Gin barrel aged IPA?

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  1. BourbonBarrelBeerBelly

    BourbonBarrelBeerBelly Crusader (457) Feb 13, 2013 Washington

    What do you guys think? Has any brewery played with this concept?


    Currently sipping Dragons Milk Oak aged stout.
     
    #1 BourbonBarrelBeerBelly, May 13, 2013
  2. mpayne5

    mpayne5 Initiate (0) Aug 18, 2011 Indiana

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  3. kpacedo

    kpacedo Initiate (0) Nov 24, 2009 California

    Sounds horrendous
     
    #3 kpacedo, May 13, 2013
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  4. WYVYRN527

    WYVYRN527 Initiate (0) Jan 8, 2007 Minnesota

    Considering most gin isn't aged it's going to be tough to find barrels.
     
    #4 WYVYRN527, May 13, 2013
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  5. BourbonBarrelBeerBelly

    BourbonBarrelBeerBelly Crusader (457) Feb 13, 2013 Washington

    Opps, I got my information mixed up. There's a Gin up here aged in whiskey barrels. I'm curious about that.
     
    #5 BourbonBarrelBeerBelly, May 13, 2013
  6. RaulMondesi

    RaulMondesi Grand Pooh-Bah (5,343) Dec 11, 2006 California
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    Vomit barrled toilet.
     
    #6 RaulMondesi, May 13, 2013
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  7. pixieskid

    pixieskid Initiate (0) Jun 4, 2009 Germany

    https://www.facebook.com/pages/De-Garde-Brewing/454141454626661

    Theyre doing the closest thing to what your looking for that I can think of.

    Maybe Trevor aka Oregone will chime in.
     
    #7 pixieskid, May 13, 2013
  8. beerme411

    beerme411 Initiate (0) Sep 28, 2010 California

    How about more beers aged in 100% agave anejo tequila barrels.
     
    #8 beerme411, May 13, 2013
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  9. commis

    commis Initiate (0) Jul 21, 2009 Massachusetts

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  10. Nicolay3535

    Nicolay3535 Initiate (0) May 1, 2012 Florida

    There are 2 gin barrels sitting inside the CCB brewpub brewery right now waiting to be filled.
     
    #10 Nicolay3535, May 13, 2013
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  11. BearsOnAcid

    BearsOnAcid Pooh-Bah (2,239) Mar 17, 2009 Massachusetts
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    Sounds tasty
     
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  12. Ri0

    Ri0 Initiate (0) Jul 1, 2012 Wisconsin

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  13. Gotti311

    Gotti311 Initiate (0) Mar 22, 2009 Wisconsin
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    Yeah I was the only guy to review this beer. I was expecting to not like this beer one bit.

    Very pleasantly surprised. Interesting concept that worked perfectly with a Rye PA
     
    #13 Gotti311, May 13, 2013
  14. Ahappyhiker2

    Ahappyhiker2 Initiate (0) Mar 27, 2013 New Jersey

    I actually think this wouldn't be too bad. I feel like gin might work well with the pine kind of taste that some IPAs have.
     
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  15. jmw

    jmw Initiate (0) Feb 4, 2009 North Carolina

    i just threw up in my mouth a little.
     
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  16. TheNightwatchman

    TheNightwatchman Initiate (0) Mar 28, 2009 Pennsylvania

    I can't say I've heard of any breweries doing it. I can't stand gin, so I'd have no desire to try it if someone decided to attempt it.
     
    #16 TheNightwatchman, May 13, 2013
  17. kdb150

    kdb150 Initiate (0) Mar 8, 2012 Pennsylvania

    A gin barrel-aged Sahti would probably work a lot better. That is, if there was a large amount of Sahti being made here in the U.S.
     
    #17 kdb150, May 13, 2013
  18. MikeEhrmantraut

    MikeEhrmantraut Initiate (0) Aug 28, 2012 Tennessee

    I enjoy both gin and IPAs tremendously. I do not want to mix the two.
     
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  19. Ri0

    Ri0 Initiate (0) Jul 1, 2012 Wisconsin

    Gin seems to mix well with citrus fruits in drinks and I think you could take a citrus flavor IPA (Citra, Mosaic, Amarillo hopped) and age it in a Gin Barrel to give it a nice complex flavor. If any home brewers do this and would like to send me a sample, I wouldn't say no. :slight_smile:
     
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  20. LCB_Hostage

    LCB_Hostage Zealot (659) Jan 30, 2013 Pennsylvania

    Rogue has a pale ale with juniper berries that I took a flyer on a while back. Unfortunately, it seemed to suffer from Rogue's Syndrome (def: a lack of boldness; an unwillingness to risk offense). As a result, the existence of juniper flavoring seemed to begin and end on the label. I'd definitely be interested to try something that actually married some juniper flavor to a PA or IPA. Seems like a combination that's crazy enough it just might work.
     
    #20 LCB_Hostage, May 13, 2013
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