Take 1, Volume 1: Barrel #142

Bottle. Pours clear black, small beige head, minimal lacing. Aaron's is fudge, bourbon, brandy, cherry, vanilla, hint of oak. Flavor is medium plus sweet, light plus bitter. Full silky body.

Rated at Badassriver Beer Lodge Platinum Edition. Stingy woody and oaky with loads of caramel, oak, syrup, toffee and warming alcohol. Quite heavy and intense. --- Beer merged from original tick of Take 1, Volume 1: B142 on 29 Sep 2023 at 18:44 - Score: 8. Original review text: Stingy woody and oaky with loads of caramel, oak, syrup, toffee and warming alcohol. Quite heavy and intense.

Poured from a 8.4 oz bottle. Aroma is malt forward with loads of caramel and toffee. Lighter toasted bread, chocolate and burnt sugar notes. Light notes of raisin and prune. Moderately strong bourbon and alcohol notes with light oak. Pours dark brown with lighter brown hues on the edges with a small, thin, head that recedes to the edges where a few bubbles linger. No lacing and fairly long legs. Flavor is somewhat sweet with lots of caramel and toffee notes. Lighter notes of toasted bread, chocolate, burnt sugar and nuts. Light raisin and hints of prune. Moderate bitterness and moderately strong alcohol notes. Moderate bourbon character and light oak notes. Mouthfeel is full bodied with low, but some carbonation. Low astringency and moderate alcohol warmth. Overall, a solid barleywine. Really nice malt notes with some complimentary bourbon notes. Faint fruit notes and a bit of carbonation.