Appearance - 9 | Aroma - 8.5 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 9 | Overall - 8.5

Bottle to snifter.
Appearance: dark rugged maroon to muddy earthy brown color with a finger and a half's worth of white foamy head that slid off eloquently to leave some light lace.
Aroma: light leather, dark fruits, light nuts, grassy to earthy hops, oaky, light toast, dark breadiness and an ever so slight touch of baker's chocolate late in there
Flavor: wraps up the prior noted aromas together fantastically sweet in a dry way and leads into the aftertaste as well
Texture: medium bodied, sure is a sipper! some dryness gripping the tongue; finishes leathery, semi-nutty, and earthy sweet
Overall: I'd say a very nicely done English barleywine I'd very much love to have again.