Bottle at the dockside tap. Pours deep brown, nose is funk, vanilla, caramel, taste is sweet, funky, bitter, little cheesy.

bottle at dockside tap... deep red brown... thin lacing... soft funk earthy woody sour malts nose... Light dry caramel toffee licorice... funk earthy licorice

Bottle. Frothy off-white fair mostly deminishing ead. Very dark red colour. Moderate malty and light hoppy nice acetic aroma. Moderate bitter complex flavor. Barley wine-ish. Average moderate bitter finish. Creamy palate.

Bottled. A very dark brown beer with a tan head. The aroma has notes of cherries, roasted malt, and fruits. The flavor is sweet with notes cherries, malt, and fruits, leading to a dry finish.

Sample from 33 cl flip top bottle. Clear dark amber colour with a thin off-white head. Sweet aroma with caramel malts, vinous notes, cherries, a soft bourbon vanilla note. Taste is sweet. Full body with an oliy texture and a soft carbonation. Finishes fruity with caramel malts and cherries. Nice.

Bottle@Lars place - dark brown pour with beige hesd. Sweet and toasted malty with some caramel and toffee sweetness, some brown sugar, medium to full bodied, notes of both cherry and bourbon into the finish.

33 cl bottle. Pours dark brown. Small off white head. Aroma is toffee. Caramelish and toasted malt. Wineous, fruity. Slight wooden. Vanilla. Mellow fruity and wineius into the finish.

swingtop bottle from boxbeers. Interesting... aged for 6!! yrs in bourbon barrels. Probably the longest barrelled beer i've ever tasted. clear brown, small smooth offwhite head. Aroma of vanilla, sweet almonds, cherries, wood, old ale, sweeter notes and vinegar notes that reminds me of belgian bruin kind of beers, complex and layered aroma, but almost too much vanilla and almonds. Surprisingly little wood given the time it's spent barrels. Aroma is very complex , layered and there is a lot to explore. Flavor is cherries, wood, nuts, other fruits, fainter malts, vanilla. not as good as aroma promised, but an interesting old lagered fruit ale nonetheless. The high ABV does not get in the way, and the flavor appears balanced yet very heavy and very deep/layered. Now i think of it, it does taste quite a bit like some of the older and more dry madeira you might encounter.

Bottle split at CBC Islington, thanks to Kenny, 26/04/17. Rich chestnut brown with a well presented beige cap. Nose is toffee, biscuit, light spice, brown sugar, dried fruits. Taste comprises sweet and sour vibes, dark fruit tang, biscuit, toffee, stewed fruits. Medium + body, fine carbonation, drying close with some warming booze and a bourbon tickle. Ok English strong ... just lacks depth and finesse ABV considered.