Poured from 237mL can. Clear mahogany brown with no head. Tons of dark fruit, a bit of caramel and barrel booze character. Quite bold, very sweet, but not all that complex.

I love the 237ml can. I poured it into my wee 2 Crows arome glass. On the nose, it's a big and megasweet barley wine, an overload of caramel with some raisiny and boozy accents. On the palate, similar. Just a big thwack of sweetness and booze. There's not much in the way of nuance here. And what's barrel-aged spirit? As in, what beverage are they aiming for with that? This beer is quite burly and I just get the sense that there's a lack of clarity of purpose and vision to it. It wouldn't be the first massive beer with a simplistic profile, but I do wish for more nuance, complexity, style or all of the above. Instead, it's heavy, sticky and inarticulate.

Can, 237 ml, via JonnyBeers (thank you!) - CANBIF on May 6, 2021, savoured on June 7, 2021; eye: brown, opaque, no effervescence, no head, no lacing; nose: malt, brown sugar, alcohol, brandy, fig; mouth: malt, intense, brown sugar, alcohol, brandy, fig, alcohol warmth, finale in alcohol with presence of brandy, full-bodied, lightly below average carbonation, rather bitter, rather sweet, alcoholic and syrupy texture; in summary: quite good

FRANÇAIS
Canette, 237 ml, via JonnyBeers (thank you!) - CANBIF le 6 mai 2021, savourée le 7 juin 2021; œil : marron, opaque, pas d’effervescence, pas de mousse, pas de dentelle; nez : malt, cassonade, alcool, brandy, figue; bouche : malt, intense, cassonade, alcool, brandy, figue, chaleur d’alcool, finale en alcool avec présence de brandy, corsée, carbonatation légèrement sous la moyenne, plutôt amère, plutôt sucrée, texture alcoolique et sirupeuse; en résumé : bien bon

237 ml midget can. Pours dark garnet with no head other then a few pop like bubbles. Aromas of brown sugar, candied fruit, booze, and caramel malts. Flavors follow same with emphasis on caramel and alcohol. Boozy rye whiskey like finish. Not very well put together IMHO; it's dumping booze into a sweet malty beer without a big enough base.

Can from The Gull, North Vancouver
Dark amber colour, oily, no head. Mild aroma of alcohol, light aroma of red fruits. Full bodied, malt flavour, toffee, figs, but also too much alcohol, distracting.
Ok beer.

8oz on Alex's porch Appearance: hazy copper with no head. Aroma: caramel, figs, raisins, slight barrel. Taste: along the same Iines, very sweet, lots of caramel, and, of course, it's boozy. Nice warming aftertaste though. Overall: good.