Bottle from the brewery. Dark brown, almost opaque pour, with a large off white almost beige head. Aroma is woody, loads of dark fruit, especiall plums and figs, with some solid barrel aroma, and touches of red wine acidity. The barrel shows itself off well here. Its not dominating, but just enough to add some complexity. Carb is aperfect, mouthfeel is nice. The finish is fruty, with some metallic notes, and a dry very low on bitterness finish. Some fruit comes through in the end with some subtle spice, and wood, mahbe even some vanilla. I find the barrel falls off quite a bit from the aroma to the flavour. But inwould be hesitant to age this beer any longer in a barrel in fear it would becom a barrel bomb. Well done stack on your first barrel aged beer! Nice stuff!