8

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

Dragon's Landing draught, 9/11/22. Clear bronze-golden. Small, white head, low retention. Nose shows the jalapeno/serrano, with strong base malt behind it adding white bread and honey. Clean, no alcohol noted. Beautifully peppery with prominent jalapeno and a mild habanero slow burn. Malts seem adjusted to accommodate, being a little more dense/rich than you'd expect, but it balances perfectly and you get a spicy, peppery character, with ample, but not excessive lingering heat. Clean and malty.

6.2

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Sample @ GABF 2019. Pours a golden orange color with a white head. Has a fruity wheat malty apricot aroma. Fruity wheat malty apricot flavor. Has a fruity wheat malty apricot finish.

7.3

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7

6

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

Cloudy reddish-brown color with a thin off-white head that recedes quickly to an outer ring. Sparse small patches of lace. Fruity and malty aroma. Light-bodied with flavors of caramel malt, ripe fruit and a touch of earthy hop. The finish is sweet with a short malty aftertaste. Average overall.

5.6

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 5.5

On tap at Dragonmead, pours a deep dark reddish brown with a small beige head. Aroma is sweet and syrupy, with lots of caramel; that's pretty much it. Flavour is syrupy and malty, with lots of sweet caramel. There's not much depth to this. Fun sweet malty beer, but it quickly becomes tiresome.

7.2

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7

On tap at Dragonmead, pours a deep dark mahogany with a small beige head. Aroma reveals plenty of campfire smoke, with a sort of meaty character. Flavour is big, with lots of campfire smoke, some gently sweet caramely bready malt, and some smoked meat. Quite complex for the style, with plenty of depth. Very good.

5.4

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 5.5

On tap at Dragonmead, pours black with a small tan head. Aroma brings out robust roasted malt and earthy piney hops in seemingly good balance. Flavour is a bit harshly bitter, with lots of roasted malt, bitter earthy hops, and some unpleasant bitter astringency. A little harsh and lacking cohesion, but it's pleasant enough.

5

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 5

On tap at Dragonmead, pours a deep dark mahogany / reddish brown with a small beige head. Aroma brings out earthy notes and crusty bread. Flavour is quite dirty and bitter, with bready malt, earthy notes, and a strange tartness permeating throughout. Doesn't seem quite right.

7.1

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

On tap at Dragonmead, pours a clear pale blonde with a small white head. Aroma brings out plenty of lacto, gentle tart citrus and a little acidity. Flavour is likewise tart and yogurty, with moderate acidity, yogurty lacto, and tart citrus. By the books and rather authentic. Nice to try an unfruited Berliner these days.

8.5

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 9

12 ounce bottle into snifter; no bottle dating, but is a recent release. Pours crystal clear nearly opaque dark brown/black color with a 1-2 finger finger dense and rocky khaki head with awesome retention, that reduces to a nice cap that lingers. Nice spotty soapy lacing clings on the glass, with a fair amount of streaming carbonation. Fantastic appearance. Aromas of big raisin, plum, prune, fig, date, apricot, red apple, caramel, brown sugar, toffee, vanilla, bourbon, toasted oak, nuts, and dark/brown bread; with light notes of coconut, molasses, licorice, milk chocolate, cocoa, leather, tobacco, herbal, and yeast/roast/toast/oak earthiness. Damn nice aromas with great balance and complexity of dark/bready/light roast malts, fruity yeast, and bourbon barrel notes; with great strength. Taste of huge raisin, plum, prune, fig, date, apricot, red apple, caramel, brown sugar, toffee, vanilla, bourbon, toasted oak, nuts, and dark/brown bread; with light notes of coconut, molasses, licorice, milk chocolate, cocoa, leather, tobacco, herbal, and yeast/roast/toast/oak earthiness. Very mild herbal/roast bitterness and bourbon/oak spiciness on the finish. Lingering notes of raisin, plum, prune, fig, date, apricot, red apple, caramel, brown sugar, toffee, vanilla, bourbon, toasted oak, nuts, dark/brown bread, milk chocolate, cocoa, leather, tobacco, herbal, and yeast/roast/toast/oak earthiness on the finish for a while. Amazing complexity, robustness, and balance of dark/bready/light roast malts, fruity yeast, and bourbon barrel flavors; with a solid malt/bitterness and bourbon/oak spiciness balance; with no cloying flavors after the finish. Slightly increasing dryness from lingering bitter/spiciness. Light-medium carbonation and medium-full body; with a very smooth, creamy/silky/bready, and slightly sticky/chalky/tannic mouthfeel that is fantastic. Zero warming alcohol for 8.4%. Overall this is an amazing barrel aged scotch ale! All around incredible complexity, robustness, and balance of dark/bready/light roast malts, fruity yeast, and bourbon barrel flavors; very smooth and dangerously easy to drink for the ABV, with the minimally bitter/drying finish. Perfectly balanced rich malts and fruity yeast complexity; with great bourbon barrel presence/integration. Not overwhelming or boozy on barrels. A highly enjoyable offering, amazing spot on style example.