ON tap at brewery. Copper red with a tan head. Amazing sweet, oak, and wine aroma. Very tangy citrus and caramel taste initially, followed by a tangy wine and oak taste, and finishing with a fruity wine taste. Excellent.

Draft at San Diego Brewing Company in December of last year (had originally rated the non-barrel aged version b/c there was no entry for this yet). Brown pour with a reddish hint. Aroma is of rye and bourbon. Flavor is both sweet and sour. Very woody and oaky sourness, and the malt is not very good. Just a bad example overall.

Had this back in December of last year; at the time there was no entery for the barrel aged version. Original rating follows. (On tap at the San Diego Brewing Company; said it was barrel aged on the blackboard. I normally like anything barrel aged, however the aging here created a sweet and sour dynamic. Flavor had an oaky sourness with some sweet malt. Not a great example of the style. )

On nitro at the HomeBrewMart today. Pours dark brown with dark red highlights. Creamy tan head with sheet lace. Smells dark and malty, sweet, woody, and red wine spicy. Tastes malty and woody. Red wine flavors, sour and boozey, some acidity. Mouthfeel is full and smooth with mellow, velvety carbonation.

Tap @ O’Briens: Poured a clear deep brown-red color with an off-white head. Sweet raisiny aroma with light red wine notes. The flavor was sweet and fruity with notes of red wine. Tannic finish. Light body and light carbonation.