Das a lot of vanilla, but damn the BiL base is smoooooth and delish! Going to let it warm up, reluctantly. Warm it's still very sweet vanilla but also sweet figs and sweet candied raisins. It works even though it's definitely sweet.

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

Poured from a 375 ml bottle.
Aroma is malt forward with quite a bit of caramel, toffee, tootsie roll and vanilla. Lighter notes of chocolate, burnt sugar and toasted bread. Medium light bourbon and alcohol notes with hints of oak.
Pours dark brown with lighter brown hues on the edges and a small, thin, tan head that recedes quickly and disappears. No lacing and long legs.
Flavor is rather sweet with lots of caramel, toffee, tootsie roll, and burnt sugar. Lighter notes of toasted bread and hints of chocolate. Medium bitterness and medium light alcohol notes. Medium light bourbon notes and hints of oak. Quite a bit of vanilla.
Mouthfeel is full bodied and a bit sticky with low carbonation. Low astringency and medium alcohol warmth.
Overall, a solid Barleywine with a ton of vanilla. Nice malt notes with layers of caramel. Boozy, but the vanilla hides it a bit. I might like the regular one more because the vanilla is so strong.

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 9

Draft. Black beer with a low tan head. Big vanilla aroma with playdough and light bourbon. Caramel and vanilla flavor with bourbon. Medium-plus bodied. Vanilla and caramel linger with bourbon and light playdough.