Bottle from David of Barleywine town, aka Fishbowl Dave. Cork & cage. Mojito glass @home. Smokey cork. Sort of a difficult thing to catch on camera, but it's cool. Barely hazy, whitewash head, slow to settle. Warming, boozy leather, butter, mulled, sharp apple nose. Taste is bittersweet, edging tart, with lots of hairy nuances. The booze is honey-ish, low volatile wood & with a fair amount of vanilla. So it comes off more like rum in my isolated little world. Very punchy acid, tannic peel, slightly numbing core(or just popsicle), subtly sour, very faint varnish, cherry pith finish. I wonder where the apples are from. West/mid coast apples are so hot & cold stressed, the resulting flavors are unique & unexpected. Just need more brands to take a chance. Great.