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

Brewery draught, 4/25/23. Dark black. Lighter tan head slowly to ring. Chocolatey whiskey with caramel and vanilla. Very nice and the barrel is moderate. Some raisin, prune, brown sugar and no alcohol or overdone whiskey. Chocolatey whiskey, lots of salty char, spice, chewy raisin, vanilla. Really nicely done, I think this is my second favorite BA stout/barleywine they've done so far. Great attenuation, and it almost feels a bit lighter bodied than I'd prefer, at points, but still has plenty of heft to it. Not boozey at all and with tons of interesting choco-raisin-vanilla-whiskey lingering.