Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 9

22 ounce bottle into chalice, bottled in 11/2016. Pours slightly hazy deep golden amber/light orange color with a small fairly dense and fluffy off white head with poor retention, that reduces to nothing pretty much instantly. No glass lacing, and a fair amount of streaming carbonation. Good appearance. Aromas of big lemon, orange, peach, plum, pear, melon, apricot, red apple, white grape, honey, candi sugar, toffee, vanilla, spicy rye whiskey, coconut, toasted oak, peppercorn, clove, cracker, white bread, light caramel/banana, herbal, floral, grass, and yeast earthiness. Damn nice aromas with great balance and complexity of fruity/spicy yeast, rye whiskey barrels, candi sugar, pale malts, and light-moderate earthy hop notes; with big strength. Taste of big lemon, orange, peach, plum, pear, melon, apricot, red apple, white grape, honey, candi sugar, toffee, vanilla, spicy rye whiskey, coconut, toasted oak, peppercorn, clove, cracker, white bread, light caramel/banana, herbal, floral, grass, and yeast earthiness. Light-moderate peppery yeast, and rye whiskey/oak tannin spiciness on the finish. Lingering notes of lemon, orange, peach, plum, pear, melon, apricot, red apple, white grape, honey, candi sugar, toffee, vanilla, spicy rye whiskey, coconut, toasted oak, peppercorn, clove, cracker, white bread, light caramel/banana, herbal, floral, grass, and yeast earthiness on the finish for a while. Fantastic complexity, robustness, and balance of fruity/spicy yeast, rye whiskey barrels, candi sugar, pale malts, and light-moderate earthy hop flavors; with an awesome malt/sugar, and yeast/oak/rye whiskey barrel spiciness balance; with no cloying sweetness after the finish. Fairly crisp/clean finishing. Light-moderate increasing dryness from lingering yeast/whiskey/oak/tannin spiciness. Medium carbonation and medium-plus body; with a very smooth and moderately creamy/bready/grainy/sticky/tannic balanced mouthfeel that is great. Mild increasing warmth of 9.8% and barrel booze after the finish. Overall this is a fantastic barrel aged tripel. All around fantastic complexity, robustness, and balance of fruity/spicy yeast, rye whiskey barrels, candi sugar, pale malts, and light-moderate earthy hop flavors; dangerously smooth, and fairly crisp/clean to drink with the mellowly spicy/tannic/drying finish. Great soft feel. Fantastic balance between Belgian yeast, and rye whiskey barrel presence/integration; with a nice clean candi sugar/pils malt backbone, and solid earthy hop presence. Minimal residual sweetness with crisp dryness; very well attenuated for the ABV. A highly enjoyable offering, and amazingly spot on style example. Reminds me of a paler version of Wizard Burial ground.

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

Draft, location not noted. Deep garnet-brown body, thick puffy light brown head. Roasty, dense nose with dusty chocolate, coffee, and spicy grain. Creamy body, ashy and bitter, leafy and inky, mostly roast and milk chocolate. Quite good.

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Draft, location not noted. Hazy medium straw-orange body, thin clumping off-white head. Nose toasty with herbal hops notes. Nutty, cerealy body, the hops reminiscent of lightly scorched autumn leaves. Dry on balance but had a sweet component too.

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

Reviewed from notes.
The appearance was a semi-dark brown color with a finger’s worth of white foamy head that fell off at a decent pace.
The aroma had some coffee beans, roasted nuts, clean caramel/toffee malt base, some dark fruits, milk chocolate, some dark chocolate and some earthy/grassy hops coming across somewhat bitter.
The flavor blended fairly well between the roast and the sweet clinging in the aftertaste and riding into the finish.
The feel was about medium bodied with a fair sessionability about it. Coffee bean roastiness seemed to meld gently with the malty smoothness. Carbonation felt fine and the ABV felt appropriate.
Overall, pretty nice brown ale worthy of having again.

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

Reviewed from notes.
The appearance was a sturdy dark brown color with a good sustaining finger’s worth of white foamy head. Moderate lace.
The aroma had some bread, caramel/toffee, roasted nuts, light cocoa powder, light toast. Earthy/grassy hops, light wood and ended with what I thought was some nutmeg. Different, but I didn’t mind.
The flavor brought forth the sweet and the roast fairly nice and richly turned it towards the aftertaste. Finish got a little sticky as that spice (if it was the nutmeg) didn’t seem to show any presence.
The feel was about medium bodied with a good sessionability about it. Carbonation felt good. ABV felt appropriate.
Overall, nice brown ale. Was that really nutmeg in this? Not sure.

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

Reviewed from notes.
The appearance was a dark red close to brown color with a thin eggshell white foamy head. Softly dissipated to leave some light stringy lace.
The aroma had some roast, nuts, caramel/toffee, light earthy to grassiness. And then allspice? Yes, that’s what I got, a bit weird, and I don’t know if that was intentional, but well, I somewhat liked it.
The flavor brought the roast to the sweet fairly nice and lead into the aftertaste fairly nice, which was super light. Some of the allspice entered in the finish.
The feel was about medium bodied with a good sessionability about it. Carbonation was there, and the ABV felt appropriate.
Overall, pretty good brown ale that I’d have again if I could get it.

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

Reviewed from notes.
The appearance was a red color with a decent transparency about it. Moderate carbonation could be seen rising and a good white foamy film sat atop of the beer.
The aroma had some grassy, earthy and floral hops up front and then a moderate cracker/caramel/toffee maltiness coming forth to blend as it warms.
The flavor seemed to blend these prior aromas fairly well, somewhat smooth with a touch of dry sweet, somewhat like biscuits. Decent earthy to malty aftertaste. Slight blend of malts to hops in the finish.
On the palate, this one sat about a light to medium on the body with a fair sessionability about it. Good carbonation. ABV felt fine.
Overall, I’d say it was a worthy amber ale to have again.

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

Reviewed from notes.
The appearance was a semi-transparent bronzed golden color with a finger’s worth of white foamy head. It held for a good bit and gently dissipated at a nice pace. Light stringy lace.
The aroma softly balanced between bits of some \"iced\" apples, subtle earthy/grassy hops, mild toast, white bread, some hay, light vanilla, light clove and ends with a little bit of hay.
The flavor embraced a nice soft sweetness of the previously mentioned aromas to meld into the aftertaste and riding into the finish.
On the palate, this one sat about a medium on the body with a fair sipping quality about it. Sturdy carbonation. ABV felt as projected by the brewer.
Overall, first Bad Brewing Company beer for me and it doesn’t disappoint. Would have again.