[12/16] Bottle. Black with a half inch tan head that’s soon a coat but never disappears 3+. Bourbon, mocha and spiced oak (vanilla, pepper) aroma. 7 Medium bodied. Fairly sweet bread and mocha. Not much in the way of roasted malt or deep rumbling fudgy flavours - everything’s toppy and spirit-related until the nice finish where bitterness mingles with the oaky spices. Heh. It’s a pleasant enough drink and I suppose I’ve come around to the barrel aged lurk a bit. Sometimes the original beer is transported to something quite different. Sometimes the beer has nuances picked out by sympathetic barrels. Sometimes it tastes like someone poured a stout into a dirty whisk(e)y glass. But too often it’s like this - an ineffectual stout put in spirit barrels to lend it flavour and character. But although the beer doesn’t do anything like enough of the work, the blend here is pleasant and the finish is good. [3.4] [10/17] Another from a subscription box. A little less toppy and a bit more fudgy. Much the same complaints.