Flaska från Beer Republic, årgång 2020. Mörk kopparbrun, något murken och rejält smutsig längst ner i flaskan. Mycket fat, toner från bourbon, torkad frukt, kolaremmar. Bra beska, ligger lite i mellanlandet mellan amerikanskt och brittiskt. Relativt åtstramad, sett till dagens barleywines. Kanske något hög kolsyra. Helt ok godkänt, men kanske inget att jaga efter.

Super deep dark and brown coloured body with only a very small lighter brown and deep tan head that barely shows at a single centimetre and leaves nothing on the sides or up top after a few seconds. Aroma of molasses, brown sugars, pitted fruits, dates, a bunch of hearty spices showing canella, anise, allspice and some fennel as well, with a dry rye and grainy note of malt near the end, seemingly quite strong, especially to be picked up in this style. Medium-bodied; Very strong molasses, brown sugar, caramel, toffee, treacle and raisin notes up front with a big sweetness from pitted fruits and some earthiness as well, with a supportive malt body of course and some vanilla, milk chocolate and earthier, fairly rustic notes soon afterwards with a kick of alcohol still noticeable, but slightly tempered, it seems. Aftertaste shows a lot of sweetness and relatively earthy notes with a noticeable amount of rye and specialty grains in the malt bill at the very end, but the sweetness then comes over and overtakes the spices with the vanilla, lactose, cream, chocolate and figs the strongest here at the end. Overall, a very nice and robust beer that probably has lost some body of course, but the complexity and nuanced notes along with the lighter alcohol burn and more rounded notes seem to have done this beer well - I believe this is a good stage to drink this one, and perhaps in another year it might be a bit better, but with only one can of this, I'm thinking that when I bought/drank this was near perfect. I sampled this (the best ever) full open top, twelve ounce can, purchased from Hy-Vee in Omaha (Papillion), Nebraska on 07-October-2019 for US$3,49 sampled exactly three years after purchase on 07-October-2022 at my house back here in Washington, and canned on 08-January-2019 with the tagline (maybe) 'DragonsInTheWild' on the bottom.

Nice classic. Straight to the point. Not a massive modern filler, just a big drinkable stout. Bland by modern comparisons, but mostly just done right. Beertemple ams

Draft. A- Light, peach juice. A- Yellow color, cloudy liquid, white head. T- Peach nectar. P- Light body, thick texture, average carbonation, balanced finish. O- Pretty weak aroma and even the flavor a bit. Had a natural peach flavor just wish it was stronger. Decent!

Draft. A- Dill, tart, pickle brine. A- Yellow color, clear liquid, white head. T- Salty, pickle brine, tart. P- Light body, average texture, average carbonation, tart finish. O- This was quite tart and pure pickle juice. I mean I've had pickle brine straight from a jar of pickles that wasn't quite as potent as this. I love it and hate it. This could be great with some work.

Draft. A- Burnt toast. A- Burnt orange color, hazy liquid, off white head. T- Burnt toast, faint fruitiness. P- Medium body, average texture, average carbonation, balanced finish. O- Lots of toasted bread. Honestly, I thought this would be a fruit beer but I get little to no fruit influence at all. Just lots of burnt grain. Okay but far from what I anticipated.

Draft. A- Brown sugar. A- Copper color, clear liquid, off white head. T- Brown sugar, slightly bitter, faint alcohol. P- Full body, average texture, average carbonation, malty finish. O- It claims this one doesn't lean on brown sugar for flavor but that's about all I get. Not aggressive either. The beer is fine but maybe work on the description.

Draft. A- Orange, vanilla. A- Yellow color, clear liquid, white head. T- Vanilla, tangerine. P- Light body, average texture, average carbonation, balanced finish. O- Very clear for being a milkshake ipa and claiming lactose. Not sure what is going on here. Lots of flavor that reminds me of a dreamsicle ice cream bar. Honestly not too bad,.