Bottle, 2018. Very dark brown with a coat of tan head that's soon at the rim. Aroma of Bourbon, mocha, raisins, red berries, brioche. Soft, brioche-y texture. A little more than medium bodied, low carbonation. Bittersweet with hints of sourness. The overt Bourbon disappears into the general feel of things. Chocolate and berries creep up. Everything has room to move. Quite bitter at the end. Somehow apes red wine without being much like it at all. Great beer.

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Bottle from House Of Trembling Madness. Bottled on 19th October 2022. Black body with ruby highlights and a thin beige head. No visible carbonation. Faint lacing. Aroma of raisin, soy sauce and Marmite. Flavour of nuts and roasted malt. Medium to full body with a smooth mouthfeel. Soft fizz. A tasty, surprisingly subtle beer that drinks as easily as a beer with half the ABV.

5 June 2022. Bottle from Beers@Moviefun. Vintage 2019; bottled: 10/11/2021.
Cloudy black, stable, small, foamy, beige head. Impressions of fondant pralines, melting fudge, marzipan, liqueur, vanilla custard, candied date, prune, moist black pepper, tobacco, sweetened espresso, bourbon. Taste has sweet date, plum & raisin, bit sticky, in a thick dark-chocolatey, dark fudge-like, almost treacle-like malt body surrounded by spicy notes (vague liquorice, allspice) and bitter espresso. Peppery hoppy finish, not too bitter and mainly sweet, touch of vanilla, more dark chocolate, slight roasted coffee, spicy tobacco and warming bourbon alcohol. Full body, oily texture, soft carbonation. As rich, flavourful, simply impressive as ever; so deserves a score increase (compared to my V2013 rating). For me personally, it's interesting to see how the bourbon barrel does not cause the feared (heavy) acetaldehyde impression here.

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