330mL bottle, pours jet black with a small brown head. Nose is full of whiskey barrels, medium roasted malt, and a touch of booze. Flavour reveals the whiskey upfront, with medium roasted malt, plenty of whiskey, some iodine, and some booze. Lots of pungent, almost plasticy whiskey. Odd–not great.

Dark brown. Thin head. The aroma is a bit rough, some fruity notes, a touch headsy. On the palate, it's got a somewhat barrely, headsy note. That sort of phenol from the hockey locker room, with some cleaner. It gets worse as it warms.

Poured from 330mL bottle (pkg July 2023; bb July 2028). Near black with small tan head. Plastic-y fruity chocolate aroma, a bit off, not a fan.

From a 440ml can on 2/5/2025. Pours a clear very deep amber with pretty much no head. The nose is dominated by whisky with some caramel and dark and dried fruit. Tastes of prunes, dates and plums, with some light caramel and toffee. There's maybe a touch of golden syrup but it's not super prominent. The finish is quite boozy and just a touch sour. The palate is a touch thin for something so big and the carbonation is average. I love a barley wine and this is drinkable enough but just doesn't stand out like a beer that's upwards of $30 should.