355ml bottle. Almost opaque, darkest brown colour with small to average, creamy, moderately lasting and lacing, dark beige head. Sweet-ish, slightly toasty and nutty, caramel malty and minimally woody aroma, notes of caramel, dark caramel, hints of toasted nuts, a touch of Bourbon, whiffs of old, dark wood. Taste is sweet-ish, caramel malty, toasty and minimally nutty, dark malty, bitter hoppy and minimally woody, notes of dark caramel, hints of toasted nuts, a touch of Brazil nut, burnt caramel, Bourbon, some roasty bitterness as well; lingering, minimally warming, alcoholic finish, very well hidden alcohol overall.
Oily to viscous texture, smooth and soft, slightly greasy palate, fine, soft to flat carbonation.
Very good mouthfeel, homogeneous, smooth, well hidden alcohol, but also a tad monotonous - okay-ish sipper with a tendency to become boring before emptied.

Sample, thanks fonefan! Hazy dark brown, small head. Aroma of chocolate, pine and figs. Sweet with full body and dense, rounded mouthfeel. Figs, piney grapefruit, treacle and burn toast. Warming very bitter finish.

Amber-brown in color with a two-finger, off-white head. Aroma is caramel and fruit cake. Taste is fruit cake with hints of grains and hops.

Bottle at home shared with Laura. Opaquedark brown to black color, medium sized off-white head that diminishes fairly quickly. Aroma and flavor are malts, way more bitter than I had expected from a barley wine, light green apples. Hmm odd flavor for an American barley wine. Hmm less good than I had hoped.