On cask at Volo , Canada <br /> <b>Appearance :</b>Black with dark brown hint , beige medium crown &#40;rocky&#41; 3+ <br /><b>Nose :</b> Dark brown malts , grainy with medium strong influence of bourbon casking , hint of chocolate marked 7-<br /><b>Flavour/Palate :</b> Mellow , soft choco-mocha base with bourbon character painted trough. Slightly chewy in texture .Vanilla like finish. Good.

<b>Cask</b>. <i>At Volo Casks Days ’07</i>. Where’s the love? This was terrific stuff, I went back for more. It poured thick-looking black, small head. The aroma - and I had one of the first pours from the cask and a later one too - was not-too-sweet bourbon overlaid on sweet, overroat malt, no alcohol character - other than the ghost of bourbon - but a little candied fruit, raisin and dry, earthy hops. The taste was very smooth, restrained and balanced - bourbon vanilla, heavy roast malt, very earthy and dry - and light, too, this is not a "big" beer. Slick, light mouthfeel, dry, just a whiff of tannic acidity, and a relatively quick finish - my God, the first session barrel-aged beer I’ve had!

Cask &#64; Volo Cask Days 2007. Black body with a tiny khaki head. &#40;3+&#41; Strong aroma of vanilla and bourbon. Flavour is quite well rounded. Light bitterness up front, moderate roast throughout and a malty foundations. Light roasty bitterness lingers, bourbon is an accent flavour. &#40;7&#41; Second sample on Sunday: Bourbon dominates the flavour leaving only a whisper of the underlying beer apparent. &#40;6&#41; First sample was delicious, second sample merely good. Medium to full bodied palate, especially for a cask.

Clearly bourbon whiskey aroma wafts at you, along with dark colour and soapy head. Bitter with coffee grinds, very dry and bitter. end of the cask and I have had this younger and fresher and more spicey.

<i>Cask at ’Volo Cask Days ’07’.</i> Pours a very dark brown with a spare diminishing light-brown head. Aroma: Well it’s bourboney alright, too much so for my liking, along with vanilla and malt in the background. Flavour starts pretty watery followed by lightly roasted malt and bourbon. Alcohol’s fairly well hidden. Average bodied. Decent but I think this would fare better on draught, cask doesn’t really suit it. I’ll take the delicious regular Nutcracker over this any day!