Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 9 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5

500ml bottle pours out cola brown topped with a small tan head. Nose is nice sweet caramel toffee pitfruit bourbon barrel vanilla notes. Taste is more of the nice sweet rich malts caramel toffee bourbon barrel vanilla some pitfruit.

Brilliant barleywine.

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 9 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 9

On tap at Vilaggio della Birra 2022. Dark brown with medium beige head. Lots of caramel, toffee, chocolate, ripe fruit, sweet, nice bourbon profile, complex. Full bodied.

Appearance - 9 | Aroma - 9 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 9 | Overall - 9

On tap @Luppolo Station (Rome). Bruna/rossastra, schiuma ecrù media, mediamente persistente. Al naso frutta secca, datteri, prugna matura, fichi secchi, caramello, vaniglia, legno, etilico. In bocca è dolce all'attacco, con note di frutta secca, caramello, un filo di tostato, toffee, chiusura amara a bilanciare perfetta. Corpo pieno, carbonazione media. Uno spettacolo!

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 9 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 9

500ml bottle. Oaky, heavy with wheaty bourbon notes, green apples, wood and prunes, some figs, toffee and syrup. Pretty complex and tasty barley wine with some warming alcohol

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 9.5

Bottle thanks to Mike. Pours a dark brown with small beige head that diminishes quickly. The aroma is strong cognac, wood, raisin, licorice. Slick body, vanilla, toffee, cognac, wood, boozy finish, enjoyed this.