Brewery draught, 2024 BA variant, 5/1/25.
As pictured.
Well-done adjuncts. All pretty well-homogenized. Coconut and vanilla providing so much soft, rich, aromatic depth. The barrel-aging does seem to have done away with a lot of hop and the roast doesn't seem nearly as prevalent, either. No booze, sugar, overdone adjunct. Good bourbon spice. Not intense but well-done with no big toast/tannin.
Rich bourbon with spice throughout the sip. Vanilla is rich but not overdone. Coconut adds gentle fruitiness but it's all very tastefully-done. Having just had the base, this beer really transforms, so much for the better. No hop, low roast, still a chewy body without syrup or sugar or alcohol. Whoever is in charge of the barreling and blending here knows their shit, to say the least. This competes with today's 15% BA stouts in flavor intensity at a modest 9.5%. Absolutely love that.