750 ml bottle into snifter, bottled on 5/25/2016. Pours nearly opaqe dark brown color with a 1 finger fairly dense and fluffy light khaki head with goof retention, that reduces to a thin cap that lingers. Nice spotty soapy lacing clings around the glass, with a moderate amount of streaming carbonation retaining the cap. Aromas of big caramel, toffee, brown sugar, molasses, brown bread, vanilla, coconut, bourbon, toasted oak, raisin, plum, fig, cherry, and date; with lighter notes of leather, tobacco, chocolate, cocoa, red wine, pepper, and roast/oak/toasted earthiness. A bit boozy as it warms. Damn nice aromas with great balance and complexity of dark/roast/bready malt, bourbon barrel, and moderate fruity yeast notes; with great strength. Taste of huge caramel, toffee, brown sugar, molasses, brown bread, vanilla, coconut, bourbon, toasted oak, raisin, plum, fig, cherry, and date; with lighter notes of leather, tobacco, chocolate, cocoa, red wine, pepper, and roast/oak/toasted earthiness. Moderate bourbon/tannic oak spiciness and light roast bitterness on the finish; with lingering notes of caramel, toffee, brown sugar, molasses, brown bread, vanilla, coconut, bourbon, toasted oak, dark fruits, light chocolate/cocoa, and roast/oak/toasted earthiness on the finish for a while. Incredible complexity, robustness, and balance of dark/roast/bready malt, bourbon barrel, and moderate fruity yeast flavors; with a great malt/bourbon/oak spiciness balance, and zero cloying sweetness after the finish. Light dryness from bourbon/oak spiciness, increasing through the glass. Light-medium carbonation and very rich full body; with a very smooth, creamy/slick, and lightly sticky/chalky/tannic balanced mouthfeel that is great. Alcohol is very well hidden with a small warmth lingering after the finish; with minimal barrel booziness. Overall this is an incredible barrel aged strong ale! All around fantastic complexity, robustness, and balance of dark/roast/bready malt, bourbon barrel, and moderate fruity yeast flavors; very smooth and dangerously easy to sip on for the huge ABV. Barrel presence on this is absolutely enormous, but not boozy. Mostly old ale/English barelywine character, with some lighter complimenting stout flavors. A highly enjoyable offering.

From a 75 cl bottle. Pours a deep mahogany with a tan head. Aroma of caramel. Flavors of toffee, prunes and pit fruits. Oh yes!

Draught @ Barcade. Inky black with small frothy beige head, mocha/oak aroma, medium carbonation, sweetish mocha taste laced with alcohol and oak flavor, somewhat thick body, long mocha finish with strong alcohol aftertaste. A very good blend of great beers.

Draft at the Bruery. Aroma of coffee, strong bourbon vanilla and raisin. Rich taste of soft raisin, vanilla, mild roast, chocolate, booze, nuts and molasses. Boozy long finish. Delicious.

A reddish brown ale with a thin mocha head. In aroma, sweet fruity malt with dark fruits, molasses, plums, alcohol warmth, light Brett, pleasant. In mouth, a nice sweet fruity chocolate malt with vanilla, bourbon, light licorice, alcohol warmth, very nice and complex. On tap at Placentia location.