UPDATED: OCT 3, 2021 Very dark brown with a small tan head. Aroma is woody, dark fruit, brown sugar, and musty. Taste is heavy sweet and light bitter.

UPDATED: JUL 31, 2021 Three Penny Taproom, Montpelier, tap: pours dark with small beige head. Aroma is cognac, wood, candy, hefty malt, dark fruitiness. Taste is super malty, sharp booziness, sweetness, low bitterness. Hefty sipper.

UPDATED: MAR 23, 2021 2015 tapping, draft. 8.5 ounce stem glass at Lizardville in Copley, Ohio. Smell the sweet malt. Black in color with beige head. Sweet, malty, leathery, and light brandy barrel taste. Very complexed with tastes. Smooth and alcohol is well hidden. Leathery aftertaste which I love. This is very a very nice beer. Cheers!

UPDATED: APR 4, 2020 2014 bottle. Pours dark brown, no head. Strong boozy molasses, wood barrel, an almost Flanders red kind of woody malty earthiness. Smooth, sweet desserty wine, prunes, rum, cocoa flavor, coconut, maple syrup. Big big on taste, really smooth and while it's got myriad flavors it all blends very well. I never really was big on dessert wines but there's no denying this is well done and complex. Similar to the Baladin Xyauyu.

UPDATED: FEB 2, 2020 2015 tapped 2020 at Falling Rock. Black pour, tan head. Aroma of milk chocolate, Brandy, raisin, prune. Taste follows, with caramel, candied sugar, quite complex. Wow.

UPDATED: OCT 12, 2019 Tyk, mørk brun, næsten sort, en smule beige skum. Aroma er sødlig, fad, vinøs, masser af burbon. Smagen er fed, rund, lidt rosin/sveske, malt, sødlig, men en kraftig alkohol finish. Lækker barleywine men måske lidt for sprittet.

UPDATED: APR 3, 2019 Draft to raster at Cappy's pour hazy hazel brown with minimal ecru head. Nose caramel, raisin, toffee, red fruit, Brandy. Taste toffee, toasted caramel, fig or raisin, light oak, then some red wine/brandy. Light heat from alcohol. This one's listed at 14.7 ABV

11/17/18 (Chicago): 1 oz 13.5% ABV pour at FOBAB into taster glass. Black pour, light tan head. Light Scotch aroma, boozy. Light chocolate and Scotch taste, balanced. Smooth creamy mouth feel. Overall very good offering.

Tap at Meadhall, Boston. Vintage 2015. Colour is dark brown with small slightly brownish head. Aromas and flavors: Chocolate, some sweetness, some sugary sweetness, dry fruits, raisins, rum, some alcohol and malts. Little bit of too boozy.

UPDATED: JAN 3, 2018 Bottle - pours dark tan, little head. Smells strongly of bourbon and caramelised toffee. Really soft and silky mouthfeel with an alcohol warmth at the end. Loads of whiskey as expected, but with a lot of sweet caramel flavours to counter-act it. You can taste and feel the booze, but it is not overpowering and I think this is exactly what you want from a big whiskey aged barley wine! Delicious!