Bottle courtesy of Kostas at Kykao brewery had this at home Wednesday 21st August 2024 listening to Snapped Ankles - Forest of Your Problems we had homemade Chilli con Carne. This pours reddy amber, on reflection perhaps a little bit darker. The light beige head rapidly dissipates. Like the others in this series there are plenty of dried fruits on the nose, it's also a little wet woody also. These aromas translate into the flavours in the mouth, it's a bit like the Mercier version in that there is a little tart tang, perhaps even light funky edge presumably from the barrel ageing. A good barley wine, not too boozy, figs, the sweetness is good, the tanginess nice, there is a little caramel, nice.

21st September 2022 Bottle from Drankenhandel and supped in my Leiden hotel room. Hazy reddish amber beer, a few pale tan bubbles never come close to forming a head. Palate is light and smooth, with reasonable fine carbonation. Light malts deliver a light creamy sweetness. This is a barleywine that serves it's barrel which is a Greek red wine, sweetish. However the physical barrel itself also muscles in here. A little raw wood along with a nice smooth oaky vanilla. Rich red wine, not too sweet, a nice red berry liqueur vibe. A return to mildly creamy malts and a savoury woody red wine on the finish. A slightly curious affair but one that seduces and satisfies. Edit - the whole bottle vanished.

Bottle thanks to Stuu666. Pours clear dark amber with a thin off-white head. Strong toffee aromas, light wood, light wine. Taste is more toffee, sticky finish.

bottle at James... deep red brown... thin tan lacing... soft sweet woody caramel toffee malts.. dark malts.. dark malts... dark roast.. woody roast