8.1

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5

Tasting at Ryan's, bottle
Dark brown colour, no head. Aroma of dark sugars, dust, caramel, alcohol. Thick mouthfeel; strong molasses, dark sugars, with some liquorice and tar; trong alcohol burn too.
No elegance here, but it's a very bold beer.

9.4

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 9 | Flavor - 10 | Texture - 10 | Overall - 9.5

Clube Bottle. Pours deep mahogany with a red tinge, small beige head, decent lacing. Aroma is obviously quad, candi sugars, Belgian yeast, figs, dates, bourbon, vanilla, brown sugar, port. Flavor is sweet, short of cloying, light plus bitter, heavy dark sugary malts and booziness. Full bodied, silky mouthfeel. Excellent quad. Top 5 for shore.

8.1

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 10 | Overall - 7.5

Poured from 1 pint .9 fl oz bottle. Dark brown with minimal beige head. Lots of dark dried fruits, super smooth at that abv, bourbon and the little bit of cognac show through. Nice.

7.5

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

Chestnut brown, no head. Opaque. On the nose, almonds, sweet barrel, touch of soy sauce. That's kind of the palate, too. Lots of bourbon, sticky sweet malts, toffee sort of sugars, and a bit of heat in the finish. Big, with decent balance.

8.1

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 10 | Overall - 7.5

500ml (thx, Brian S.!) @ Ryan's. Appearance: brown with some beige head. Aroma: loads of bourbon with dark fruits and toffee notes. Taste: along the same lines, quite sweet, lots of raisins and figs. Overall: a nice classic English Barleywine.

8.2

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 10 | Overall - 8

Poured from 1 pint .9 fl oz bottle. Dark brown with minimal tan head. Vanilla honey and bourbon barrel, gentle roast, very smooth, abv is well hidden (tastes like half that).

7.6

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

Dark brown. Not much head. Rich bourbon aroma, with some chocolate and molasses. Rich, boozy on the palate, with sticky dark burnt sugars. Lots of bourbon - I can't say any barrel stands out but there's a lot of barrel here, lots of alcohol and a mellow vanilla. Overall, sweet and strong, and quite aggressive.

8.2

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 10 | Overall - 8

500ml (thx, Brian S.!) @ Ryan's. Appearance: dark brown with a bit of beige head. Aroma: a nice mix of sweetness. bourbon, American oak, and a little bit of dark fruits. Taste: quite thick, multi-layered bourbon, lots of brown sugars, moderately sweet. Overall: pretty impressive for a non-adjunct BBA Imperial Stout.

9

Woo, this is one tasty beverage! Great thickness, smooth and rich. Roasty coffee, countered by sweet vanilla, lots of chocolate from the base beer, all balanced damn well. Barrel adds more layers, smoothness and yummyness. Maybe a tad too sweet.

8.2

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

500ml bottle. Nice vanilla and coffee notes, hints of oak and barrel notes. Pretty good, thick and balanced