Beer Flash: Fort George Brewery's "North VII" IPA

I picked this bad boy up at the Fort George Brewery in Oregon. It's their "North VII", part of their North series of winter seasonals. This particular one is a barrel-aged Belgian IPA, clocking in at 9.0% ABV. There's a floral yeasty predominance to the beer, which is almost sickly sweet in the middle, very strong, the beer forming a sweet hoppy singularity in your stomach. It's got a a flat, dark bitterness with a really aggressive "middle". On the finish, there are some flavors reminiscent of a light saison, but finishes with strong punch of hops on the aftertaste.

Dan says it works great with spicy sushi - I couldn't say for sure, since I have a seafood allergy - but for those of you out there, enjoy it with sashimi!