Appearance - 9 | Aroma - 8.5 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5

21st March 2026
19.8%. Bourbon, Ruby Port and Zinfandel BA. Near opaque dark brown amber beer, small bubbly tan head, a pretty short lifespan. Palate is briefly airy but quickly develops weight commensurate with it's massive abv. Mildly dry and, delivering modest fine carbonation, perfect for such a hefty brew. The dark malts are somewhat light bodied but, carrying a little dark chocolate, chocolate cake and chocolate fudge, none of it too sweet. Mahooosive ripe fruit, super saturated in aged bourbon. Alcohol spice. The Port and Zinfandel barrels, make this something special. An alcohol spicy ripe red berry fruits. The richness of port, the bright fruitiness of Zinfandel, both at the heel of the bourbon richness. Wet wood bitterness and ripeness. Airy finish. Bloody hell, this is a gob full. Intense and rich. Something well beyond a port and seemingly stronger than a decent bourbon. This is an experience. As the craft beer movement starts its decline, drink this and marvel at it's pinnacles.

Appearance - 9 | Aroma - 9 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8.5

(2025 version, will move once I've added it) (Bottle, 0.375l, s sample, at Juova, 20260314) The beer poured oily and black. No head. Aroma had burnt malts, vanilla, wood, dark chocolate and vinous notes. Palate was full bodied and warming with low carbonation. Flavours were vanilla, dark chocolate, vinous notes, alcohols, burnt malts, ash and bitterness. Aftertaste had vinous notes, ash and bitterness. The alcohol was present. That can't be denied. In any case, drinkability was quite good and the flavours were balanced.

Sweet, quite smooth and chocolatey with some barrel notes, oaky whiskey, vanilla, stingy wood, toffee, syrup, mild roastiness, coffee and licorice, hints of warming alcohol. Okay slow sipper

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

Dark brown. Lots of bourbon, no head, sticky sweet, cactus barrel, but generally good. The kind of beer that was good 10 years ago but fades with time.

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

Dark brown, fruity, boozy, sticky, what I miss is a sense of purpose. It’s a big, reasonably complex beer, but I am unconvinced of the details.

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

Dark brown. Fruity, boozy, orangey, pears, the cognac barrel is rocking, the base maybe showing some crystal malt.

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5

Dark brown, no head, nice bourbon, rich chocolate and sweet dark malt, the bourbon is heavy but comes across well here, high quality.

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

Dark brown, thin head, big cinnamon and vanilla nose, similar taste but of course cinnamon smells better than it tastes. Good stout backdrop. Nice pastry character on this.

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

Sweet, some toast, some alcohol, maple, coffee, maybe ginger. Comes together reasonably well.

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

Dullish and cloudy, has a deep fruity character, juicy, strong, plenty of sweet malt.