This beer is part of the Real Ale's "Mysterium Vernum" (real mystery) series of beers. These are experimental beers. This particular one is Real Ale's Devil's Backbone that has been aged in an oak barrel. Devil's Backbone is a belgian tripel. It is a potent beer at 8.5% ABV. At the Flying Saucer, it is not served in the normal snifter, but something I hadn't seen before ... an even SMALLER snifter. It pours a nice deep cloudy orange color with very little head.
The first flavor that hits you is the oak. If you like an oaky beer or Chardonnay, you will like this beer. It is sweet, lightly fruity, OAKY, with a mild and dry hop finish.
Oaky (or is it oakey?) dokey.
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