Dogfish Head Immort Ale

Pours a lovely clear orange with a short-lived layer of foam. Incredible sweet barley aroma - wow! Dessert wine and light alcohol. Tastes very oily at first, bitter and hoppy, but it opens up into a thick goopy sweet malt taste - you can definitely taste the peat. Plenty of alcohol in the finish, peppery and lingering. Very complex. Body undercarbonated but chewy. What a real treat - sipped this over the course of a few hours. Last of a trade a year and a half ago with Thaichile - many thanks!

Draught. Beware of this one... it packs a punch. Hazy in appearance, nice delicat head, sweet and balanced with a smoky peaty undertone. Very well made, but very strong.

Bottle. Hazy, redish brown color, small white head. Nice full boozy nose of bourbon, honey, and hops. Flavors meld that same bourbon character with smoke and vanilla syrup. Finishes with an interesting sharp acidic bite, then a nice warm alcoholic warmth. Good, interesting, strong barleywine.

Bottle. Pours reddish brown with a wispy off-white head. Rich sweet woody aroma of oak and bourbon. Hints of smoky charred malts. Full sweet flavor with some roast smoke hints bitter lingering after taste, a pleasant heat. Creamy and mouthfilling with some fizzy bite.

Pour was a nice dark amber color. Sweet aroma that mirrors the taste without letting onto the flavors behind it to much. Quite possible the most complex beer I have had. I finished the first drink and knew that there were flavors I missed in there. Primarily a vanilla maple mixture with hints of other flavors floating around. Enough carbonation to tickle the tongue, the medium body feels smooth throughout. I really enjoyed exploring this beer.