Barrel-Aged Barleywine

Thx to Mathieu87. Growler sampled @ "De grote Black Tuesday Tasting". Clear light amber, small bubbles, odd colour, very light & clear. Nose is weird, very herbal, spices, similar to some herbal teas that people sell that supposedly aid with illnesses, medicinal, tonic, malts, sweet oak that completely clashes with the rest. Taste is weird thin, same very herbal profile, weds, tonic, watery, oxidation, thin mixed with sweet vanilla which is a combo that doesn’t work. Weak, watery body. Not a fan of this, weird & not appealing to me.

Whisky Barrel aged version! Dark cognac colour, almost no head left. Bourbon, chocolate, liquorice. Whisky, smoky flavours, bit of red berries, spices, wood, Jägermeister-like flavour warming up. Medium bodied, quite slick, carbonation gone from the growler. Nowhere bad, just a bit tired sample.