Cask at the brewery tasting room. Poured into plastic pint cup. Dark but translucent pour with a thick head. Smell is sweet and bready. Taste is thin however, lighter body than expected. Some of that bread-like flavors were present in the aftertaste. Overall good flavor but nothing much past that.

Cask at the brewery - the "normal" version of this beer has improved significantly this year, and the barrel-aging just makes it even better - the bourbon is very evident, but not overpowering - instead of washing out the flavors of the beer, it simply modifies them - the roastiness and caramel presence becomes more of a bourbon-soaked vanilla flavor, and the herbal qualities of the beer become a bit more subdued, as the wood from the barrel smooths out the bite they once produced - very nice - I hope they do more of these experiments.