12 ounce bottle into snifter, bottled on 7/18/2016. Pours very hazy deep orange/copper/amber/light reddish color with a 1 finger dense and creamy off white head with fantastic retention, that reduces to a small cap that lingers. Nice dense soapy lacing clings on the glass, with a fair amount of streaming carbonation. Fantastic appearance. Aromas of big orange peel, golden raisin, peach, plum, fig, pear, apricot, red apple, cinnamon, peppercorn, coriander, clove, wood bark, honey, caramel, brown sugar, vanilla, toffee, spicy rye whiskey, toasted oak, and brown bread/crust; with lighter notes of licorice, cherry, wood char, leather, tobacco, herbal, floral, grass, and yeast/oak earthiness. Slight booze in the aromas as it warms, but not overwhelming. Damn nice aromas with great balance and complexity of dark/bready malts, orange peel, spices, fruity yeast, and rye whiskey barrel notes; with big strength. Taste of big orange peel, golden raisin, peach, plum, fig, pear, apricot, red apple, cinnamon, peppercorn, coriander, clove, wood bark, honey, caramel, brown sugar, vanilla, toffee, spicy rye whiskey, toasted oak, and brown bread/crust; with lighter notes of licorice, cherry, wood char, leather, tobacco, herbal, floral, grass, and yeast/oak earthiness. Light-moderate herbal, floral, woody, grassy, peppery bitterness; and rye whiskey, bitters, oak tannin spiciness on the finish. Lingering notes of orange peel, golden raisin, peach, plum, fig, pear, apricot, red apple, cinnamon, peppercorn, coriander, clove, wood bark, honey, caramel, brown sugar, vanilla, toffee, spicy rye whiskey, toasted oak, brown bread/crust, licorice, cherry, wood char, leather, tobacco, herbal, floral, grass, and yeast/oak earthiness on the finish for a while. Awesome complexity, robustness, and balance of dark/bready malts, orange peel, spices, fruity yeast, and rye whiskey barrel flavors; with a great malt/bitter/spiciness balance, and no cloying/astringent flavors after the finish. Lightly increasing dryness from lingering bitter/spiciness. Light-medium carbonation and fairly full body; with a very smooth, creamy/silky/bready, fairly sticky/tannic, and lightly slick mouthfeel that is great. Mild increasing warmth of 10.3%, and lingering barrel booziness after the finish. Overall this is an awesome spiced American strong ale. All around awesome complexity, robustness, and balance of dark/bready malts, orange peel, spices, fruity yeast, and rye whiskey barrel flavors; very smooth and dangerously easy to sip on for the big ABV, with the modestly bitter/spicy/drying finish. Pretty much perfectly balanced between rich dark/bready malts, spices, fruity yeast, and rye whiskey barrel presence/integration. Not overly sweet/heavy from lingering dryness. Not overly boozy/tannic on barrels. A really enjoyable offering, and impressively well made experimental style as expected. Showcases the base American strong ale style really well.