UPDATED: FEB 27, 2024 Review based on the BJCP2021 guidelines (17B). Bottle 35.5 cl - Batch not declared (2022 bottle) - BB not declared. AROMA: medium-high alcoholic aroma with a character of an aged spirit (scotch). medium malty background (toffee), dried grapes and figs. APPEARANCE: light amber color and slightly hazy. low white head with medium-low retention. leg formation. TASTE: similar to the aroma with initial medium malt notes (toffee-like), dried grapes, figs. medium-low bitterness with a semi-dry to dry finish. MOUTHFEEL: medium-high body with medium-low carbonation. smooth alcoholic warmth. OVERALL: a nice beer for aging since it has a very present alcoholic character.

UPDATED: JAN 31, 2024 Beer from 2013. Sweet alcoholic aroma, beautiful head of foam, light brown, dissipates relatively quickly, brown color, very carbonated, cloudy, sweet taste, alcoholic, bread, honey, carbonated feeling in the mouth, slightly dry on the palate, alcoholic finish, sweet, feeling Mouth full and slightly bitter, overall an excellent beer with sweet and alcoholic characteristics.

UPDATED: SEP 24, 2023 2022 mit 10,2%. Optisch Spezibraun, in der Nase malzig, nussig, Beeren. Im Trunk ebenso intensiv, schöne wärmende Komposition, herrlich nussig, dezente Süße, leicht cremig, schönes Ding. Mehr davon. Verdammt gut trinkbar.

UPDATED: APR 7, 2023 Bottle split at Beer Ditch, Malmo, 18/11/22. (2021 Bottle). Rich mahogany brown with a beige cap that thins edgewards. Nose is dried fruit rinds, figs, syrup, toffee, fruit cake mix. Taste comprises dark malts, honey, sugars, spice, toffee, dates, figs. Full bodied, fine carbonation, semi drying close with a balanced spike of alcohol. Can't believe I'd never rated this ... had scoped before!

UPDATED: MAR 3, 2023 Robe ambrée. En bouche très difficile de faire la différence avec un Barley Wine, c'est très malté, assez rond, on a des notes de caramel, de toffee, de fruits confits, quelques notes madérisées également. Ça se déguste lentement, c'est propre.

UPDATED: JAN 21, 2023 From Amy. Amber, cloudy with white foam. Mild aroma, alcohol, caramel and raisins. Sweet, caramel, raisins, with alcohol in the aftertaste.

UPDATED: DEC 1, 2022 Bottle labelled as from 2017, so 4 years old when I had it. Pours opaque nut brown with some red in it. Lots of bubbling along the glass. Bone-colored 1-finger head. Honey-sweet note and fruit esters over a base of nutty malt. Full-bodied and thick, a bit on the syrupy side. The finish is long, with a bit of boozy astringency at the back. Flavor of nutty malt mixed with plum. Maybe some cherry. A bit of spice shows as it warms.

UPDATED: NOV 27, 2022 Bottle shared@Beer Ditch, Malmö, Sweden (18/11/2022) - (2021 vintage) dark brown with a tan head. Sweet and toasted malty with layers of toffee and caramel, dried fruit shred, brown sugar, medium body, spices running through into the malty finish. Nice.

UPDATED: NOV 1, 2022 355 ml bottle from 2014 from my cellar. I think it was a gift back then. Pours dark copper with white head. Malty with bread and dried fruit. Madeira. Semi sweet with low to medium bitterness and soft carbonation.

UPDATED: SEP 24, 2022 Creamy tan head on a murky brown body. Fruity, hoppy & malt aroma. Full bodied, light over the tongue with a sticky end. Malt, sweet, caramel, berry, syrup & jam tastes with a big boozy pine & resinous finish. Tastes like a Lees Harvest Ale or Fullers Vintage - same style I presume. That's a great complex beer - not for the faint hearted.