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

Reviewed from notes.
Can to snifter.
Appearance: ruby red toned to semi-rugged brown color with a thin cap of a little white foamy head which dissipated fairly quick, no lace.
Aroma: dark fruits, caramel, almond butter (uhmmm, weird but okay), treacle, sweet leather, some nuts and light honey
Flavor: mildly sweet through the prior noted aromas with a touch dry semi-spicy undertones; mild earthy to nutty to that almond butter-ish aftertaste
Texture: medium bodied, good sipper, some smoothness on the tongue but some invasive dryness closing down any possible cloying qualities; finishes dry, semi-spicy and semi-sweet
Overall: I say a pretty nicely done English barleywine I would come back to. I didn't mind the almond butter thing, just different than what I expected and I ended up liking it.