UPDATED: DEC 7, 2021 750ml bottle pours out dark amber topped with a small ring of a head. Nose is sweet caramel toffee malts burnt brown sugar big barrel notes some pitfruit. Taste is more of the nice big sweet rich malts big barrel and very rich.

UPDATED: NOV 27, 2021 Bottle from a friend. Black color, beige head. Bitter taste with roasted malts, chocolate, bourbon, nuts, licorice, resin and oak. Bitter finish with roasted malts, chocolate, oak, bourbon, resin, nuts and vanilla. Excellent barley wine.

UPDATED: NOV 27, 2021 750ml bottle. Soft, complex and heavy with barrel notes, vanilla, bourbon, figs, prunes, plums, toffee, syrup and mild roastiness. Quite complex and heavy.

UPDATED: NOV 20, 2021 Thanks Walt for sharing! Taster showing dark brown with no head. The nose shows intense notes of molasses, dark chocolate, espresso, and hints of dark forest fruit. The palate is lightly carbonated and full bodied. Highly alcoholic with the same flavors from the nose on the palate followed by a finish of raisins, dried figs, and caramel. Deep, succulent, decadent and delicious

UPDATED: OCT 9, 2021 Bottle massive thanks to BillyT et al. The aroma is rich roasted, unctuous, oily, sticky, toffee, burnt toast, fudge, vanilla, toffee, candy, bourbon, salt water taffee, cacao, charred wood and earth. The taste is slick, oily, chewy, toothy, earthy, toffee, fudge, oak, earthy, warming alcohol, milky chocolate, oak, toasty, bourbon, salted caramel, dried fruits, maltesers, toothy and a touch of alcohol warming with a slick finish. Fulsome body and moderate carbonation. Impressive thick barley wine.

UPDATED: OCT 30, 2020 Bottle at the source. pours a chestnut brown with an off-white head that quickly fades. Oily, little lace. Robust aroma of oak, bourbon, roasted malt, vanilla. Taste is bitter edge with deep roasted walnut, almond, and pecan. Oak, vanilla, and bourbon follow. Solid beer, probably in my top 5 barleywines.

UPDATED: OCT 1, 2020 Biroholik is drinking an Anabasis (Blend #4) by Side Project Brewing at Browariat Aaron wygrywa. Bardziej wytrawne, mniej zbalansowane. Beczka ok ale bez szalu. Mocny alkohol.

UPDATED: JUL 19, 2020 Cloudy brown with rimming tan head Aroma is malty hints if alcohol Flava is rich malty molasses and liquor Feels medium to thick with lively fizz Finishes dry tangy malty

UPDATED: FEB 15, 2020 Bottle at MrOrla’s 30th birthday bash. Dark brown body with a small offwhite head. Dark fruits, toffee, vanilla, bourbon, figs, dates, oak, complex, smooth, sweetness. Wow this is great.

UPDATED: FEB 15, 2020 Bottle @ Orla. Aroma of toffee caramel, dried fruit, rich, vanilla, leathery, bourbon. Heavy sweet and moderate bitter with lingering toffee, dried fruit and bourbon. Full, smooth and creamy actually. Great.