UPDATED: JAN 28, 2021 0,33l bottle from Damian Bottle Shop, Bratislava, Trenčianska str., BBD: aug. 2021, Pours cloudy copper red liquid, no head st all, Aroma: very nice, sweet, raisins, candied fruits, warming alcohol, wooden notes, red wine, Taste: heavy sweet, medium bitter, light to medium sour, candied fruits, raisins, warming alcohol, wooden notes, lemon peel, bit harsh bitter aftertaste, Palate: full body, flat carbonation, slick ( bit watery) mouthfeel, long astringe bitter sweet aftertaste, Overall: perhaps the bottle was not well sealed, Bug the Laco of carbonation and this strange astrigency Made this beer just nôt enough good. Pity, because the Aroma was promissing.

UPDATED: JUL 11, 2020 10.7.2020: 330 ml bottle, 12.2% ABV, at Brasserie Au Trappiste, Bern. Pours a hazy copper with a beige head. Aroma of sweet white wine, wood, vanilla, sweet malt, sugar, raisins, dates, grapes, cognac and some booze. Medium-full to full body with a light to medium sweetness, a light bitterness, a light tartness and some alcohol. The flavor starts with sweet malt and distinct barrel notes of wood and sweet white wine - brown sugar, honey, caramel, some fruity notes, dried apples, hints of pear, some cognac. Finishes with a light residual sweetness, sugar, wood, hints of vanilla, tannins, vinous notes and cognac. Really nice barrel aged Barley Wine; not overly sweet with distinct barrel notes, a relatively high drinkability and lots of character. Aroma: 8 Appearance: 4 Taste: 8 Palate: 4 Overall: 16

UPDATED: JUN 14, 2020 Bottle. Pours a clear caramel colour. Had a carbonation explosion when opening, but then little head after all. Aroma is rich and sweet, lots of dessert wine, oak, dark fruit and some booze. Big body. Flavour is malty, complex and very sweet. Lots of berries and dark fruit, date, plum, fig, maybe some grapes. The sauterness adds a lot of oak, some vanilla and additional vinous sweetness. Excellent.

UPDATED: MAR 9, 2020 Tap at FOB, Rimini, Italy. Pours dark plum, almost black, with very fine cream foam. Aroma is delicate vinegar, plums. Body is fairly dense, with moderate carbonation. Taste has some initial sweetness, followed by medium acidity with a nice little acetic feeling. Final is pleasantly sour and elegant.

UPDATED: JAN 1, 2020 Nez: Caramel, fruits secs, boisé Bouche: Caramel, datte, raisin, boisée, épicée Un Barleywine vieilli en fût de Sauternes de couleur caramel avec quasiment pas de mousse et une carbonatation très légère. Au nez, on sent tout de suite la barrique avec des notes boisées qui sont, par la suite accompagnées de notes de caramel et de fruits secs. En bouche, l'attaque se fait sur des notes de caramel et de dattes avec une pointe de raisin. Le final est sec et toujours fruité avec en plus les notes boisées et une pointe épicée. Le tout reste longuement en bouche. Avis: Une bière, d'une belle complexité, très douce qui est même dangereuse avec ces 12.2% quasiment transparent en bouche. C'est une excellente bière pour commencer l'année.

UPDATED: DEC 31, 2019 Cloudy deep amber colour with small off-white head, aroma of barley, honey, malt, caramel, wine. Taste is medium sweet, medium bitter, barley, honey, fermented fruits, dried fruit, spice. Very good.

UPDATED: NOV 17, 2019 Pours a deep reddish brown with a creamy, tight, off-white head. Slightly sour taste with vinous flavours and notes of wood, spices and dried fruit. Quite sweet with a sour bitterness. Strange, but interesting and characterful.

UPDATED: NOV 13, 2019 Orange, ljust brun o lätt grumlig. Doft av syrlig kryddighet. Smak av mörk torkad frukt, syrlighet o kryddor. Avslutas med viss beska. En öl mitt emellan suröl o en Quadruppel. Gott!

UPDATED: APR 22, 2019 Served at home in a snifter glass. Pours a beatiful red colour, medium head with short retention, Almost no lacing. Aroma has barrel notes, sweet wine, green apples, sour notes, spices. Medium to full body, oily texture, normal carbonation. Dry sour finish. Taste is sour, with barrel, green apples, sweet wine, spices. Great.

UPDATED: DEC 24, 2018 Bottle from notes. Nose is brown sugar, brandy. Taste is brandy brown sugar, smooth vanilla, rich dark fruit, plummy, desert wine, very boozy (perhaps too much so), raisin, vodka, muscat. Muscat might be slightly too present but an outstanding beer.