Panda at home, thanks to Kenneth, 17/03/2026.
Black topped with a tan cap that thins to a swirl then veers to the edge.
Nose is dried fruit rinds, bourbon nip, molasses, chocolate, dark malts.
Taste comprises chocolate shavings, dark malts, figs, dates, fruit cake mix, molasses, bourbon bite, light spice.
Full bodied, oily feel, drying close with a balanced rising boost.
Solid sipper.

19th February 2026
Nowhere on the bottle does this say it's Batch 5. The label says Double Barrel. Shouldn't that be the name - Electric Roads Double Barrel? We do make life hard for ourselves! Anyway, this is a 16.7% double barrel aged barleywine called Electric Roads. It's a near opaque dark brown beer, ephemeral small pale tan head. Smooth palate, pretty light for the abv, but there is a slight viscosity in the lightness. Decent fine minerally carbonation, doubly so for a barleywine that is well past any non fortified wine. Light bodied but rich malts, mild caramel and dark toffee and decent malt cream. Big rich bourbon barrel, rich ripe bourbon soaked fruits. Savoury bourbon. Some offset from oak barrel induced vanilla. Airy finish. Quite the slave to its barrels but, that's fine, coz the barrelling is bloody marvellous!

Bottle, shared with friends. Pours clear hazel, small beige head, some lacing. Aroma is werthers, bourbon, dark sugars, toffee, vanilla. Flavor is quite sweet, light plus bitter. Full body, silky mouthfeel. Good.