Light caramel and good malt. Orange pour with decent head and lacing. Light sweet finish. Tap at Springfield airport.

Pine and lots of orange zest. Orange pour with good head and carpet lacing. Bitter finish with a hint of tang. Lots of citrus in finish. Tap at Springfield airport.

0.355l bottle from trade with ig88b. Thanks man! Looks really nice in the glass this, almost like pouring dark motor oil in the glass (not that I've actually ever done that before). It's really deep dark, almost black in color and it has a nice little loud head. Loud, by what can only be described as fizzing. Dark beige or brown in color. Smells really nice. Rich dark chocolate, a nice but sharp alco sting, tones of burnt sugar and a really rich dark roastiness. Traces of cold coffee, coffee latte actually! Added cream. That's what it is.. It actually a bit thin and boozy in the taste above average on the carbonation. Tastes sharp and a tad unbalanced. Almost a little phenolic in a way. Lots of nice chocolate though, and it's definitely barrelled! Rum and smoke are definitely prominent. The rich and bitter sweet kind of chocolate. Cocoa with hints of licorice in the finish. The sweet kind. It really grew on me this down the glass this. Even though it smoothen itself after gaining some temp I still wish the mouthfeel had been a tad more pleasant. 17.10.2014

Glass, 4-ounce, draught, during the Festival of Barrel-Aged Beers, savoured on November 21 2015; eye: black, opaque, ring of dark brown head, no lacing; nose: roasted barley, light bourbon, caramel, coffee, woody; mouth: roasted barley, light bourbon, caramel, coffee, woody, alcohol, alcohol warmth, finale in alcohol with presence of bourbon, full body, good carbonation, mildly sweet, slightly bitter, lightly alcoholic texture; overall: fine FRANÇAIS Verre, 4 onces, en fût, durant le Festival of Barrel-Aged Beers, savourée le 21 novembre 2015; œil : noire, opaque, anneau de mousse brun foncé, pas de dentelle; nez : orge torréfiée, léger bourbon, caramel, café, boisé; bouche : orge torréfiée, léger bourbon, caramel, café, boisé, alcool, chaleur d’alcool, finale en alcool avec présence de bourbon, corsée, bonne carbonatation, moyennement sucrée, très légèrement amère, texture légèrement alcoolique; en résumé : bien

22 oz bomber purchased at the brewery in Springfield, Missouri. The pour is a hazed almost murky brown with a well formed one inch khaki head. The aroma is clean soft cocoa chocolate along with fresh raspberry and general malt sweetness. The taste is the malt initially, toffee, nut, caramel along with the cocoa chocolate of the nose, and the finish is the softly tart raspberry, that really cuts nicely through the initial sweetness and dries out the finish. The palate is medium to heavy bodied, lower carbonation and the sweet than clean tart raspberry in the aftertaste. Flavors really meld well, beautifully executed concept.

Poured from a 12 oz bottle. Aroma is interesting with a moderately strong raisin note and some lighter chocolate notes. Some burnt sugar notes and hints of roast and leather. Some light alcohol spice. Some prune and cherry notes. Pours black with a medium sized, moderately thick, dark tan head that recedes to a thin film that lingers on the edges for quite some time. Faint lacing moderately long legs. Flavor is moderately to fairly sweet with quite a bit of chocolate. Some medium light raisin notes and some light roast. Medium bitterness. Some medium light alcohol spice. Some light vanilla notes with lingering chocolate. Hints of berry and prune. Mouthfeel is full bodied and somewhat creamy with medium low carbonation. Low astringency and medium alcohol warmth. Overall, a pretty nice, high alcohol beer. Lots of raisin and dark fruit in the aroma but a lot more chocolate and malt notes in the flavor. A bit too much alcohol for me, but still pretty enjoyable.

22 oz red wax sealed bomber purchased at the brewery in Springfield, Missouri. Date printing on the neck of the bottle is illegible. The pour is a hazed copper orange with a well formed ½ inch light tan head. The aroma is sweet caramel malt, dried fruit, specifically raisin, general floral and warming alcohol. The taste is strong caramel malt, fig raisin, perfume floral and a decent blast of hot alcohol towards the back. The palate is medium to heavy bodied, soft carbonation, and a dry sweet boozy finish. Nicely crafted, just not really my type of beer.

Shaker pint draft at the Brewery Tasting Room in Springfield, Missouri. The pour is cloudy brown with a foamy light tan head. The aroma is sweet nut malt along with cocoa and Chile pepper. The taste is the sweet nut malt and cocoa of the nose, nicely integrated with a bit of the chili pepper warmth to the finish. As the beer warms, the cocoa expresses itself as baker’s chocolate. The palate is medium to light bodied with active carbonation and a clean sweet spice pepper finish. Nicely executed.