St.

M: If you can't get past the oak sweetness, turn away. Otherwise, the complexity and vinous strength are crowd pleasers. An ale that should be savored slowly.

D: More please! If a growler weren't in the $27 dollar range, I'd do it in a heartbeat. Brilliant move with the oak chips.
Jun 10, 2010