UPDATED: JAN 19, 2024 Vint # 11 (2014) : $NZ 15.99 from the Beer Library , Chch NZ : Small head , soupy looking , orange-brown colour ... pungent bourbon barrel aroma , spicey , syrupy molasses smell ... palate , as per aroma , treacle , barleywineish , Xmas cake fruit & spices : Yum !

UPDATED: OCT 17, 2023 11.2 ounce bottle - some of these just popped up at my local bottle shop - label says 'vintage 2014 - No. 11 - bourbon barrel aged' - lightly hazy purple - nose has some banana and clove, chocolate, oak, moderate oxidation, mild background whiffs of acetic acid - flavor is moderately papery/oxidized - medium sweet, with back-end acetic acid sharpness - baked apples, bourbon, moderate spiciness, oak, red wine tannic character - lightly warming finish - okay - past its prime.

UPDATED: SEP 29, 2023 Poured from 330mL bottle (pkg 09/11/2016). Clear-ish copper with small off white head. Belgian candi sugar, some booziness, but not specifically bourbon, hint of wood. Has held up despite its age. Not bad.

UPDATED: DEC 25, 2022 Bottle from VK Liquors in Winter Springs, FL. 2013 vintage.5 Aroma is stewed fruits, bouillon, grain breads, meaty breads, unctuous wood, fermented grains. Taste is malty, mild meat sauce, bready, silky caramel, earthy mushrooms. Extremely complex, lasting flavors, unique, and entirely drinkable.

UPDATED: AUG 19, 2022 Darker brown body without head. Aroma is strong whiskey barrel, woods, alcohol, and hay. Taste is dried fruit sweetness, mild caramel, hay. Texture is thicker.

UPDATED: JUL 22, 2022 $5.29 bottle, WW. 2014 Vintage. Oh the good ol' days. Murky amber-brown with a dusting of a head. Nose is plum, raisin, caramel, bread crust, honey, light barrel. Flavor is caramel, toffee, raisin, vanilla, bourbon, wood, more raisin. Naturally sweet, not cloying. Oh this is nice.

UPDATED: JAN 24, 2022 33cl 2016 bottle from Homebrewstuff. Mahogany pour with a few bubbles. Malty aroma, raisins, prunes. Taste is more of the pit fruit, sweet, malty notes, alcohol heat and barrel notes arrive at the finish.

UPDATED: DEC 3, 2021 Cloudy orange brown with a good slightly off white head. Aroma: Malt - caramel, bread, honey. Yeast - ripe apple, pear. Mouth: Sweet ripe fruitiness. Moderately sour, moderately bitter. Medium-full body.

UPDATED: SEP 20, 2021 Liquide ambré profond et trouble avec mousse très courte. Nez malté, fruits rouges cannelle. En bouche, c'est une attaque fruitée et acidulée laissant rapidement place à une omniprésence de l'alcool et de bois. C'est clairement pas fréquent et pas malin mais ça le fait bien !!!

UPDATED: SEP 11, 2021 330ml bottle, but I’ve had this for so long I’ve no idea where it came from. Poured a murky medium brown with a short-lived, fizzy tan head. The aroma is malt, red berry fruits and boozy alcohol. The flavour is moderate sweet, with a rich but slightly light, fruity, earthy, mineral, dry oak, boozy alcohol palate. Medium bodied with lively initial carbonation which dissipated to virtually nothing very quickly. I kept this cellared for 7 years. It wasn’t worth it.