Tulip at the brewery - dark copper/amber - heavy bourbon, vanilla, and oak on the nose, dampening the base beer (high sweetness, no hop vibrancy), reminding me more of a barley wine, but the coconut and vanilla of the barrel are pretty nice - assertive hoppiness in the flavor, though - at least up front - a lot of citrus and pine - middle brings strong sweetness, bourbon/booze - booziness is particularly pronounced in the finish - tail end is oak and alcohol - strong lingering alcohol flavor - meh.