<i>Bottled. </i> Clear red. Intense roasty, woody nose. Sweet with very rich deep malt character and soft, dense mouthfeel. Lots of caramel, with plenty of wood on top of it, but also some honey and syrup. A lot of similarities to Lees Harvest Ale.

22 fl oz handbottled, 2005 scotch barrel. Pours golden orange with a lacing white head. Dense malty and fruity aroma and flavour. Solid caramel malty flavour. Smooth and fruity into the finish. Fruity and caramel finish.

Golden-brown colour. Big, rich malty aroma with strong wood and booze influence. Very sweet flavour. Big vanilla notes amidst the malt assault. Pretty well integrated.

<b>Name:</b> Old Woody<br /> <b>Date:</b> 02/26/2007<br /> <b>Mode:</b> Bottle<br /> <b>Source:</b> Tasting<br /> <b>Vintage:</b> 2004<br /> <br /> clear dark amber, frothy off white head, sweet dark caramel malt aroma with lots of oak, thick body, big sweet dark caramel malt flavor, touch of liquorice, oak character is well balanced with everything else, hint of alcohol, <br /> <br /> <b>Aroma:</b> 7/10; <b>Appearance:</b> 7/10; <b>Flavor:</b> 7/10; <b>Palate:</b> 8/10; <b>Overall:</b> 15/20<br /> <b>Rating:</b> 3.7/5.0<br /><b>Drinkability:</b> 7/10<br /> <b>Score:</b> **4<br />

Sampled at the second annual Bistro’s West Coast Barrel Aged Beer Fest: Transparent copper bronze pour has a nicely-lacing off-white wispy head. Sweet dark caramely malty nose has some good fresh oaky complexity and a touch of light fruity esters. Starts with a good caramely malty sweetness and some earthy bittering hop presence with big fresh earthy woody complexity and warmth toward the finish.<br />Earlier Rating: 5/5/2007 Total Score: 3.7<br />2004 bottle sampled on 2/26/07: Pours a transparent copper orange with a thin, wispy ring of light tan head. Aroma of big, fresh earthy wood with some piny peppery spice notes. Body starts with a fresh peppery, piny oaky flavor with lots of earthy caramel and toffee flavors toward a slightly warming finish. A pretty decent brew that seems to have aged fairly well.