8

Thick, sweet and boozy, toffee, dates, bourbon, almond. Rich, very nice.

8

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 9

Bottle thanks to Eric. Pours a dark brown with small tan head. The aroma is strong raisin, leather, wood, bourbon. Slick body, dark fruit, leather, oak, boozy, nice sweetness, enjoyed this.

7.5

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

Murky, dull amber-brown. Well, it looks like bw but not good. That's normal. Aroma is sticky, the palate lets more out. Vanilla, sticky malts, a bit of sticky toffee pudding. It comes across like any decent barley wine, with rich malts, intense dessert notes, and a boozy, barrely finish. Not as refined as, say, Falcon & the Falconer, which I had a few days ago. But still a solid bw, in the burly American style.

9

Omg 🥊👊🏻💪🏻, heavy stuff, shitload of booziness, great taste, big chocolate, big bourbon taste, thanks Robert

8.6

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 10 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 9.5

Bottle shared by Greg, thanks! Pours a near clear earthy brown with a tan head that dissipates to the edges quickly. Aroma has a great barrel and sweet grain combination with a bit of caramel underlying. Flavor has sweet bread, barrel and sweet grains with caramel and toffee through the finish.

8.4

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 9 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 10 | Overall - 8.5

On tap at Gourmet Haus as part of SF Beer Week. Thanks to Chris for telling me to get this at noon on a Saturday.....a big beer at that time but so happy that I tried it! Bit and boozy, with massive complexity all around. Barrel, vanilla, anise, and dark fruit. Boozy but didn't seem like 17%. Great beer!