The awesome guys over at Paddock Wood got ahold of a batch of some sweet whisky barrels (assuming from the just-as-awesome folks at Lucky Bastard) and decided to use them in their Loki Double IPA and 606 IPA beers, mostly to be served on tap at their new & raved after Woods Alehouse. I received a mysterious bottle at my place this past week and low and behold.. it was a bottle of Oaky Loki DIPA! Considering I don't believe this beer is likely not to be distributed, I feel honoured to get to try it, being a beer geek, and being a farm boy who appreciates a good whisky flavour.
Appearance: Near identical to Loki, Oaky Loki is an orange-amber ale with a bit of a whisky look to it. Beige-cream head, nice amount of carbonation to it.
Aroma: First impression of Oaky Loki has me thinking that it's a standard Loki, great balance of hops, bitterness, caramel sweetness. As I pay more attention to this, I notice subtle hints of whisky barrel.. hint of vanilla, caramel, rye whisky and what I consider - the aroma of the prairies!
Taste: It's the Corb Lund! - The Corb Lund is my take on a boilermaker - a Canadian pilsner with a shot of prairie whisky, but in this case, it's a Double IPA. First off I get a whisky, bitter, oak, slightly caramel taste to it, followed by bitter hops. It's quite interesting as the combination of hops and oak isn't something I'm used to. I really like it.
Overall Thoughts: The combination of hops + whisky (oak barrel) is something I'm not generally used to, in a sense the bitterness of both the oak and hops slightly combat each other but it has a truly prairie aspect to it. I like it. I like it a lot. Whisky. Hops. This needs to be a new seasonal.. in bottles!
Thanks Rob at Paddock Wood! I'm incredibly honoured to get to try this!
Check out my October review of Loki DIPA: HERE
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