Barrel aged triple IPA

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  1. folkstar

    folkstar Zealot (610) Sep 28, 2017 Rhode Island
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    Curious about how a BA ipa hold up over time. I have a bottle from some of Liberty in RI (barrel aged version of their love handles ipa) I was given a couple months back.. no bottle date I can find. Does barrel aging change how an ipa changes— wondering how much it may have fallen off, etc.

    I know some folks will say , the only way to find out is to try. Which I plan to do... but curious to hear from others as well
     
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  2. Giantspace

    Giantspace Grand Pooh-Bah (3,043) Dec 22, 2011 Pennsylvania
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    Burton baton gets really good with some years on it.

    Enjoy
     
    #2 Giantspace, Aug 13, 2018
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  3. dcotom

    dcotom Grand High Pooh-Bah (6,637) Aug 4, 2014 Iowa
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    Just an observation: if it's brewed to hold up under barrel aging, it should be able to take some cellar time without any problem.
     
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  4. EvenMoreJesus

    EvenMoreJesus Initiate (0) Jun 8, 2017 Pennsylvania

    Although I'd agree, if Burton Baton is brewed the same way it used to be, it's a blend of beers, not a straight up DIPA/TIPA.

    For Burton Baton, we brew two "threads," or batches, of beer: an English-style old ale and an imperial IPA. After fementating the beers separately in our stainless tanks, they're transferred and blended together in one of our large oak tanks. Burton Baton sits on the wood for about a month.

    https://www.beeradvocate.com/beer/profile/64/18862/
     
    #4 EvenMoreJesus, Aug 13, 2018
  5. EvenMoreJesus

    EvenMoreJesus Initiate (0) Jun 8, 2017 Pennsylvania

    I'd actually think oppositely. If a beer is aged in a barrel long term, it should probably be consumed as soon as possible afterwards, given that it has been exposed to oxygen for a longer period of time and will, most probably, stale more quickly in the package than the same beer that is not barrel aged.
     
    #5 EvenMoreJesus, Aug 13, 2018
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