Dankwood (2018)
(Batch of Dankwood)
Founders Brewing Co. in Grand Rapids, Michigan, United States 🇺🇸
IPA - Quadruple Rotating Out of Production|
Score
7.33
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Imperial Red IPA Aged in Bourbon Barrels
What do you get when a big, bold imperial red IPA meets an oak bourbon barrel? A palate stunner that’ll send your senses spinning or, as we like to call it, Dankwood. Rich caramel notes emerge from the depths of the IPA, highlighting strong malt character while the bourbon barrel-aging develops the complexity. A dank, sticky and slightly sweet sipper, Dankwood is the perfect alchemy of wood and hops.
What do you get when a big, bold imperial red IPA meets an oak bourbon barrel? A palate stunner that’ll send your senses spinning or, as we like to call it, Dankwood. Rich caramel notes emerge from the depths of the IPA, highlighting strong malt character while the bourbon barrel-aging develops the complexity. A dank, sticky and slightly sweet sipper, Dankwood is the perfect alchemy of wood and hops.
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8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 9
Bottle from Craft Brewed. Pours a clear, mahogany brown color with a finger of foam that dissipates to a ring. Great lacing throughout. Aromas of dried tangerine peel, grapefruit zest, toasted caramel and faint vanilla. Smooth on the palate, abv hidden fairly well until the finish. Lots of woody oak character, caramel, vanilla and citrus mid-palate. Big hop bite from the mid-palate with lingering bitterness. The finish has bitter pine, vanilla oak and citrus. I wanted to hate this (I was not a fan at all of last year's Doom release) but this is really good, the big bitterness pushes back against the sweetness and the booze is hidden fairly well. Solid beer.
Tried
from Bottle
on 25 May 2018
at 03:17