Tap at Noord-Hollands Bierfestival, Alkmaar: Very dark browncoloured brew with an woody appearance, i drunked better oaked brews lately.

Draught @ Proeflokaal Arendsnest, Herengracht 90, Amsterdam, Netherlands 1015 BS. [ As Jopen Barrevoet Barley-Wine Barrel Aged ].Unclear dark red brown (ruby) color with a average to large, frothy, good lacing, mostly to fully lasting, off-white head. Aroma is moderate to heavy malty, bread, dried fruit, caramel, sweet malt, alcohol, light to moderate wood - oak. Flavor is moderate to heavy sweet and bitter with a long duration, bread, dusty, caramel, hoppy, dried frut, sweet malt, oak, alcohol. Body is medium, texture is oily - creamy, carbonation is soft, finish feel is light alcoholic. [20160905] 8-3-8-3-15

Tap @ Arendsnest. Deep dark ruby brown color. Beige head, not too much. Aroma’s: malty sweet, toffeeish, some resinous hops, a bit of wood/vanilla. Retronasal there’s toffee sweetness, some red fruit, hops, wood/vanilla. Flavor is moderate to full sweet, tannines, light bitterness. Medium to full bodied. Woody and moderate bitter finish. Nice!

Draught @ Van Moll Brewpub. Slightly hazy red brown color, full sized white head that lasts for quite a long time and leaves good lacing. Aroma is malts, some kind of fruityness, but also something weird. Tastes has it as well. Don’t know what it is but it’s quite annoying. Meh, not very good imo.

On tap at Arendsnest. Clear dark brown colour, light beige head. Aroma of oak, bourbon, spruce, pine, rosemary, burnt caramel, mint. Flavour is sweet, malty, burnt caramel, light oak and vanilla, laurel, firm hoppy bitterness with mainly spruce, pine needles and rosemary, dominating all other flavours. Medium-bodied. Didn’t like the regular beer, don’t like this one as well, completely out of balance imo.