UPDATED: AUG 7, 2019 (Draught at Beer Temple, Amsterdam, 17 Feb 2019) Reddish amber colour with foamy, beige head. Malty, fruity nose with notes of caramel, candy sugar and dried fruit. Malty, slightly vinous taste with caramel, dried fruit, port wine, candy sugar and a mild spicy bitterness in the finish. Almost full body, quite sweet. Vinous but well balanced, with a nice port touch. Nice one.

UPDATED: MAR 4, 2019 Draught at Van Moll. Beautiful autumnal red color, decent sized beige head. Aroma reminds me of candy. Candy mixed with liquorice. Flavor has it too. Malts, sweetish, candy, (Dutch) 'die autodrop dingen met fruit', slightly sugary. Pretty nice.

UPDATED: FEB 10, 2019 From tap at BeerTemple, Amsterdam. Aroma is sweet malt with oak, caramel toffee, figs, notes of Port, some darkish fruits. Sweet and relatively bitter flavour, medium to full body. Good Port BA (not too in-your-face) and the base BarleyWine is obviously solid.

UPDATED: FEB 9, 2019 Draft @ Van Moll, Eindhoven. Murky amber-ish red, clear, creamy beige head. Complex ale with nice barrel character, porto, nutty, dry oak, toffee malty, sweetly vinous red fruits, some coffee, high bitter. Nice linger, bitter vinous. Good body, lively carbonation, dry mouthfeel.

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Draft at BeerTemple, Amsterdam. Clear amber brown with a tan head. Aroma of port barrel, big oak, red and dark fruity notes, butterscotch and caramel. Flavour is heavy sweet and moderate bitter. Full bodied with soft carbonation.