12 oz. Bottle from 2006, drank in 2006. Pour is ruby amber with a bigger off white head then I would have expected for a Barley Wine, though it went away fairly quickly. Aroma is malt, with some fruitiness. I would say it is cranberries and raisins. Taste has a bit of hop to it, and a nice big malt body. Finish was a bit hot, I will be cellaring the remaining from the 6 pack.

Bottled (bottled 29.12.2004, thanks heemer77!). Nutbrown colour with beige small head. Leaves lace. Aroma is toffee, caramel malts, some spices and a bit of alcohol. Flavour is spicy, fruity, slightly yeasty and some caramel malts. The alcohol is hidden oh-so-well, it just shows as a bit warming feeling while drinking. In the aftertaste the alcohol gives a nice sticking feeling on the tongue, while the flavour is flowery hops and some toffee. A very wellbalanced beer!

November ’03 bottle. Smooth, sweet and complex. Cloudy copper. Small off-white head. Strong malty aroma. Notes of ripe fruits, especially oranges, along with sugar, caramel and alcohol. Very sweet flavor followed by warming alcohol and hop bitter. Silky smooth mouthfeel. Moderately long finish. Great mix of flavors, comfortable texture. Excellent.

12/02/06 Walk the Line Barleywine Festival, Dunedin, FL. 1998 vintage. The beer took on a copper hue with streaks of red around the edges. The head of foam was tan. The aroma was classic Barleywine with a dark fruitiness backed up by some caramel and a hint of hops. It was difficult to tell which type of hops they were just from the aroma. The flavor was first rate. The cherry and dark grape fruitiness mixed with the smooth creamy sweet caramel. There was an undercurrent of pine hops and a sense of alcohol.

12oz Bottle Pours out a amber topped with a small tan head. Very nice sweet and fruity aroma. Very smooth and the alcohol is not very apperent. A very nice BW

Brown bottle, 12 ounces, purchased on August 26, 2006 while visiting Beers of the world (Rochester) with Dum, Ian and Lubière; eye: looks thick as you poor it, brown with caramel reflections, not much head that leaves a ring around the glass, lacing; nose: hops, caramelized malt, alcohol, pepper, clove; mouth: caramelized malt, then hops that arrives rapidly and stays until the end, supported by a brandy-like taste, finale in hops wrapped in caramelized malt which turns into a hops-malt-alcohol chocolate, midly sweet, quite bitter, full body, slick and alcoholic texture, average carbonation; overall: really good FRANÇAIS Bouteille brune, 12 onces, acheté le 26 août 2006 chez Beers of the world (Rochester) lors d’un mémorable voyage avec Dum, Ian et Luc; oeil : semble dense lorsqu’on la vide, brune avec des reflets caramels, faible mousse beige qui forme un anneau autour du verre, dentelle; nez : houblon, malt caramélisé, alcool, poivre, clou de girofle; bouche : malt caramélisé, puis le houblon qui s’amène en trombe et demeure jusqu’à la toute fin, soutien de brandy, finale en houblon enrobé de malt caramélisé puis qui se transforme en une sorte de chocolat au houblon, malt et alcool, moyennement sucrée, assez amère, corsé, texture lisse et alcoolique, moyennement carbonatée; en résumé : très bonne