UPDATED: OCT 4, 2021 Bottle thanks to cgarvieuk. Appearance - deep amber to brown. Thin tan head. Nose - cherry and chocolate. Sweet wood and light sherry. Taste - sweet cherry and chocolate. Woody edge. Boozy and lozenge. Palate - medium to full bodied. Sweet and boozy finish. Overall - good. A very dark barley wine.

UPDATED: AUG 17, 2021 Braunes Bier flacher schaum, im gerich Bourbon vanille würzig, genauso im Geschmack, vom Alkohol nichts zu merken, sehr gut

UPDATED: JUL 16, 2021 On tap@ MPC 8th birthday. Spezi Look. Sehr flacher Schaum. Vanille Bourbon Duft. Cola, Malz. Sehr fein. Weicher Antrunk. Malz, Whiskey. Vanille. Alkohol ist hervorragend eingebunden. Rosinen, Vanille Abgang. Klasse.

UPDATED: MAR 26, 2021 Dark Amber with a minimal light brown head. Aroma of wooden barrels, dried fruits, sweet malt and some chocolate sense. Sweet with a warm wooden barrels, malt and dark fruits end. Nice nightcap.

UPDATED: JAN 27, 2021 2018 Vintage: Pours a dark brown with a small tan head. Boozy sweet aroma. Medium body with oily lacing. Taste is sweet burnt caramel and toffee. Smooth with a warming sensation. Hides the alcohol well. Dark fruit and caramel aftertaste. Classic Barley wine. Enjoyable.

UPDATED: JAN 17, 2021 35.5cl fles. Troebel bruin kleur, fijne licht bruine schuimkraag. De geur is whisky en karamel. Smaak is zoet, kersen, whisky en vanille. Vol body en veel koolzuur.

UPDATED: DEC 26, 2020 Bottle. Clear deep ruby color with beige head. Aroma is raisins, wood, vanilla, oak, rather bitter. Taste is the same, very raisiny, thick vanilla. Oily mouthfeel with low carbonation. Great Barleywine!

UPDATED: DEC 20, 2020 From a 355ml bottle on 20/12/2020 (2018 vintage, ABV listed as 12.5%, IBU, bottle baring number 007 - very Bond!). Pours a deep deep brown with a medium to big head. Has a distinctive, nose featuring Christmas cake, caramel, butterscotch, vanilla, nutmeg, along with some quite strong and persistent oak and whisky notes. Tastes of dark chocolate and dark and dried fruit, caramel, toffee and fudge, with a modest to medium barrel aged booziness at the back. The mouthfeel is syrupy, the carbonation softish. Rich, complex and highly enjoyable, but not sufficiently inspiring to justify a revisit at around $25 a bottle.

UPDATED: DEC 19, 2020 Bottle, vintage 2018. Color: Dark amber to copper, very thin beige head. Aroma: Sweet, Bourbon, vanilla, toffee, dark dried fruit, hints of red fruit. Taste: Sirupy, dark dried fruit, dark cherries, sweet and sticky, malty, Bourbon, vanilla, toffee, chocolate and oak wood. Hints of coconut, nuts and citrus fruit. Some more lemon and orange zest when standing longer. Over medium sweet, moderate going to over moderate bitterness. Long lasting sticky and woody finish. Full body, below average carbonation. Quite sweet but very complex and well balanced. Nice winter warmer, slow sipping.

UPDATED: DEC 12, 2020 2018 vintage bottle @ Dennis and Patries. Clear dark amber with a small off-white head. Caramel and bourbon aroma with some vanilla. Sweet taste with a complex medium bitter boozy finish. Nice one.