12 ounce bottle into snifter, bottled on 5/9/2016. Pours moderately hazy/cloudy deep ruby reddish orange/copper color with a 1 finger dense and rocky cream colored head with great retention, that reduces to a small cap that lingers. Nice spotty soapy lacing clings on the glass, with a fair amount of streaming carbonation. Aromas of big tangerine, red grapefruit, lemon, lime, peach, plum, pear, pineapple, apricot, red apple, golden raisin, citrus peel/rind, wood, peppercorn, pine, honey, caramel, brown sugar, toasted biscuit, spicy rye, and brown bread; with lighter notes of toffee, roast, herbal, floral, grass, and yeast earthiness. Damn nice aromas with great balance and complexity of citrus/fruity/earthy hops, fruity yeast, and dark/bready malt notes; with big strength. Taste of big tangerine, red grapefruit, lemon, lime, peach, plum, pear, pineapple, apricot, red apple, golden raisin, citrus peel/rind, wood, peppercorn, pine, honey, caramel, brown sugar, toasted biscuit, spicy rye, and brown bread; with lighter notes of toffee, roast, herbal, floral, grass, and yeast earthiness. Light-moderate pine, citrus peel/rind, herbal, floral, woody, grassy, peppery bitterness on the finish. Lingering notes of tangerine, red grapefruit, lemon, lime, peach, plum, pear, pineapple, apricot, red apple, golden raisin, citrus peel/rind, wood, peppercorn, pine, honey, caramel, brown sugar, toasted biscuit, spicy rye, brown bread, herbal, floral, grass, and yeast earthiness on the finish for a while. Awesome complexity, robustness, and balance of citrus/fruity/earthy hops, fruity yeast, and dark/bready malt flavors; with a great malt/bitterness balance, and no cloying/astringent flavors after the finish. Lightly increasing dryness from lingering bitterness. Medium carbonation and medium-full body; with a very smooth, creamy/bready/grainy, fairly sticky, and lightly resinous/rindy mouthfeel that is great. Minimal warming alcohol for 10%. Overall this is an awesome American barleywine. All around awesome complexity, robustness, and balance of citrus/fruity/earthy hops, fruity yeast, and dark/bready malt flavors; very smooth and dangerously easy to drink for the big ABV, with the mellowly bitter/resinous/drying finish. Nice soft feel, and not aggressive. Feels like mostly classic C hops. Very juicy/vibrant, and fairly dank/earthy hops with fruity yeast; and a great balanced dark/bready/rye malt backbone. Light residual sweetness with lingering resin dryness. A really enjoyable offering, and impressive classic tasting style example.