En fût au 10eme.Version 2001. La bière est de couleur orange brûlé trouble avec une mousse fauve imposante qui reste. Au nez on respire des arômes de vieux caramel, de malt fumé, de chocolat, de wedder original, de pommes rouges avec des esters d’alcool. En bouche le corps est très rond et très moelleux avec une effervescence faible. Au départ le caramel s’exprime, ensuite on goûte le boisé et la finale s’envolle avec des esters d’alcool et de fumé. En rétro on goûte le chocolat. Très complexe.

DDC 10th. Draft. Dark amber body, light caramel, dark fruit, etoh and candy sweetness. Good beer.

Draft, 2005 vintage @ DDC 10th Anniversary Party. Pours a hazy amber-golden color; light tan head with good retention and fine-bubbled lacing. Solid amounts of dried fruits, caramel, and brown sugar in the aroma. Medium-to-full mouthfeel: chewy dried fruits, caramel, and sweet malts upfront; definitely on the chewy side; relaxed carbonation; some oxidation, dried fruits, and chewy maltiness; solid, generous scotch ale. Lengthy finish: dried fruits, caramel, and sweet maltiness.

Notes from December 2007: Appears a dark amber with touches of gold and orange. Sweet aroma with caramel and nuts. Palate is supremely smooth, and deliciously medium-thick! Features a rich sweet flavor of butterscotch, malts, and nuts, yet was well balanced by both the refreshing carbonation as well as hops. Lingers in the mouth, which considering the quality of this brew is a great thing.

Five Years Old! Aroma of butterscotch, caramel, treacle and some fabulous malt. Garnet, with a small toffee head. Superb candied malt start, and all the goodies mentioned above, some pit fruit, alcohol is noted and appreciated. Full bodied, very well balanced, rich texture, almost like candied ribbon, warming, lovely mouthfeel. Wonderful!