4.4

Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 10 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 18

A pillowy cream coloured head that dissipates quickly on a murky caramel coloured body. The nose is massive and rich - brown sugar, bourbon, ripe dark berries, rich sweet malt and toffee all make an appearance. A tough act to follow but the taste pulls it off. The taste profile leads with bourbon, sweet biscuit malt, toffee and caramel, prunes, raisins, dark berries and both earthy and citrus hops. A hint of toast, licorice and spice add to a sweet but very balanced BW profile. Full bodies, dense and rich with appropriately soft effervescence. I’m not sure the style gets any better than this on the sweet end of the spectrum.

7.5

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7

Dirty brownish caramel pour, not much carb and kind of sedimentu butterscotch, vanilla, booze. Interesting

8.5

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 9

Bottled (BQE Q3 2014)@Rådhuskällaren, Umeå. Deep amber/copper colour with a mediumsized beige small head. Aroma is nice caramel, some nice wooden tones, also a nice aged port/madeira kind of thing going on with some mild alcohol. Flavour is very beautifully balanced with same same elements as in the aroma. Aged really beautifully.

7.5

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

750 corked & caged bottle, from the brewery. ABV is 13.3%. Dark brown colour, small beige head. Strong aroma of bourbon, molasses and oak. Soft carbonation. The flavour has also bourbon and distinct notes of oak, moderate molasses (not too sweet), noticeable hops.

7.4

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

Light amber with off white head - Dark fruity aroma - Malt body with some caramel dark fruity tones and some yeasty notes - The fruity tones goes into the finish with some caramel notes - This was good

7.9

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 10 | Overall - 7.5

(Bottle) Hazy dark amber colour with small, frothy, beige head. Malty, fruity nose with caramel, toffee, dried apricots, orange peel, nuts, treacle, vanilla and oak wood. Malty, fruity, sweet taste with notes of caramel, toffee, apricots, dried fruit, orange peel, oak wood, vanilla, coconut, treacle, nuts, red berries and a warming, peppery, vinous finish with a mild bitterness. Full body, quite sweet. Not as aggressively hoppy as many American barley wines. Well rounded and surprisingly well balanced for its strength. Very nice.

8

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

Bottle, 75cl corked, at Haandverksølfestivalen 2017. An unclear dark orange to amber colored beer with a nice off-white head. Hoppy, fruity aroma with caramel and some prunes. There’s a light sour touch in the flavor, with the same hoppy and fruity elements found in the aroma. Caramel malts and dark dried fruits too, mostly prune. It’s full-bodied and nicely carbonated, with a sourish touch and a long finish. A delicious one indeed. 170610

8

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

16.06.2018, 0,75l bottle sampled @ Håndverksølfestivalen:
Small fizzy shortlasting head, hazy reddish amber color. Aroma is slightly sweet fruity, raisins, oak, mild bourbon, caramel malts, grass, dried fruits, hay, fruit stones, candi sugar, butterscotch. Taste is slightly sweet sour-ish fruity, raisins, oak, minerals, grass, mild bourbon, fruit stones, dried fruits, caramel malts, nuts, butterscotch. Medium to longlasting bitterness, slightly sweet fruity mouthfeel. Nice.

30.03.2015, 0,75l bottle shared with friends @ home:
8-3-8-4-15=3,8
Tiny bubbly shortlasting head. Aroma is slightly dry boozy, whiskey, grass, caramel malts, candied sugar, weeds, burnt caramel, almond cake, oak. Taste is mild and slightly sweet, grass, caramel malts, whiskey, toffee, almond cake, burnt caramel, oak, vanilla. Medium bitterness, slightly dry mouthfeel. Nice.

7

0,2 litre taster at Håndverksøl festivalen. Brown with offwhite head. Malts, hops and barrel.