9

This is what I like to call Australian strong. Almost 15% just smacks of all the flavor. It even broke my bottle opener.

8.1

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5

Bottle @ Ratebeer Odense, Early Summer Extravaganza EURO Warm Up. Pours amber copper with a bubbly head and lace.Deep vinous nose. Vanilla and caramel. Crackers. Smooth, oily and vinous.

7

Hazy amber with a lasting white head. Aroma of toffee and dried fruit with a touch of alcohol. Sweetish fruity and malty flavour with a somewhat thin mouthfeel.

9

Lovely smooth barrel aging. Woody, fruity, port'y. Sweet with a dry woody aftertaste. Easy drinking.

7.4

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

Tasting at Matt’s
Dark amber color, small to no head. Aroma of malt, caramel, some fudge, sweet, some alcohol. Sweet mouthfeel, good malt flavor, a bit too much alcohol (is this the whiskey barrel), round feeling from the barrel, possibly some raisins (Pedro Ximenez?), and thinner in the end.
Would be better if ticking a 2% ABV less, but good as is anyway.

5.8

Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

Bottle. This is cloudy, medium amber, and without a head. The aroma has an oxidized character, old and dusty, with sweet malts and a dash of alcohol. Tastes mostly like an oxidized, sweet old bw. Was probably better once upon a time, but at tihis point tastes like any dusty random bw from my cellar.

8

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 10 | Overall - 8

330ml bottle at Matt’s. Pours a hazy amber with a beige head. Aroma is leather, candied fruits, barrel. Taste is bakery spices, leather notes, candied fruits, whiskey, boozy. Very complex and interesting.

6.6

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

330mL bottle, pours a cloudy opaque dark reddish amber with a small beige head. Nose is very complex, with lovely notes of caramel, whiskey, wood, and a touch of dark fruits. Flavour is intense, with viscous caramel notes, light whiskey, and brown sugar. Not terribly well-integrated, but it's certainly quite complex. Sweet, boozy and a nice slow sipper. Not as good as the preliminary ratings, but it's certainly solid.

7.6

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

Bottle at craig’s. Pours deep amber, nose is vanilla, caramel, fruity, taste is rich, caramel, berries, whisky.

7.5

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

bottle at home .... golden copper ... thin white lacing ... soft sweet toffee fruit ... light oxidised fruit nose ... soft sweet fruits ... juicy zezty floral fruit ... big alcohol ... oxisied fruit