ScoutMan
Well-Known Member
According to the BJCP regarding IIPA:
......"Oak is inappropriate in this style" I would tend to think that the early IPA's shipped overseas would have been in oak barrels, thus contributing to the flavor profile. I currently have a Imperial IPA aging in an oak barrel I recently picked up. Samples have been wonderful and I would like to enter this beer in some local competitions, but don't know under which catagory. The oak flavor is quite subtle, making me think the IIPA catagory would be correct save for the "inappropriate" nature of the oak. The Wood Aged catagory has this to say
"Beers made using either limited wood aging or products that only provide a subtle background character may be entered in the base beer style categories as long as the wood character isn't prominently featured"
What do you guys say?
......"Oak is inappropriate in this style" I would tend to think that the early IPA's shipped overseas would have been in oak barrels, thus contributing to the flavor profile. I currently have a Imperial IPA aging in an oak barrel I recently picked up. Samples have been wonderful and I would like to enter this beer in some local competitions, but don't know under which catagory. The oak flavor is quite subtle, making me think the IIPA catagory would be correct save for the "inappropriate" nature of the oak. The Wood Aged catagory has this to say
"Beers made using either limited wood aging or products that only provide a subtle background character may be entered in the base beer style categories as long as the wood character isn't prominently featured"
What do you guys say?