UPDATED: SEP 28, 2022 One pint, .9 fl oz bottle that I got at Total Wine in Santa Fe, NM this summer. My first NZ beer to taste and rate, it looks promising as I appreciate imperial stouts significantly. The label says 2017, vintage apparently. This evening I have my Buffalo Bayou tulip glass in place, the cap is pulled and I pour. Now that is a thick liquid, absolutely black, with a thin skim of mahogany brown foam that sees a steady recharging. The scent is nice, chocolate, a bit of roast and some barrel impression. And I take a drink, well, it is unique and in a good way. Dark chocolate, burnt toast, a hint of toffee, some sourness from the wine and malt. There's a fair bitterness completing. A complex imperial stout, rather interesting and enjoyable.

UPDATED: APR 13, 2022 On tap at Aslan Depot, pours black with a small tan head. Aroma is very complex and elegant, with lots of red wine barrels, roasted malt, and tannins. Flavour is exquisite, with lots of red wine barrels, tannins, and roasted malt. The red wine works perfectly with the roast, leaving just the right amount of tannins. This is lovely.

UPDATED: JAN 17, 2022 Bottle. Black with an inch of tan head that fades gradually. Aroma of blackberries, roasted malt, coffee, oak, some smoked almonds. Full bodied, creamy with moderate carbonation. Tastes much as it smells with nicely integrated berry, roasted, mocha and lightly smoky flavours. Perhaps a little soy sauce. Gentle bitterness is enough to make a finish. No overt booze. Lovely stuff.

UPDATED: JUN 28, 2020
Bottle 500ml. @ Sankt Hans El Catador - one man down - Tasting.

[ As 8 Wired Lokomotiv Merlot ].
ABV: 11.0%. Clear dark black colour with a large, frothy - creamy, good lacing, mostly lasting, beige head. Aroma is moderate to heavy malty, roasted, dark malt, plums - berries. Flavor is moderate to heavy sweet and moderate bitter with a long duration, roasted, dark malt, alcohol, dark fruit - berries, vinous. Body is medium to full, texture is oily, carbonation is soft, finish feel is warming and light alcoholic. [20200627]
8-4-8-4-17

UPDATED: JUN 27, 2020 Bottle @ Ulfborg, Sankt-Hans tasting. Aroma of roasted malt, caramel, berry notes, wineous, wood. Heavy sweet and moderate bitter with lingering roasted notes. Full and creamy. Good

UPDATED: JUN 27, 2020 Bottle at Sankt Hans El Catador - one man down - Tasting Ulfborg. Black body with a small light brown head. Roasted malt, chocolate, oak, berry notes, vinous. Smooth. Good.

UPDATED: JUN 27, 2020 Bottle at Skt. Hans El Catador. It pours jet black with a creamy beige head. The aroma is dark chocolate, deep roast, vinous, oak, licorice and dark berries. The flavor is sweet roasted with light funky notes. Bitter roasted notes.

UPDATED: MAY 5, 2020 Very nice beer! Wine barrel adds an interesting and rich character filled with notes of grape, dates and booze. Body is full, dark roasted malts are there and they add liquorice, coffee and dark chocolate. Finish is smooth, boozy and delicious.

UPDATED: MAR 19, 2020 Rami Rami is drinking a Lokomotiv Merlot (2017) by 8 Wired Brewing Co. at Powiśle Na kwasno ten stout, na szczescie na wisniowo kwasno. Ale tez na tanicznie, czekoladowe nitki dopiero na dalszymmplanie. Dobre, ale tylko tyle. Za to niewatpliwie ciekawe. Nie pod gust. albo pechowa butla. Rami Rami: Na zimno bylo dobre. Na cieplej zaledwie akceptowalne, bo jakies ostre alkoholowo sie jeszcze zrobilo. No nie lezy. I/lub pechowa butla

UPDATED: FEB 11, 2020 Czarne z rubinowymi refleksami i ciemną, średnio trwał pianą. W zapachu kakao, wiśnie w deserowej czekoladzie, rodzynki, stare drewno, czerwone wino - dokładnie taka kolejność. W smaku półsłodkie, mocno czekoladowe, pestkowe, kawowe, z winnymi posmakami, nutką słonego karmelu i średnią, palono tytoniową goryczką. Niskie wysycenie, kremowe, oleiste w odbiorze, lekko rozgrzewające. Doceniam intensywne, długie posmaki, wyrazistą beczkę po winie, fajne body, choć nic nie poradzę, że wolę beczki po burbonie...