UPDATED: JAN 31, 2024 On tap at the brewery. Black with small brownish head. Lots of chocolate, vanilla, bourbon, cocoa, sweet with some bitterness. Smooth texture. Medium bodied.

UPDATED: OCT 1, 2023 Draught at the Brewery, 9/30/23. Dark, inky, viscous, no head. Rich, rich bourbon, soft vanilla, tons of elegant spice and liquor. Chocolate, raisin, toffee, hints of roast. Clean, not boozey. Very nicely aged, polished notes with no excess sugar. Huge mellow bourbon. Chocolatey, rich, succulent with toffee-vanilla-chocolate and spicy bourbon. Thick, viscous but not overly sweet. No heat. So cohesive and polished. Elegant as hell with complex malt character and hybrid barleywines vibes.

UPDATED: OCT 15, 2021 750 ml bottle from the brewery, picked up by Keir - thanks again! Pours a deep, dark, nearly opaque brown with a small tan head that settles into a ring. Notes of caramel, chocolate, oak, bourbon, vanilla, raisins, toffee, brown sugar, leather, wine, and dates. Full-bodied, with low to moderate carbonation and a sweet, coating, warming mouthfeel that finishes sticky. A beer worthy of its inspiration. Right on par with those awesome Anchorage 375 ml bottles.

UPDATED: MAY 9, 2021 Bottle. Pours black with tan head. Aroma of chocolate, vanilla, slight dried fruits, roasted malt, loads of barrel - vanilla - spice. Taste is loads of bourbon, toffee, chocolate, roasted malts, dark fruits - figs raisins etc. Overall very pleasent and a superb sipper, strong with a velvet feel. Good

UPDATED: NOV 26, 2020 750 ml bottle to stemless wine glass, shared with the Mrs. Looks good; a viscous and fairly opaque very dark cola with virtually no lacing and very soft carbonation. Smells good too; toffee, raisin, oak, chocolate, and banana bread. Tastes like it smells with a youch of fig and a hint of vanilla. Mouthfeel is full-bodied and mildly to moderately warming & bitter. A RICH and complex sipper.

UPDATED: NOV 22, 2020 Bottle enjoyed with friends on 11/10/20. Darkest brown pour with a medium tan head. Aroma of malt, chocolate, bourbon and raisin. Malt and licorice flavor giving way to chocolate and vanilla before a bourbon finish.

UPDATED: OCT 12, 2020 Shared bottle. Pours black with decent tan head. Aroma of bourbon, chocolate, vanilla, and malt. Taste is chocolate, bourbon, roasted malt, vanilla, dark fruit, and coffee. Superb.

UPDATED: SEP 26, 2020 750ml bottle. Stingy, hot with bourbon notes, mild roastiness, vanilla, oak, toffee, cocoa, chocolate, syrup, caramel and warming alcohol. Quite complex and balanced. Quite aggressive in the beginning but gets a lot more smoother after it opens up and warms up. Good stuff.

UPDATED: SEP 26, 2020 Bottle from a friend. Black color, beige head. Bitter taste with roasted malts, bourbon, oak, chocolate, licorice, nuts, coffee and vanilla. Bitter finish with roasted malts, coffee, bourbon, vanilla, oak, chocolate, dark fruits and nuts. Exquisite imperial stout, a bit hot with alcohol.

UPDATED: AUG 7, 2020 Bottle. Pours black with large frothy tan head that diminishes quickly. The aroma strong bourbon, roast, dark chocolate, wood, vanilla, toffee. Slick body, roast, wood, vanilla, caramel, dark fruit, so much barrel, really enjoyed this.