Tap poured into the heaviest goblet I have ever held. This was the BA version, 2.5 month in Heaven Hill barrels and a lot of vanilla bean. I felt like I was holding a 10lb weight with this beer. I was nervous to try this, not a fan of barrel, not a fan of vanilla bean in my beer, not a fan of the last crème brûlée beer I had (Southern Tier), so this started with a lot of negative for me. However, I was very pleasantly surprised. Aroma is full of thick, crusty vanilla bean that is natural and not artificial at all. This comes off as a thick, sweet pastry. Flavor is similar bit a bit more sweet malts peaking through. Some bitterness emerges to offset some of the sweet. Finish is rich creamy pastry. I did enjoy it. There is plenty of heft to the body and a long sweet vanilla and cream finish; worked well together. As it warms even a bit of chocolate comes out of the flavor. Everything looks good in this goblet, the color was a caramel, copper, reddish, brown. Lightly sticky lacing.