2019 Vintage [release, labelled on bottle]: Super dark brown coloured body with a thick, relatively rich three centimetre tall off-white head that fades nicely and leaves a subtle lace on the sides. Aroma of molasses, brown sugar, light grain, a big earthy and. nutty scent along with some oak and woodsie notes and of course a ton of alcohol warmth noticeable near the end. Full-bodied; Very rich and powerful malt and earthy punch shows at first with a lot of graininess, but a ton more sugars and brown sugars noticeable than anything else with some pitted fruits coming through at the end, and the alcohol warmth is a bit hidden near the end from all the sweetness. Aftertaste shows some figs and plums with a lot of complexity from all the sugars with a fairly muted alcohol warmth hitting towards the end with a light dash of of almonds and walnuts hitting right at the finish. Overall, a super complex very robust beer with notes from all sorts of sugars and an excellent example of how many different beer types can be blended together to produce a complex, rich beer that still goes down relatively easily. I sort of wish I kept this, lugged this across the entire USA and half of the Pacific and aged it for a further five to ten years, but this was great to sample ‘fresh’ instead of doing all that! I sampled this 75 cL wax-sealed and capped bottle, purchased from Tamura’s Wine & Liqours in Lahaina, Maui, Hawaii on 12-April-2022 for US$24,39 sampled three days later in my hotel room here in Wailea, Maui, Hawaii on Spring Break 2022 with my wife and three kids.