Barrel Aged Fireside Chat

RB score 3.1

Tap at Cap Hop. Pours dark brown, but not shading towards black. Decent tan head. Aroma of smooth brown, lightly treacle, medium dark, more words neeeded here, malt with a really nice bit of cooked plums. Like plums. These plums are not like cooked prunes. Like canned plums. Med body plus a bit - not thick - going towards thin as the carbonation leaves. The malt washes away, and the delicious plums make their statement. More beers should be aged on plums. As for the barrel, there’s a musty/oaky aspect, but it does not detract from the plums. For what it is, this is a great beer. Yummy stuff.