Draught@TCBW2019. Deep reddish amber colour with a small beige head. Aroma is alcohol, some berries, fruits, toffee and mild earth. Flavour is berries, fruits, some toffee, alcohol, mild syrupy tones too.

Barleywine with maple syrup from this leading craft brewery in Budapest, thanks Craftmember for sharing. Mousy, pale yellowish beige, bit irregular, opening head on a misty amber-hued deep chestnutty-bronze coloured beer. Aroma of maple syrup indeed, honey waffles, caramel sauce, walnut liqueur, muscovado sugar, chestnut purée, candied dates, old brown honey, dried fig. Sweet onset, somewhat sticky even due to that maple syrup, candied fig and yellow raisin impressions, softish carb; smooth and vinous body, but suffering a bit from the maple syrup stickiness. Very caramelly and hazelnutty malt core, lingering maple syrup sweetness and nuttiness in the end with a slight herbal hop note and warming, brandy-like alcohol. Interesting, desserty sipper, English style barleywine with an American twist, but for me personally, they had better left it out: the maple syrup makes an otherwise very solid, classic barleywine base overly sweet. I can, however, see the potential in this, and after that imperial stout I had from them a couple of weeks ago, it is clear to me that Mad Scientist masters these old Anglo-Saxon beer styles in a very classic way, the way you very rarely see them anymore. Have an extra point for that.

Bottle at Cats & barrel in Vejle.Muddy orange colour with small head.Aroma of caramel and dried fruit sweet and warming mouth feels with hint of honey.

Tap at TCBW2019, Tallinn. Colour is cloudy orange with small white head. Aromas and flavours: Chocolate, ripe fruits and malts. Great.

RB backlog, CBF Vienna 11/18. Sherry, wood, berries, cinnamon, dried fruits, bitter almonds. Medium to heavy sweetness, tangy, medium bitterness. Medium body, soft carbonation. Well balanced for the ABV, although quite warming. Good.