UPDATED: NOV 12, 2021 Black pour with a thin tan head and no lacing …. Aroma of parabola, roasted malts, chocolate, dry oak, dark fruits, bourbon notes, tobacco and caramel malts ….. Taste is of tar, fudge, chocolate, roasted malts, caramel malts, dark fruits, little bit of spicy bourbon, dry oak and light tobacco … finish is dry and of chocolate, fudge and roasted malts ….. at this point it tastes like Parabola …. Still very tasty though! Abv hidden well …. Nice and balanced

UPDATED: NOV 8, 2020 Vintage bottle shared by alexsdad06 pour cola brown with thin tan head. Nose raisin, light spice, red fruit. Taste prune, fig, chocolate covered cherry, light alcohol. Lots of flavors even at this age.

UPDATED: JUN 2, 2019 Entering old ratings. 22oz bottle with at least 5 years of age. Pours a very dark brown and almost black in color and capped by a thin tan layer of foam that fades away quickly and rejoins the body below. The aroma shows notes of dark chocolate, toasted caramel, dried dark fruits, and rich malts to go with notes of bourbon and oak laden vanilla. The flavor follows suit with notes of dark and milk chocolate, rich, toasted caramel, and dried dark fruits up front and followed by notes of roasty malts, bourbon, and oak laden vanilla with just a touch of warmth from the alcohol. Medium bodied and smooth with subtle carbonation that leads to a toasted caramel, dark fruit, and bourbon soaked oak on the finish with lingering notes of toasted vanilla and alcohol warmth. Really nice barrel aged blend of beers and has held up really well for being how old it is.

Many thanks to Erzengel for sharing! A very dark brown beer witth a small tan head. Aroma of dark roasted malt, caramel, some coffee. Taste of sweet vanilla, strong caramelish malt, cocoa, vanilla, strong malt, nice!

Many thanks to kappldav123 for sharing this bottle! Deep intense roasted nose. The beer starts deep and rich. Lots of woody oak there, smooth and mild. Round and deep in the aftertaste, soft black velvet-like with a great woody finish. Fascinating deep, intense and great balance between the wood and the dark dry malts. Fantastic with dried woody fruits in the end.

Bottle looks really good. Beer in the glass dark brown, almost black. Heavy malty aroma. Starts intense malty, roasty, interesting woody chocolate notes, mild bitterness. Warming malty finish, roasty with chocolate. Nice one!

From bottle shared at Ratebeer Best awards and bottle-share. Dark brown to black color with beige head. Malty aroma, roasted notes, caramel, chocolate, vanilla, dark dried fruits, wood alcohol. Heavy sweet and light bitter taste. Medium oily body with soft carbonation.

[1/29/17] Bottle/Can/Crowler/Growler at the RateBeer award ceremony bottle share at Flamingo Hotel in Santa Rosa. Very dark brown. Wood, vanilla, oxidation, chocolate, nuts, caramel, dark fruits, sweet, rounded.

Bottle at RBGT. Pours dark brown with a little head. Aroma is a little less bourbon than the 12, but still boozy and strong. Heavy body, but easier than the 12 through more carbonation. Still a long palate, very nice.

Auction won from California. Notes of raisins, wood, dark chocolate, toffee and coconut. Definitely had hints of parabola. Amazing.