Local Option Morning Wood

This is a 7.3% ABV amber ale made with coffee and aged in oak (no not this Morning Wood, and no, definitely not that morning wood). The bottles are brewed and bottled by Pub Dog Brewing in Westminster, Maryland, but Local Option is a pub from Chicago, Illinois, with their own brewing division called Bierwerker.

The beer pours a deep amber in color. There is over an inch of light tan foamy head. The aroma is coffee, a bit sweet, dark caramelized sugar, a light touch of oak. The taste is smooth, drinks like a highly sweetened coffee drink with cream, yet carbonated. The wood notes are present, but subtle and leave a lightly dry, woody bitterness. This is excellent!