BTP's Johns Dark Secret

mtomlins · Post by **mtomlins** » Fri Mar 06, 2015 11:17 am

Has anyone tried one of BTP's new BA releases Johns Dark Secret? It tasted off to me and was wondering what others thought. For a beer that spent a year in a bourbon barrel, there was very little barrel character. I also thought it was pretty bitter/astringent. It couldn't be the hops after all that age and only 30 IBUs right? I was thinking maybe too many heavy roasted specialty grains (e.g., black patent) in the grain bill?

Anyone try it yet?

midlife crisis · Post by **midlife crisis** » Wed Mar 11, 2015 10:36 am

Also rather close to the name of one of C'est What's house beers: Joan's Dark Secret.

mtomlins · Post by **mtomlins** » Wed Mar 11, 2015 9:48 pm

So many secrets in the brewing world....

El Pinguino · Post by **El Pinguino** » Thu Mar 12, 2015 11:44 pm

....dark, dark secrets.....