Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5

2014 750mL bottle drunk 3/18/23, thanks to Willeunforbeer! Clear ruby port with lighter amber. Off-white head to ring quickly. Light grape, mild acidity, raisin, plum and light to moderate oxidation. Cocoa, dark chocolate. Fully attenuated, maybe over. No booze, very clean. Wow very malty still, pepper, raisin, dates and excellent caramel and toffee but well-aged and attenuated. Lightly sticky, candi sugar, vanilla and heavy pepper. Lightly sweet port. No booze, no oxidation in flavor. Wow this has held up remarkably well.

2014 thanks Brian. Slightly oxidized in the nose, still very drinkable. Toffee, caramel, light barrel.

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

750 ml bottle purchased at the Brewery Nov, 1, 3013. Aroma and flavor are pretty much identical. Port wine and dark grapes are found upfront followed by large fig notes. The beer has a medium caramel / toffee body with hints of fruit. The texture of the brew is oily with a lightly sweet finish. Nice mingling of the port barrel and base Wee Heavy. No alcohol found anywhere in the brew.

This was rating 2900 and the last Dave Sakolsky beer I had in my cellar. I was happy to share with new friends and hope Dave will start his own brew pub in the near future. Good luck finding a bottle of this.

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

Whoa. I’m review #2 for this beer? This is a single port barrel of a wee heavy brewed by Dave and I think Paul Vaughn? Anyway, enjoyed at fridge temp and allowed to warm up. Full pour into the Hill Farmstead stemware.

A - Black with light red in the glass. Pours like a barley wine. Sort of a champagne like soda-pop carbonation. Fades fast and has a thin nice head left over.

S - Nose has a hint of esters and blackberries with a candy-like dark fruit smell as well. Certainly dark fruits like prunes and figs.

T - This is only 10%? Quite a big taste for that. Big faded hop profile with pronounced bitterness and sweet vanilla. More of those freaking dark fruits this time, the blackberries are hugely overwhelming almost like fresh picked with a hint of muddy / leafiness.

M - Sticky mouthfeel, reminds me much of most dessert wines with the carbonation of a belgian pale ale.

O - I enjoyed this. I think a 750ML by myself was a mistake but I pushed through and finished it. This is a nice beer and the port + scotch do pair well. I couldn’t think of a more appropriate vessel for this beer.