Bottle. Caramel malt aroma with notes of toffee, Candi sugar, spicy Belgian yeast, floral hops and some dark fruit. Pours cloudy copper-amber colored with half a finger of tan head that has excellent retention and lacing. Starts with caramel, toffee and dark fruit flavors as well as having a rich, full body and smooth mouthfeel. Finishes quite smooth with Candi sugar, spicy Belgian yeast and floral hop flavors. Very nice.

500ml bottle, 2021 vintage. Fudgy chocolate aroma with notes of coffee, roasted malt, molasses, caramel, coconut and vanilla. Pours deep brown with a thin mocha brown head that has no retention and no lacing as well as some floaties. Starts with rich fudgy chocolate, coffee, caramel, and coconut flavors as well as having a rich, full body and thick, viscous mouthfeel. Finishes quite smooth with molasses, vanilla and roasted malt flavors. Not really sure how well it held up to the fresh version over the last 5+ years, but still pretty tasty.

Can, 2024 vintage. Caramel aroma with notes of toffee, dark fruit, vanilla, bourbon and oak. Pours deep toffee brown colored with a thin tan head that has very little retention and little lacing. Starts with caramel, toffee and vanilla flavors as well as having a rich, full body and sticky, decadent mouthfeel. Finishes impeccably smooth with dark fruit, bourbon and oak flavors as well as a bit of warming booze at the end. Wonderful.

Bomber, 2024 vintage. Rich chocolate aroma with notes of roasted malt, caramel, cherry, burnt sugar, molasses, vanilla, oak and bourbon. Pours deep brown with a thin mocha brown head that has little retention and a finger thick ring of lacing. Starts with rich chocolate, roasted malt, molasses, cherry and caramel flavors as well as having a rich, full body and slick, viscous mouthfeel. Finishes impeccably smooth with burnt sugar, vanilla, bourbon and oaks flavors as well as a soothing warming booziness that settles nicely in the belly. Fantastic.

Can. Toasted malt aroma with notes of bread, caramel, oak, toffee and vanilla. Pours clear copper colored with half a finger of white head that has good retention and some lacing. Starts with bready malt, caramel and oak flavors. Finishes smooth and refreshing with toasted malt, toffee and vanilla flavors. Excellent Oktoberfest.

Pint can. Caramel malt aroma with notes of cherry, raisins, dates, chocolate, toffee and clove. Pours dark toffee brown colored with a thin tan head that has some retention and some lacing. Starts with rich caramel, cherry, toffee and chocolate flavors as well as having a rich, full body and smooth mouthfeel. Finishes quite smooth with raisin, dates and clove. Excellent quad.