Some lime and decent malt. Dark brown pour with great creamy head and lacing. Light bitter end. Can.

Crisp pils with decent noble hops. Golden pour with ok head. touch of lime in finish. Decent enough for a pils. Can at Sherlock's in Sherwood Park.

Can, 355 ml, date: 12/01/20, via JonnyBeers (thank you!) - CANBIF on May 6, 2021, savoured on July 2, 2021; eye: black, opaque, no effervescence, tiny ring of beige head, no lacing; nose: malt, brown sugar, alcohol, rye, spices, alcohol, raisin; mouth: malt, brown sugar, alcohol, rye, spices, alcohol, light alcohol warmth, raisin, light aniseed, finale in alcohol, medium-bodied, average carbonation, mildly sweet, lightly alcoholic texture; in summary: fine

FRANÇAIS
Canette, 355 ml, date : 12/01/20, via JonnyBeers (thank you!) - CANBIF le 6 mai 2021, savourée le 2 juillet 2021; œil : noire, opaque, pas d’effervescence, minuscule anneau de mousse beige, pas de dentelle; nez : malt, cassonade, alcool, rye, épices, alcool, raisin sec; bouche : malt, cassonade, alcool, rye, épices, alcool, léger chaleur d’alcool, raisin sec, léger anis, finale en alcool avec présence d’alcool, corps moyen-corsé, carbonatation moyenne, moyennement sucrée, texture légèrement alcoolique; en résumé : bien

Dark brown. Just a thin head. There's a lot of bourbon on the nose, and some sweeter dark sugars from the stout. On the palate, big and moderately rich. Lots of bourbon, like a lot. Dominant, and there's a fair bit of alcohol in the finish just to hammer home the point. Heavy. Not all that refined, but it is enjoyable.

I love the 237ml can. I poured it into my wee 2 Crows arome glass. On the nose, it's a big and megasweet barley wine, an overload of caramel with some raisiny and boozy accents. On the palate, similar. Just a big thwack of sweetness and booze. There's not much in the way of nuance here. And what's barrel-aged spirit? As in, what beverage are they aiming for with that? This beer is quite burly and I just get the sense that there's a lack of clarity of purpose and vision to it. It wouldn't be the first massive beer with a simplistic profile, but I do wish for more nuance, complexity, style or all of the above. Instead, it's heavy, sticky and inarticulate.

12oz @ home. Appearance: very dark brown with a beige head. Aroma: a nice bourbon barrel (similar to TS 2020 series) with a lot of chocolate, some dark fruits, and vanilla. Taste: along the same lines, noticeable hoppy bitterness, moderately sweet. Overall: it's pretty good, but I just wish it wouldn't be bitter.

500ml bottle. Pours a hazy orange-pink with a thin, short lived, off-white head that fully dissipates. Aroma of funky yeast, pale malt, tart cherry, oak and floral hops. Sweet fruity flavour of grainy pale malt, cherry, funky yeast, white wine, oak and floral hops in a crisp, dry, tart, acidic finish. Light body with a watery texture and average carbonation. Refreshing and crushable. Fairly complex for such a light beer.

Can, 237 ml, via JonnyBeers (thank you!) - CANBIF on May 6, 2021, savoured on June 7, 2021; eye: brown, opaque, no effervescence, no head, no lacing; nose: malt, brown sugar, alcohol, brandy, fig; mouth: malt, intense, brown sugar, alcohol, brandy, fig, alcohol warmth, finale in alcohol with presence of brandy, full-bodied, lightly below average carbonation, rather bitter, rather sweet, alcoholic and syrupy texture; in summary: quite good

FRANÇAIS
Canette, 237 ml, via JonnyBeers (thank you!) - CANBIF le 6 mai 2021, savourée le 7 juin 2021; œil : marron, opaque, pas d’effervescence, pas de mousse, pas de dentelle; nez : malt, cassonade, alcool, brandy, figue; bouche : malt, intense, cassonade, alcool, brandy, figue, chaleur d’alcool, finale en alcool avec présence de brandy, corsée, carbonatation légèrement sous la moyenne, plutôt amère, plutôt sucrée, texture alcoolique et sirupeuse; en résumé : bien bon

Bottle from The Gull, North Vancouver
Dark amber to brown colour, hazy, no head (still). Some aroma of wine, and alcohol. Moderately sweet, vinous (not sour)), with evident astringency, wood.
Good drink, I'm not excited though.

500ml on Alex's porch. Appearance: dark copper with (obviously cause it's still) no head. Aroma: some port, barrel, dark fruits. Taste: lots of port in taste, zero carbonation. Overall: interesting and kind of unique experience for me.