Burton Baton - Dogfish Head Brewery

mjtiernan

New York

4.4/5  rDev +3.8%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5

12oz bottle poured into a DFH Signature

Bottled 4/6/11

A: I’d describe the color as amber gold. Pours with a lofty 2+ finger head that settles to a nice cap with beautiful lacing.

S: Mellow oak and citrusy hops. Some grassy character is evident. Pretty straight-forward for the style as advertised. No alcohol odor present which is interesting for a 10% -bal DIPA.

T: Oh, this is nice. I’ve had this fresh and the oak flavor is way too dominating, but this has mellowed nicely. The remaining hop flavor is smooth as can be and excellently balanced with the malt profile. Plenty of citrus here with subdued bitterness. Alcohol is tucked away nicely.

M: Slightly more than medium body. Above average carbonation and it works for me. The drinkability is crazy for a 10% beer...I inadvertently drank more than half of my glass typing this up.

O: Wow. I haven’t had many regular DIPAs that were this well balanced, let alone a barrel-aged DIPA. Most DIPAs become cloying malt bombs. Eight months in the bottle and the Burton Baton has come together nicely. The standard for oak-aged IPAs.

Serving type: bottle

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