[2/4/17] Draught/Bottle at Extreme Beer Fest in Boston. Brown. Bourbon, hops, dark fruits, caramel, malt, sweet, bitter finish, a bit harsh.

At Hopishop 2016. Aroma of raisin, caramel and malt. Taste has mild pine, bitter grassy hop, carame and some malt. Solid US barley wine. The bourbon is almost completely absent though.

Tap at Sedona. Thick and syrupy. Licorice, dark fruit, cough syrup. Heavy. ---Rated via Beer Buddy for iPhone

Bottle from Whole Foods. Not much to look at, but a pleasure to drink. Bourbon barrel aging smooths out the entire package, making this one an easy to drink BW. Malts shine throughout, tons of caramel, toffee and butterscotch. Not much of the BA is readily evident, just subtle notes here and there, and toning down the 11% ABV to drinkable levels.

Bottled 07/29/13. (aged review)
This was poured into a snifter.
The appearance was a soft burnt brown color with a thin wisp of a white little head. Delicate messy lacing wove around the glass.
The smell started off with dried dark fruits. Sweetness from the dried dark fruits rolls into a nice dried woody aroma.
The flavor takes in the dried woody flavor with a nice sweet dying bourbon flavored dark fruitiness. Dry woody aftertaste and a semi-sticky finish.
On the palate, this one sat about a light to medium on the body with a decent sipping to sessionable quality about it. Carbonation has definitely died off. Very dry and pounding on my tongue.
Overall, its still a good Barleywine leaning towards the English side of the wheelhouse. I’d like to try again fresher. Still,, I believe this one aged nicely.

Refrigerated 75 cl brown bottle poured into a snifter. Opaque Amber with small beige head. Aroma is rich caramel, medium body, medium carbonation, and some lacing. Taste is caramel malt. A little heavy.