8

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

500ml bottle. Sweet, heavy with vanilla and cocoa notes, some bourbon, roastiness, hints of malts and prunes. Quite balanced.

7.9

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

500ml bottle. Feels more like a barrel aged doppelbock. Sweet, malty and earthy with some bourbon heat, oak and brandy notes, some prunes and raisin

8

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

500ml bottle. Roasty, earthy and slightly nutty with some bourbon, vanilla, oak and honey, hints of syrup and chocolate sauce.

8

Feels more like a barrel aged doppelbock. Sweet, malty and earthy with some bourbon heat, oak and brandy notes, some prunes and raisin

8.5

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

Bottle. Pours opaque black, small tan head, some lacing. Aroma is cocoa, vanilla, maple. Flavor is medium plus sweet, light plus bitter. Medium body.

8.9

Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 9 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 10 | Overall - 8.5

Bottle. Pours a deep, opaque mahogany with a medium beige head with decent lacing and residual. Aroma iss chocolate, vanilla, oak tannin, bourbon, fudge, coffee grounds, tobacco, and molasses. Flavor is medium plus sweet, light bitter, well integrated and bursting with flavor. Full body, silky mouthfeel. This is how you barrel age a beer.

8.1

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

Bottle big thanks to BillyT. It pours darkest brown to black with a small tan cap. The aroma is sweet, massive vanilla fudge, bourbon, toasted coconut, chocolate cake, toffee, intoxicating, toffee crisp and gooey gateaux. The taste is slick, chewy, bitter - sweet, toothy, fudgey, roasted malt, spicy, bourbon soaked oak, toffee crisp, vanilla fudge, touch of coconut, milk chocolate, gateaux, warming boozey vibes, vanilla coffee and tannins with a slick, vanilla chocolate finish. Fulsome body, fine carbonation and slick mouth feel. Rich and decadent. Moreish.

8.4

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 9 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5

Poured from a 500 ml bottle. Aroma is malt forward with lots of chocolate, caramel, toffee and lighter roast, toasted bread and burnt sugar notes. Hints of tobacco, leather, raisin and prune. Light oak, bourbon and alcohol notes. Pours black with dark brown hues on the edges with a small, medium thick, mocha head that recedes quickly to the edges where it lingers. Light lacing and long legs. Flavor is fairly sweet with loads of malt character. Tons of chocolate, caramel and toffee with lighter notes of roast, toasted bread and burnt sugar. Moderate bitterness and medium alcohol warmth. Hints of tobacco, leather, raisin and prune. Light oak and bourbon notes. Mouthfeel is full bodied with a light creaminess and medium low carbonation. A bit sticky with light astringency and low alcohol warmth. Overall, a really nice beer. Great malt notes with well hidden alcohol. Barrel character is nice.

8.1

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

Poured from a 500 ml bottle. Aroma is super malt forward with lots of nice layers of dark caramel, toffee, toasted bread, burnt sugar and hints of nuts. Light notes of prune, raisin and fig. Light alcohol and oak notes. Pours a very dark brown, but not quite black with a medium small, medium thick, dark brown head that recedes quickly to the edges where it lingers. Light lacing and long legs. Flavor is fairly sweet with lots of caramel, toffee, burnt sugar and lighter notes of toasted bread and nuts. Moderate bitterness and medium alcohol warmth. Light raisin, prune and fig notes. Light oak and bourbon notes. Mouthfeel is fairly full bodied with medium carbonation. Low astringency and medium low alcohol warmth. Overall, a solid beer but I'm not sure it's so much a quad as a barleywine. Really nice malt character with decent barrel notes.

8.6

Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 9 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5

Poured from a 500 ml bottle. Aroma is malt forward and rich with layers of dark chocolate, dark caramel, toffee and lighter notes of roast and toasted grains. Lighter notes of vanilla and dark espresso. Light oak notes and bourbon character with light alcohol spice. Pours jet black with a small, thick, creamy, dark mocha head that recedes steadily to a small, thick, film that lingers on the edges. Light lacing and long legs. Flavor is somewhat sweet with lots of dark chocolate, dark caramel, espresso and lighter notes of toasted bread, toffee and vanilla. Hints of ash and tobacco. Moderately bitter with medium alcohol notes. Lingering dark chocolate and espresso notes in the finish. Medium light bourbon notes and faint oak. Mouthfeel is full bodied with medium low carbonation. Low astringency and moderate alcohol warmth. Overall, a really solid BA stout. Great stout character with solid supporting barrel notes. Definitely boozy, but not so much that it's hard to drink.