Bottle: Poured a deep amber color ale with a large foamy head with good retention and some lacing. Aroma of bourbon is dominant with some woody notes as well as some residual sugar notes are also perceptible. Taste is also dominated by a huge amount of bourbon with some residual sugar and toffee notes. Vanilla notes and woody notes are also perceptible though somewhat more subtle. Body is quite full with good carbonation and light warming alcohol notes can de detected. This is quite the extreme example of scotch ale with bourbon being really dominant. I enjoyed this but wouldn’t want to drink too much on one session.

Aroma: Strong bourbon accents with molasses, anise, and oakwood. Beautiful complex and powerful nose. Appearance: Murky brown with little creamy head, leaving a thick film on glass but with a very little lacing. Taste: Caramel and toffee explosion, with notes of butter and oak as finish. Very sweet and delicious. Fabulous for pairing dessert. Finish is with oak and wood accents. Bourbon is wrapping everything very nicely. Body is full, texture syrupy. Flavors are sweet and powerful; it’s like chewing a piece of toffee dipped in bourbon.

Brown bottle, 660 ml, purchased at Broue Ha Ha, savoured on December 2 2012; eye: dark brown with a reddish hue, opaque, nice tan head that turns into a tiny ring, light lacing; nose: bourbon, woody, caramel, light hops, anise, light alcohol; mouth: bourbon, woody, caramel, anise, light alcohol, light alcohol warmth, finale in anise with presence of alcohol warmth, medium-full body, below-average carbonation, mildly sweet, lightly bitter, lightly harsh texture; overall: quite fine FRANÇAIS Bouteille brune, 660 ml, achetée chez Broue Ha Ha, savourée le 2 décembre 2012; œil : brun foncé avec une teinte rougeâtre, opaque, belle mousse fauve qui se transforme en un petit anneau, légère dentelle; nez : bourbon, boisé, caramel, léger houblon, anis, léger alcool; bouche : bourbon, boisé, caramel, anis, léger alcool, léger chaleur d’alcool, finale en anis avec présence de chaleur d’alcool, corps moyen-corsé, carbonatation sous la moyenne, moyennement amère, moyennement sucrée, texture légèrement rugueuse; en résumé : très bon