waxed 22oz bottle—gusher. Not what it should be. tan-dk red/brown. A-med malt-roasty, slight medicinal, oak. T-follows, boubon, some ashy..

650 ml bottle purchased from Candia Road Convince Store, Candia NH. Dark brown color with thin white head in the snifter. Aroma shows light caramel, old raisins, burnt brown sugar and dirty malt.

Flavor is a real disappointment, no truly, major disappointment. It tastes like oxidation has settled in but it’s not that old?? Cardboard, prunes and weak caramel. Very thin watery body. Ok, this was claimed to be aged in Some sort of barrel, what was it? oak? Bourbon? Rum? No... I get no barrel influence at all, nothing , nowhere. I paid $15.99 for this!! Yeah.... Never again, for any reason.

Bottle from the source. Pours a slightly hazy dark brown with faint garnet at the edges and a smallish but long lasting creamy tan head. Aromas of dark sugars and a hint of smoke with just a touch of earthy wood and bourbon character. The flavor is mostly dark and burnt sugars with hints of fruit and a mild tannic wood bite and just a faint hint of bourbon. Lingering sweetness mixed with a touch of ethanol in the finish. Medium to thick body with a light to moderate level of carbonation and a creamy sweet sticky mouthfeel. Decent beer. The barrel treatment is extremely subtle, I really would have liked a bit more character there. 16 bucks a bottle is probably a bit too high of a price point as well.