Bottled, huge thx Stefan! Murky brown, no head. Lovely aroma, caramel, fudge, cocoa and coconut notes, light light alcohol. Soft, creamy taste, caramel, coconut, light cellar/barrel touches, lightly warming. Excellent, well balanced, lovely.

Bottle. Dark. Raisins, oats, leather, caramel. Oily smooth, boozy creamy. Dried toffee dates, warmth, raisins. Slow and round.

Bottle. Lovely port, berry, fortified wine notes, caramel, light roast, soft solid mouthfeel, light vanilla, oak, a hint dust. Very nice balance, great last beer fir the tasting session

One of several highly profiled Bevog barleywines, from a ‘chique’ bottle suitable for extended cellaring. Medium sized, opening, moussy, yellowish pale beige head, dark and misty bronze-tinged chestnut brown robe with burgundy edges. Alluring bouquet of caramel, fresh fig, vanilla-scenting oak and actual wet wood, candied dates, chestnut, blue plum, ripe Conference pear, hints of ripe blackberry, bayleaf and porcini. Sweet onset, yellow raisins, medlar, ripe pear and bursting ripe blackberry associations with a very thin porcini-like umami edge, gently carbonated with full and vinous mouthfeel. Lovely complex maltiness in its core, hinting at caramel, brown bread crust, pecan nut, toffee and even a dash of chocolate, with a very vague salty side effect at a certain point; caramelly sweetness prevails, though, even when woody tannins from the bourbon barrel add their drying effect, pushing vanilla-like notes upwards retronasally at the same time. Hints of blackberry, dried fig and medlar linger along with some vague clove-like phenolic spiciness, before a bittersweet bourbon warmth rounds things off in a subtle, elegant manner. Sweet ‘dark barleywine’, malt-forward but complex enough, with a refined use of bourbon barrel – nothing overpowering here, just perfectly integrated into the whole. The beer itself is as classy as the bottle from which it comes.

Lots of stewed and dried fruits, some maple nutty sweetness. Better as it warms