Samples of 2009, 2011 and 2012 vintages at the 5th Annual Coldest Day of the Year Stout Tasting on 01/26/2013: Dark brown pour with a medium tan head that diminishes steadily. Roasted malt and bourbon in the nose. Medium to full body with flavors of toasted malt, vanilla, bourbon and a bit of chocolate. The finish is oaky with a vanilla and malt aftertaste. Pretty good overall.

Thanks to Rogueone for sharing a bottle. The beer pours a hazy amber color with a medium light beige head that diminishes steadily. Patchy lacing on the glass. Aroma of malt, yeast and hops. Full-bodied with a very sweet character of sugary fruits, yeast and malt. The finish is sweet with a lingering citrus and yeast aftertaste. Decent overall.

Thanks to Roueone for sharing a bottle. The beer pours a clear dark bronze color with a medium off-white head that dissipates slowly. Patchy lacing on the glass. Aroma of citrus, wheat and hops. Medium to full body with flavors of fruity wheat, resiny hops and malt. The finish is piney hops up front with a ripe fruity aftertaste. Pretty good all around.

Thanks to Rogueone for sharing a bottle. Pours a hazy dark brownish-amber color with a medium off-white head that recedes steadily. Small patches of lacing on the glass. Aroma of malt, fruit and caramel. Full-bodied with flavors of caramel malt, roasted nuts and dark fruit. The finish is sweet with a lingering earthy malty aftertaste. Pretty good overall.

Sample from a plastic growler courtesy of Rogueone, under the Triple Digit label. The beer pours dark brown with a medium tan head that recedes steadily. Strings of lacing on the glass. Aroma of roasted nuts and malt. Light-bodied with a roasty character and flavors of peanut butter, chocolate and malt. The finish is sweet with a lingering roasted nutty aftertaste. Above average overall.

Thanks to Rogueone for sharing a growler (under the Triple Digit label). The beer pours brownish-black with a medium thin and foamy beige head that dissipates slowly to a film. Partial rings of lacing on the glass. Aroma of roasted malt, chocolate and coffee. Medium-bodied with a creamy texture and flavors of roasty coffee, sweet malt and slight dark chocolate. The finish is roasty with a chocolate malt aftertaste. Above average overall.

Thanks to Rogueone for sharing a bottle. The beer pours a dark brown color with a medium tan head that diminishes steadily. Small patches of lacing on the glass. Aroma of roasted malt and hazelnut. Medium body with a sweet roasty and nutty character. Consistent hazenut flavor with malt and vanilla in the background. The finish is roasty with a hazelnut aftertaste. Pretty good overall.

2011 bottle. Pours dark brown with light tan head ring. Nose and taste of mostly bourbon with molasses, clove, dark cherry, smoked chicory, raisin, maple, wood, vanilla and oak. thinner body for the style. A bit boozy.

2011 Vintage. Enjoyed at 55 in an HFS tulip. Bottle #437. Pours no head at all. Midnight black, oily in texture. Bourbon dominates the nose. Majority is vanilla and some smokiness. Taste is very textured. Surprisingly sweet with a vanilla finish. Brown sugar, some hints of dark fruits and sort of a candy taste in the middle. Hints of charred cedar smokiness. heavy body, almost no carbonation.

Dark ruby read with a creamy beige head. Aroma is Bready, toasted, caramel malts, butterscotch. Medium bodied with a decent amount of carbonation smothered in syrupy smoothness. Flavor is sweet malty, bready, butterscotch, caramel, and lightly toasted. Pretty solid Scottish ale but maybe a tad on the sweet side. Good stuff.