Bottle, 1 pint 9.3 ounces, bottle 450 of 1,500, blue wax, savoured on December 9 2016; eye: mahogany with a bronze hue, clear, no effervescence, no head, no lacing; nose: malt, caramel, bittering hops, alcohol, fig; mouth: malt, caramel, bittering hops, alcohol, fig, light alcohol acridness, finale in alcohol with presence of malt, full body, below-average carbonation, mildly sweet, harsh texture; overall: fine

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Bouteille, 1 pinte 9,3 onces, bouteille 450 de 1 500, cire bleue, savour�e le 9 d�cembre 2016; �il : acajou avec une teinte bronze, limpide, pas d�effervescence, pas de mousse, pas de dentelle; nez : malt, caramel, houblon am�risant, alcool, figue; bouche : malt, caramel, houblon am�risant, alcool, figue, l�g�re �cret� d�alcool, finale en alcool avec pr�sence de malt, cors�e, carbonatation sous la moyenne, moyennement sucr�e, texture r�peuse; en r�sum� : bien

A reddish copper barleywine with a mocha head. In aroma, sweet caramel malt with vinous notes, treacle, light butterscotch, alcohol warmth, very nice and beautiful. In mouth, a nice sweet fruity malt with light treacle, alcohol warmth, very nice and rich. Bottle at Ottawa Xmas gathering 2016.

Refrigerated brown 75 cl bottle 2009 poured into a snifter. Hazy Amber with no head. Aroma is caramel malt, medium body, little carbonation, and little lacing. Taste is caramel malt.

Thnx To Mike !!! Pours warm blonde to amber. Small white head. Smell is thick, malty sweetness. Taste is sharp, grainy, sweet and bitter. way more balanced than other bitter BW I had. I actually like this one a lot.

Bottle shared during RBWG 2015. Pours cloudy amber with a slight, foamy off-white head. Lots of tangy, ripe dark fruits. A bit of caramel. Some ketchup, perhaps. Medium to full bodied with fine carbonation. Finishes sweet and warm and tangy, with more fruity notes and sugary malts. Fair. (I like ketchup.)

Rating added 3/1/2015. Bottle (2009) at Cigar City Brewpub during the RBWG 2015 welcome event. Murky brown with beige head. Aromas of caramel, malt, dark fruit. Tastes of dark fruit, caramel, butterscotch. Medium body with a dry finish. Not a fan. 5/2/3/4/8

2008 vintage consumed on 1/28/2018. Green wax. Dark brownish with thin beige head. Aromas of caramel, toffee, dark fruit. Tastes of caramel, toffee, dark fruit, brown sugar. Medium body with a dry finish. Aged quite well for 10 years. Seems like I enjoyed this a lot more the second time around. 8/4/8/4/17

Bottle - Vintage 2009 - nice sweet plum and some caramel, with lots of fruity notes. Dark cloudy copper with a decent white head. Rich caramel and nice dark fruit notes. Very nice.

Obtained in a trade with AdamJackson. Thanks! 2010 Vintage. Incredibly gorgeous packaging. Bottle nr. 933/1500. Pours dark thick amber/orange with basically no head & little sign of carbonation. Smell is thick syrupy, herbal, marming, lots of dark fruits, thick sweet sugary malts. Taste is thick malt, herbal, rather bitter still with some old hops, tad milk chocolate, lots of milky old dark fruits, substantial malt. Little in the way of carbonation. Pretty decent but not overly impressive or complex, I expected a lot more here.