Brown bottle, 650 ml, 2016 vintage, during a tasting with Per, savoured on March 4 2017; eye: coppery, clear, no effervescence, no head, no lacing; nose: malt, caramel, light alcohol, light fruity, slight alcohol; mouth: malt, caramel, light alcohol, light fruity, slight alcohol, light acridness, finale in malt with presence of alcohol acridness, medium body, below-average carbonation, lightly harsh texture; overall: once is enough

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Bouteille brune, 650 ml, millésime 2016, lors d’une dégustation avec Per, savourée le 24 mars 2017; œil : cuivrée, limpide, pas d’effervescence, pas de mousse, pas de dentelle; nez : malt, caramel, léger alcool, léger fruité, très léger alcool; bouche : malt, caramel, léger alcool, léger fruité, très léger alcool, légère âcreté, finale en malt avec présence d’âcreté d’alcool, corps moyen, carbonatation sous la moyenne, texture légèrement râpeuse; en résumé : une fois, c’est assez

Light brown,fast fading beige head.Woody alcoholic nose.palate is light vinous,quite woody.Medium bitter finish from hops/alcohol. Too thin.. Needs refining

Bottled at Ottawa gathering. Almost clear copper colour, small head. Caramelly nose. Sweet with full body and rounded mouthfeel. Lots of caramel, some syrup. Bready. Long bitter finish.

An orange amber barleywine with a thin off white head. In aroma, sweet caramel malt with light vinous notes, light woody notes, alcohol warmth, a tad cloying. In mouth, a nice sweet fruity caramel malt with light butterscotch, light mineral notes, light woody notes, alcohol warmth, OK. Bottle at Per’s Almost gone tasting, March 2017.

Poured from 650mL bottle [oak aged 2016]. Amber brown with light beige head. Light vanilla, toffee, light alcohol. Definitely a trainwreck of a barley wine.

Amber-brown. Thin, bubbly head. The aroma is malty, with caramel, stewed fruits, and a light oaky note. Sweet up front, sticky caramels, light fruitiness, and then finishing more with strong oaky and alcohol notes. Not the best-balanced or most refined barley wine I’ve ever had, but it’s not totally out of whack. The problem of course is that when you’re being asked to invest your liver in a bomber of barley wine, you’re probably going to want a bit more payoff than just "it’s okay."

Thick on the barrel here. Booze and barrel aroma is huge and controlling. Pours reddish brown with ok lacing and head. Astringent and oaky finish. Malt in aroma as well. Brought by Liam or Pino (can’t remember).

Bottle 22fl.oz.Clear medium amber - red brown colour with a average, frothy, good lacing, mostly lasting, off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, bread, nutty, chocolate (bourbon - vanilla), light roasted. Flavour is moderate to heavy sweet and light to moderate bitter with a long duration. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft. [20130223]

22 fl oz bottle. Pours dark brown with a small tan head. Aroma is roasted mqlty, caramelish. Light spiced. Dry malty and light floral. Bitter and dry herbal finish. Ends dry bitter.

2013-02-23, bottle from Legacy Liquor Store, Vancouver, 7-4-7-3-13=34
Dark mahogany color with creamy beige head. It has evident bourbon / vanilla aroma. The mouthfeel is smooth; the ordinary Trainwreck doesn’t provide much flavor, but the cask is well present; caramel flavor with moderate residual sweetness; quite high alcohol perception.

2013-01-22, draught at St. Augustine’s, Vancouver, 7-5-7-3-13=35
Dark amber color with creamy head. Strong Bourbon aroma. It has some nice malt and caramel flavor, with a very strong and pleasant Bourbon vanilla presence; correct bitterness, with an impression of vegetables in the end, and some boozy character; medium sweetness. Maybe a bit cloying overall.
Not yet a classic, but the barrel made wonders to the dramatic original Trainwreck ;-)