BA Renny DIPA
Pigeon Hill Brewing Company

 

 

 

Wonderful BA DIPA. The aroma is reminiscent of standing inside an historic wooden building at Greenfield Village (this is a good thing). The balance between barrel aging and the hops is near perfect. A lot of BA IPAs and DIPAs are heavy on the booze and become cloying, the oak and bourbon in this one are there but leave a bright, citrusy finish. Like orange pith dipped in booze served on an oak tray.

 

 

Sweet for a dipa! But tasty. Bready figs bourbon etc. not super bitter. Again tasty. Worth the $11

 

12 ounce can into tulip glass, canned on 4/25/2018. Pours slightly hazy deep golden amber color with a 1-2 finger dense and rocky off white head with awesome retention, that reduces to a nice cap that lasts. Dense soapy lacing clings on the glass, with a fair amount of streaming carbonation. Fantastic appearance. Aromas of tangerine, grapefruit, lemon, peach, apricot, pineapple, mango, melon, citrus peel/zest, light pepper/pine, honey, vanilla, toffee, bourbon, toasted oak, white bread, herbal, and floral/grassy/oaky earthiness. Nice and pleasant aromas with good balance and complexity of citrus/fruity hops, bourbon barrels, and bready malt notes; with solid strength. Taste of big tangerine, grapefruit, lemon, peach, apricot, pineapple, mango, melon, citrus peel/zest, light pepper/pine, honey, vanilla, toffee, bourbon, toasted oak, white bread, herbal, and floral/grassy/oaky earthiness. Light pine, citrus peel, herbal, grassy bitterness; and bourbon/oak spiciness on the finish. Lingering notes of tangerine, grapefruit, lemon, peach, apricot, pineapple, mango, melon, citrus peel/zest, light pepper/pine, honey, vanilla, toffee, bourbon, toasted oak, white bread, and herbal/floral/grassy/oaky earthiness on the finish for a while. Very nice complexity, robustness, and balance of citrus/fruity hops, bourbon barrels, and bready malt flavors; with a nice malt/bitter/spiciness balance; and zero cloying/astringent flavors after the finish. Lightly increasing dryness from lingering bitterness and bourbon/oak spiciness. Medium carbonation and medium-full body; with a very smooth, creamy/bready, and lightly sticky/tannic mouthfeel that is nice. Mildly increasing warmth of 9.4%, with zero barrel booziness lingering after the finish. Overall this is a delicious barrel aged DIPA. All around nice complexity, robustness, and balance of citrus/fruity hops, bourbon barrels, and bready malt flavors; very smooth and easy to drink for the ABV, with the mildly bitter/drying finish. Quite malty as with the base beer, but still has adequate lingering dryness. Really well balanced between juicy Simcoe hops, barrels, and malts all around. A very enjoyable offering.