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

can at home ...dark black ...thin white lacing ...soft buggy earthy chocolate roast malts nose .. soft sweet chocolate ..big boozy chocolate roast malts ..sticky sweet caramel rum ...soft chocolate roast malts

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6.5 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Can at home. Black, nose is full on booze, leather, wood, chocolate, some fruit, earthy, taste is smoky, earthy, chocolate, more booze. Hints of the chilli.

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

440ml can. Pours black with almost no head. Aroma of boozy sherry, whisky, cherries, oaky. Taste is very intense and drinks more like actual sherry or whisky than a beer, so much of it, very woody/oaky, slightly earthy, light chilli kick, some dark/chocolate malts, warming boozy (rather than chilli) finish. Silky smooth mouthfeel.
Awkward to rate this one. Nothing technically wrong with it, and I understand it was intentional but the barrel ageing is far too intense for me to appreciate the beer - made it a struggle to drink. A *very* slow sipper for sure.

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6.5

Appearance- oily black, no head at all apart from a few beige bubbles. Aroma- lots of vinous notes, Christmas pudding, dark rum, raisin, cherry skins, plum, very boozy. Taste is leathery dark malt, whisky, vinous notes, cherry, boozy fruitcake, port wine, rum & raisin, roasted scorched malt, burnt dark fruits, lots of alcohol. Espresso and rich chocolate in the finish. Intense, a bit rough around the edges.

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