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This oak-aged hybrid has been gaining popularity over the past few years and is now available year-round. For Burton Baton, we brew two "threads," or batches, of beer: an English-style old ale and an imperial IPA. After fermenting 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. When enjoying the Burton Baton, you'll find an awesome blend of the citrus notes from Northwestern hops melding with woody, vanilla notes from the oak. The wood also tends to mellow the 10% ABV of Burton, so tread cautiously! (Description provided by company)
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ABV:
10.00% ABV
Availability Frequency:
year-round
Containers Available:
bottle
Locations Where Available:
Northeast
Southeast
Great Lakes
Texas
Colorado
West Coast
Store/Serve Temperature:
close to 55 degrees F
Comments
Deceptive - in a good way
Pours a slightly cloudy very dark amber, with two fingers of a light tan head. Strong head retention.
Nose is hop dominated, with strong pine resin, floral and citrus notes. Some subtle malt and woody aromas as well.
Taste is very smooth, with oaky and caramel malt flavors balancing the hops. The flavor is less intense (but more complex) than the aroma, but the finish has nice hop flavors. Bitterness is lower than expected - about what you'd get from a normal IPA. Very little ethanol flavors, and a moderate quick aftertaste.
Medium body, and a moderate carbonation.
The aroma is both complex and deceptive - for an Imperial IPA, this beer has a very nice depth of flavor, but is very easy to drink.