Dark, clear copper pour, with a small white head. Strong malty aroma, lots of cereals, with some heavy resinous pine. heavy mouth feel, very soft carb. The finish is again super malty, with some thick, chewy bready cereals, with a more grassy hop. This is very much a hoppy English style barley wine. Could even be mistaken for an english strong. A good beer but not a double ipa.

Brown bottle, 500 ml, bottled on 2014/11/19, savoured on July 31 2017; eye: coppery, semi-opaque, no effervescence, small ring of beige head, slight lacing; nose: Madeira, malt, alcohol; mouth: Madeira, malt, alcohol, brown sugar, bittering hops, finale in malt with presence of brown sugar, full body, below-average carbonation, mildly sweet, surprisingly bitter, alcoholic and slightly harsh texture; overall: too old

FRAN�AIS
Bouteille brune, 500 ml, embouteill�e 2014/11/19, savour�e le 29 juillet 2017; �il : cuivr�e, semi-opaque, pas d’effervescence, petit anneau de mousse beige, tr�s l�g�re dentelle; nez : mad�re, malt, alcool; bouche : mad�re, malt, alcool, cassonade, houblon am�risant, finale en malt avec pr�sence de cassonade, cors�e, carbonatation sous la moyenne, moyennement sucr�e, curieusement am�re, texture alcoolique et tr�s l�g�rement r�peuse; en r�sum� : trop vieille

Bottle served at the brewpub. Fairly sweet caramel maltiness with hints of hop flavor and aroma. Oh I see, this was bottled in November, yeah why.

Ça manque de rondeur et d’équilibre mais j’ai particulièrement apprécié le fait que les épices soient persistantes sans être envahissantes. Le clou de girofle et le caramel se disputaient la vedette... Bonne mais peu complexe en fait ;-(

Bottle: Poured a clear deep copper color ale with a large foamy head with OK retention and minimal lacing. Aroma of light earthy hops with some citrus notes and some caramel malt notes are also perceptible. Taste is also dominated by some sweet caramel malt with some earthy and citrusy hops notes. Hops notes are pretty tame and malt backbone actually dominated this mix which ends up tasting more like a barleywine than an IIPA. Body is light for style with good carbonation. Off for the style but still an enjoyable beer.