Base beer for brewing with Moonshine Soaked Oak Chips

[CrackWagen]

Hi folks - I had the pleasure of visiting Chuck Miller's moonshine distillery in Culpepper Virginia last year. One of the moonshines he produces uses oak and apple chips that are charred, wrapped in giant cheescloth bags and then soaked in the moonshine. This creates a moonshine with a whiskey color as well as a bit of a smokey flavor. He then sells the moonshine soaked woodchips. He and I chatted a bit about me being a homebrewer and he said that other homebrewers have bought the oak chips and soaked them in their beer.

So, the question: what would be a good base beer for these wood chips? I'm thinking an American strong ale.

Thoughts?

Other good base beers?

Thanks!

 

[BeerGrylls]

Scottish ale would work well. I'm sure plenty of people will suggest RIS as well.

 

[roastquake]

I used shine-soaked toasted chips in an imperial rye porter and it is friggn delicious. lots of bourbon flavors

the recipe: http://www.brewtoad.com/recipes/balticornlikka-porter

 

[CrackWagen]

Wow, imperial rye porter. That sounds awesome. Thanks for the quick replies!

 

[roastquake]

Keep us posted on what you end up doing with 'em, cheers!