7.9

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

Can. Murky brown, nice cm+ of off white head never disappears. Aroma of bread, toffee, sourish red and dried fruit, oak. Just medium bodied, creamy. Dry despite toffee, some hints of sourness. Lots of fruit but fresh rather than dried dates. Spicy finish with a little cleansing acidity. Really good, might well go as long as the "cellar release" bb of 2033.

7.4

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

Draft, half pint. @Cork and Cage, Birmingham (UK). 18/02/2023 [#5.942 Global - #139 Scotland - #1 Up Front Brewing (My Scottish brewery #40)] Pours brown with a medium head. Aroma: wine barrels, figs and burnt caramel. Light boozy. Lots of barrels. Nice zwanze heavy glass provided by the waiter. Next one please!

7.6

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

31st January 2023
Can. Hazy deep amber beer, decent pale tan head. Palate is airy and slightly soft, reasonable fine carbonation. Soft malts, soft creamy malts with a nice light caramel. The red wine barrel is a light touch, but still there is oaky vanilla and modest winey red berries. Far more obvious is the dates and the figs, a rounded ripe fruity richness with obvious date on the back end. Finishes smooth. A nicely conceived barleywine with layered flavours. A bit more more ooomph would not have gone amiss.

7.5

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

Can from Beerdome. Hazy brown with a beige head. Aroma is sweet, malty, caramel, dried fruit and alcohol. Flavor is very sweet and moderate bitter. Dry and moderate bitter finish with warming alcohol. Oily. 310123

7.2

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

Panda at home, thanks to the Wingmane, 15/01/23. Hazed mahogany to chestnut brown with a beige cap that veers to the edge. Nose is dark malts, herb, spice, dates, toffee, nutty, light booze. Taste comprises fruit cake, spice, toffee, booze, dates, brown sugars, vinous notes. Full bodied, fine carbonation, semi drying close with a spike of alcohol. Ok sipper but just comes over a little tired.

6.8

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

Panda 🐼 at home big thanks to Wingman Dave. A light hazed deep amber copper coloured pour with a fading loose magnolia head. Aroma is earthy twiggy, fruit cake, raisin, little soapy, prunes, brown sugars. Little musty red vinous notes on the nose. Flavour is composed of medium sweet, some age, prune juice, light tang, earthy, brown sugars, butterscotch. Palate is semi sweet, light tang, moderate carbonation. Decent.

8

deep red brown... massive tan head soft sweet caramel.. Light banana fig nose... soft sticky toffee... soft malts.. juicy fig.. big sweet soft toffee mslts

6.6

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Can from Westhill Service Station. It pours a lovely brunch mahogany brown with a sturdy yellowy - beige head. The aroma is sweet and intoxicating, loads of dried fruits, date, prune, raisin, booze soaked oak, vinous, dried cranberry, fruit cake, figgy pudding, toffee and jam. The taste is bitter - sweet, but with a sour edge, red wine vibes, cranberry pucker, red grape, fig, date, prune, jammy and tangy, hint of acidity, toothy, chewy, some spice, leathery tannin, hint of fizzy cherry bottles, soapy florals, charred oak, warming booze and some ashy spice through the finish. Fulsome body and fizzy carbonation. Love the aroma, but the taste is a bit sharp and astringent tbh. Good depth of flavour, but let down by being too long in the barrel, a shame.