7.6

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 8

330ml bottle. Quasi black colour with average, frothy, slowly osteoporosing, resettling, minimally lacing, dark beige head. Vinous fruity, woody, minimally bretty, yeasty funky aroma, widely disguised, dark and caramel malty background, notes of red wine, blue grapes, dark berries, bramble, some oak, a touch of Hubba Bubba bubblegum. Taste is vinous fruity, slightly woody and minimally funky yeasty, dark and slightly caramel malty basis with some residual sweetness, notes of blue grapes, red wine, some plum butter, bramble, dark berries, a touch of oak, weak, tannic and fruit acidic tartness; minimally warming, alcoholic finish.
Acid-thinned, creamy texture, smooth and soft, minimally cloying, simultaneously minimally astringent and pungent palate, medium to fine, dense, mildly prickly carbonation.
Nice composition, quite fruity, not too heavy due to tart-ish fruity aspects - pleasurable sipper.

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7.1

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

Bottle. Color: Almost black, very thin beige head. Aroma: Dark malt, caramel, wood, some vanilla and Bourbon, hints of nuts. Taste: Umami, oak wood, tannins, hints of smoke(?) and almond, subtle Bourbon, vanilla and hints of dark dried fruit. Bit boozy. Very dry, almost powdery finish. Malty with hoppy bsckground. Over moderate sweet (less sweet than most other Bourbon BA beers I've had) and moderate to over moderate bitterness. Never had such a very dry Bourbon BA beer before. Not exactly a beer I would place in the Old Ale style but I also can't place it in another style directly. Ok but no more.