Tap at Cap Tap. Pours dark brn/blk with a dark tan head. Aroma of bourbon and chocolate. Med + body. Flavor is bourbon, dark treacly malt, chocolate. There’s a lurking tangy tartness - maybe it’s from the wood. Not dry; not hoppy; whiskey cuts the sugar down appropriately. I have had better BA IS ales. Not many tho. This is definitely something to get every time it’s available.

65 cl bottle (11,1%) @ lusikka, bottled 03.02.2017
Aroma is somewhat heavy and sweet with tropical fruits, resin and pineapple juice. Flavour is sugary sweet with resin, tropical fruits, pineapple juice and some grapefruity+bushy tones in the finish. Drinkability is not that great, at the end of the glass this feels even gluey.

650ml bottle. Bottled 02/03/17. Pours orange with a smooth head. Aroma of onion, caramely malts, hops, pine, resin and herbal notes. Taste is hoppy, sweetish and caramely malty with loads of bitterness, some pine, resin, toffee, citrus and grass. Finish is warming, hoppy and herbal with loads of bitterness, some pine, citrus, grass, hints of booze and toffee. Heavy and sweetish.

Bomber from Bine & Vine. Pours clear copper with an off-white head. Aroma is rather fruity and juicy with some citrus. Med body or maybe better. Flavor is very fruity and juicy - with the malt it’s brought cough syrup to mind. That’s a bad comparison and it’s not accurate. But there are strong flavors in this and the heat seem detectable. Anyway that was my mind, and it still is. Very complicated in some ways. Malty, but not sticky. Bitter but none of the common hops seem present. I belched pine. Which I didn’t really taste. Taking a flyer: This is very different IPA, and if you bring standard expectations you may not think much of it (see earlier ratings). Think of it as a new thing and you might more likely like it. For me it’s now moving towards fruit and pine. Growing on me. Liking it. Thinking it’s really pretty good ale. Disclaimer: This rating was the first of the day and made while wholly sober.

Bottle to pint glass. Slightly hazy orange with moderate white head that is well retained. Aroma and flavor are both grape must, tropics and white wine. The grape aspects are very pleasant. Really nice beer.

Amber, fairly bright. Some stewed fruit nose, some alcohol and a whack of caramel. Too much caramel on the palate, with a hint of some of that stewed stuff. Not that good, in my opinion.

Bottle - Sticky sweet orange. Clear gold with a small white head. Grainy, orange and some sticky sweet notes.

22 oz. bottle, pours a clear copper orange with a small white head. Aroma brings out piney hops, resins, caramel and butterscotch. Flavour is heavy on the bready malt, with toasted caramel, and light resinous hops. Bready and toasted caramel dominate this, with the hops very underwhelming. Rather weak.

(Tap) clear, bright yellow colour with a small white head; aroma of tropical fruit, soap; balanced flavour with a long, light bitter finish