Bottle shared. Pours cloudy dark brown with no head. Aroma of vanilla, oak, molasses, soy, toffee, overripe dark fruits and booze. Flavour is light heavy sweet. Weird mouthfeel, it seems thick and watery at the same time. Medium bodied with completely flat carbonation.

Poured from a 12 oz 2014 vintage bottle. Aroma has a rich dark caramel and toffee notes. Medium light chocolate and light roast. Hints of toasted bread and nuts. Moderate dark fruit notes of raisin, fig and prune with a bit of plum and berry. Medium oak notes and hints of soy. Pours a murky mud brown with absolutely no head. No lacing and moderate legs. Flavor has a medium sweetness with a lot of dark caramel and toffee. Moderately strong oak notes also present with hints of vanilla, coconut and almond. A light chocolate and soy note. Medium light tobacco and leather. Moderate raisin, prune and plums. Oak tannins are a bit harsh. Medium light alcohol notes. Mouthfeel is full bodied with absolutely no carbonation. Low astringency and medium low alcohol warmth. Overall, an alright beer but the lack of carbonation really hurts it. Lots of oak character that works well with the malt but the oak tannins detract from the beer. I don?t know how it would age though as I bet the soy sauce character would creep in and overwhelm.

Bottle. Nose of bourbon, smoke, chocolate, caramel. Cloudy brown, flat. Flavor is oxidized oak, chocolate, port. Oily and flat, needs carbonation. Very tasty, rich and woody but the flatness doesn’t work.

I prefer the regular version. Bourbon aroma and some in the flavor. Vanilla in the flavor and aftertaste, with the flavor and aroma of booze. no carbonation and the palate and mouthfeel are a little thin.

Bottle: Poured a murky dark brown color ale with zero carbonation. Aroma of tobacco, bourbon, light vanilla and molasses is quite singular. Taste is also dominated by tobacco with some molasses and bourbon notes clearly identifiable. Residual sugars are also easily identifiable with light warming alcohol. Body is quite full with almost zero carbonation. This is almost like drinking an old sherry or xeres and makes for a perfect nightcap.

Botttle at the pre Borefts tasting, Den Haag. Poured a hazy mahogany. The aroma is rich boozy alcohol molasses. The flavour is rich malt molasses, ripe fruti with a rich malt boozy alcohol palate. Medium bodied with flat carbonation.

2014 one liter thanks to Phil. Pours a cloudy brown with small beige head that diminishes to nothing. The aroma is strong oak, dark fruit, burnt caramel. Thin mouthfeel with nice booze, dark fruit, wood, candy sugar. Good.