UPDATED: AUG 14, 2023 500ml bottle from Holme Growne in Jersey a few years ago & stored since then. Pours hazy amber with a white head. Aromas & tastes of peach, plums, biscuit, caramel, spice & malt. Medium body. Dry finish has the alcohol well hidden. Very enjoyable

UPDATED: JAN 6, 2023 Bottle online from Beers Of Europe. Pours an almost clear golden colour with a thin white head. Aromas of peppery spice, biscuits, brandy, orange zest, marmalade, syrup and warming alcohol. Taste has more of the same notes coming through, some added honey, a little alcohol burn and a light earthy hop lingering on the finish. Medium to full body, fairly low carbonation and smooth oily mouthfeel. This is a decent beer and the alcohol is fairly well hidden considering the strength. Would have this again.

UPDATED: AUG 25, 2022 Appearance: cloudy deep gold with a one finger tall white frothy head of medium retention. Aroma: rich esters, biscuit, crackers, dried fruits. Taste: medium dry. Good malt, esters, dried fruits, herbal hops. Hoppy ending. Mouth feel: medium to full body, soft to average carbonation. Summary: good

UPDATED: JUN 13, 2022 Cloudy golden pour with a thin creamy white head and spots of lacing …. Aroma of caramel malts, spices, grains, fruity Belgian yeast, raisins, orange and toasted malts ….. taste is of caramel malts, spices, orange, toasted malts, boozy and very tripel like ….. belgian fruity yeast and a very spicy bitter finish …. Creamy mouthfeel and soft …. I think this is underrated, has nice belgian traits, but to me it drinks like a tripel …. Not a barleywine in my opinion

UPDATED: JAN 28, 2022 330ml (10.5%) at home on 27 Jan 2022, purchased 4 Nov 2021 (bb unknown): toffee, esters, resiny aroma, golden amber, thin off-white head, toffee, glue, esters flavour, viscous, sweet, no alcohol burn.

UPDATED: DEC 26, 2021 330ml and 500ml Bottles from Beers of Europe (2021) and Booths, Ripon (2008). Hazy amber coloured with a thick white head of foam. It has a rich peppery hop and dried fruity flavour with plum, vanilla and caramel on the smooth fruity finish. Very good.

UPDATED: NOV 18, 2021 Bottle from House of Trembling Madness. Clear amber with small off white head. Aroma of sweet malts and fruitiness. Taste has quite a strong herbal bitterness but not astringent, quite boozy, reasonable malts and fruitiness coming through but does lack depth. Below average barley wine but still enjoyed it.

UPDATED: NOV 5, 2021 Clear amber beer, short bubbly head. Smells sweet and fruity with a dash of caramel. Flavour is quite sweet initially with fruit, a little Christmassy spice and then it goes very boozy. Quiite sharp though not overpowering. it's not bad but despite the strength it doesn't have the richness that the best barley wines have to go with the blend of flavours.

UPDATED: DEC 14, 2020 Consiglio: degustare alla temperatura corretta, la birra cambia notevolmente.

UPDATED: DEC 19, 2019 Clear copper appearance. Aroma is sweet and malt. Flavour is boozy, malt, sweet and caramel.