8.3

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8.5 | Flavor - 8.5 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

23rd November 2025
Panda thanks to Wingman. A mild haze on this deep amber brown beer, small bubbly tan head. Smooth palate, a mild dryness, decent fine carbonation, about right for this barleywine. The malts are fairly light bodied but, packing a ton of flavour, smooth caramel, cream and a little dark toffee, none of it oversweet. The barrelling tastes like a mixture of apple brandy and bourbon. Some oak induced vanilla. Not really picking up that much cedar. Light finish. A rich and tasty barleywine.

8.3

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8.5 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5

Panda at home, thanks to the Wingmane, 18/11/2025.
Black with a tan head that veers edgewards.
Nose is dark malts, spice, mellow roast, chocolate, subtle barrel tones, molasses.
Taste comprises dark fruit rinds, toffee, dates, ripe barrel notes, spruce tips, fruit cake mix, figgy pudding, brown sugar melt, good bourbon lick, hint of liquorice.
Full bodied, light oily feel, semi drying close with a balanced rising boost.
Solid sipper ... this one grew on me.

8.4

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8.5 | Flavor - 8.5 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5

8

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

Bottle @ Cafe Albert. Pours black with a small tan head. Aroma of roasted malt, caramel, wood, light vanilla, bourbon. Flavor is sweet, malty, caramel, chocolate, mint, light vanilla, bourbon. Medium body, average carbonation, sweet finish with light warming alcohol. 081125

8

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

Aromaw: Dark fruits with chocolate and mint.
Flavour: Fruity sweet with notes of chocolate and mint. Aftertaste is sweet. Mouthfeel is warm and oily.
Colour: Black with a fading head.

8.6

Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 8.5 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 9 | Overall - 9

Bottle @ Café Albert. Black with a small beige head. Aroma is sweet, roasted malt, a little dried fruit, dark chocolate, mint and bourbon. Flavor is very sweet. Very sweet finish with a little warming alcohol. Oily and soft. 081125

7.8

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

Bottlepour (Taster) @ TidensFarver Ølafdeling - Tøffer'n 9aar's 🇩🇰🎂🇩🇰 fødselsdag 🍂🍁 ☁️☂️ - @ Cafe Albert, 🇩🇰 Aarhus, Denmark. [ As Humble Forager / Barrel Theory Cedar ]. ABV: (13.9)%. [20251108]. 8/3/8/4/-16.

8

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

Bottle shared at Peders Brewskival Warmup event 21/08/2025 - Toasted sweet malty with notes of caramel and toffee, some fudge and dark dried fruit shred, spices in play, bourbon soaked wooden accents, spiced malty finish.

8.9

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

Pint can crowler pours with a deep mahogany colored body that supports a thin tan head of foam. The aroma offers up plums, dates, molasses, thin rich deep slappin' malts flowing into soft spirit barrel goodness. The taste delivers smooth slick slippery sweet malts, brown sugar stewed plums, dates and then molasses like sweetness. Below the sweet dark fruity esters lurks integrated smooth barrel booze notes. This works really well and includes a bit of warming of the belly due to the large abv. This is right up my alley. Banger.

8

Bottle at home. Pours deep reddish brown, nose is caramel, vanilla, coconut, plum, berries, taste is sweet toffee, vanilla, juicy berries, coconut, hints of cola.8/9/9/8/8