Tasting at Brian's, bottle, vintage 2018, 2 years old
Dark brown colour. Deep aroma of malt, chocolate, some vanilla or bourbon, oxidized but in a good way. Good malt depth, it's leaning on the dark notes, it's sweet, with roasted nuts, some vanilla, and a lot of booze; oxidation feelings too.
Very good.

375ml on Brian's deck. 2018 vintage. Appearance: dirty brown with a beige head. Aroma: high level of oxydization, lots of vanilla and bourbon. Taste: very sweet with some sourness, lots of vanilla and bourbon. Overall: good stuff.

12 ounce bottle into snifter, 2018 vintage bottling. Pours nearly opaque dark brown/black color with a 1 finger dense and rocky tan head with fantastic retention, that reduces to a thin cap that lasts. Nice spotty soapy lacing clings on the glass, with a moderate amount of streaming carbonation retaining the cap. Fantastic appearance. Aromas of big caramel, brown sugar, toffee, vanilla, cream, raisin, plum, prune, cherry, fig, date, apricot, red apple, bourbon, coconut, toasted oak, roasted nuts, biscuit, and brown bread/crust; with lighter notes of licorice, molasses, chocolate, cocoa, coffee, smoke, oak char, leather, tobacco, herbal, grass, peppercorn, and yeast/roast/toast/oaky earthiness. Mild increasing booze in the aromas as it warms, but not overwhelming. Damn nice aromas with great balance and complexity of dark/bready/light roasted malts, fruity yeast, vanilla, bourbon barrels, and light earthy hop notes; with big strength. Taste of huge caramel, brown sugar, toffee, vanilla, cream, raisin, plum, prune, cherry, fig, date, apricot, red apple, bourbon, coconut, toasted oak, roasted nuts, biscuit, and brown bread/crust; with lighter notes of licorice, molasses, chocolate, cocoa, coffee, smoke, oak char, leather, tobacco, herbal, grass, peppercorn, and yeast/roast/toast/oaky earthiness. Mild herbal, grassy, roast, charred bitterness; and bourbon/oak tannin spiciness on the finish. Lingering notes of caramel, brown sugar, toffee, vanilla, cream, dark fruit, cherry, apricot, red apple, bourbon, coconut, toasted oak, roasted nuts, biscuit, brown bread/crust, licorice, molasses, chocolate, cocoa, coffee, smoke, oak char, leather, tobacco, herbal, grass, peppercorn, and yeast/roast/toast/oaky earthiness on the finish for a while. Amazing complexity, robustness, and balance of dark/bready/light roasted malts, fruity yeast, vanilla, bourbon barrels, and light earthy hop flavors; with a fantastic malt/roast/hop bitter/sweet, and bourbon/oak spiciness balance; with no cloying/astringent flavors after the finish. Lightly increasing dryness from lingering hop/roast bitterness and bourbon/oak spiciness. Light-medium carbonation and full body; with a very smooth, creamy/silky/velvety/bready, and lightly slick/sticky/chalky/tannic mouthfeel that is fantastic. Mild increasing warmth of 13.5%, with minimal lingering barrel booze after the finish. Overall this is an amazing flavored barrel aged old ale! All around amazing complexity, robustness, and balance of dark/bready/light roasted malts, fruity yeast, vanilla, bourbon barrels, and light earthy hop flavors; very smooth and dangerously easy to sip on for the huge ABV, with the mildly bitter/tannic/drying finish; fantastic soft feel for the style. Perfectly balanced rich malts, vanilla, fruity yeast, and bourbon barrel presence/integration; with solid earthy hops. Not overly sweet/heavy from lingering dryness. A highly enjoyable offering, and top tier quality style example as expected. Not as amazing as the BA base beer, but still pretty mind blowing.