Bottle in a trade some time ago. Personally better balanced then the ten. A dark brown body with a tan head. Notes of chocolate bourbon oak sweet malt, brandy, dark fruit raisins vanilla. overall strongly malty beer complex and more enjoyable as it warms then the 10.

Bottle, at Monk’s cafe "World’s Most Expensive Beers w/Stephen Beaumont" dinner March 12, 2008. Poured Deep brown, capped with a moderate sized tan head. Delicious aroma of liquorice, anise, chocolate, raisin, and vanilla. Intense flavor, with chocolate, raisin, oak, alcohol, vanilla and some smoke. Long woody/smoky finish. Amazing Blend. Paired very well with a steak cooked over wood chips.

22oz bottle. Been hanging onto this one for a while, finally cracked it. Pours a deep chocolate brown with a 2 finger beige head that dissipated quickly. Amazing aromas of dark fruits, toffee, caramel, chocolate and coffee. Flavor held much of the same with the booze being hidden pretty well for 11%. This beer definitely lived up to all the hype.

Thanks to bitbucket tasting. Light brown w/ thin head. Lots of nutty bourbon, oak and roasted malts with caramel. Good, but too much barrel and not enough beer.

Courtsey of Tony @ OTH. A very good and rare offering. Pours clear brown, with white head. Aroma and taste were very sweet, roasted with caramel. Oaky, leaving a liquor-like aftertaste.