Bottle @ Crooked Stave Reserve Society meeting, thanks to Scott for sharing. Pours a murky brown appearance with a thin brown appearance. Aroma is a bit oxidized with some caramel, bread, cardboard, and a touch of citrus. A bit hot, somewhat oxidized. Fairly sweet, caramel / toffee flavor. On the downside, but it was fun to try. Thanks Scott.

Hazy amber. Rich malty nose with alcohol, light peach, and some phenols. Soft caramel, with an earthy character. Has a gentle fruitiness and finishes with an alcoholic splash that melds with the caramel.

Bottled ’05 vintage at Goose’s brewery. Seems to be quite a bit of this going around. My sample was from the bottom of the bottle, so a little cloudy, but decently brown. A bit of yeast in an otherwise malty smell. Taste is sweet like a Belgian dubbel, lightly bitter, with tickly bubbles. Impression overall is like an Imperial IPA without hops. We had actually settled on thinking this was a barley wine; it does have some similar character to an ’05 Bigfoot. Goose Island probably decided they had enough Belgians in their bottled portfolio.