UPDATED: FEB 7, 2023 A 1 pint 9.4 fl. oz. foiled and capped bottle, with no clear bottled on or best before date. Poured into a snifter glass. It was a cloudy amber copper orange colour with very thin beige head that dissipated quickly, while leaving some lacing. Aromas of dark fruit, prunes, caramel, toffee, booze, with a light roast and a hint of chocolate. Tastes of sweet malt, light roast, caramel, toffee, dark fruit, prunes, brown sugar, with light notes of chocolate. Medium to full bodied with light to moderate carbonation. Overall a nice sipper with good flavours.

UPDATED: SEP 20, 2022 Bottle @ Køge Øldag. Appearance: pours clear dark brown with ok tan soapy head and lacing. Aroma/taste: bread, barley, caramel, light alcohol, syrup, light chocolate, light dried fruit, light fruit, light marzipan, light oak, light smoke, light earthy and nutty notes. Palette: strong malty aroma, average carbonation, full body, medium to notable sweetness, balanced by a medium to notable bitterness, long duration, light sweet finish and an oily texture. Overall: Highly enjoyable

UPDATED: AUG 15, 2022 Batch 1 corked 750mL bottle. Cork disintegrates, but the cork pieces are easy to skim off. Clear, greyish-beige with amber and tan hues. Small, beige head shows low retention. Juicy caramel-apple with just a pinch of smoke and black pepper. Long caramel date and raisin. This is like 20+ years old, not barrel-aged and there's almost no oxidation. It continues to improve with warming/breathing. Soft, sticky, malty, great attenuation with raisins, plums, dates, vanilla, sticky caramel and a hint of smoke on the finish. Very, very attenuated, but the flavors are immaculately delicate and intense. Somehow no oxidation. These old AleSmiths are about as expertly brewed of beers as there have ever been.

UPDATED: DEC 18, 2021 Bottle sample at a tasting at Porter&Sons, Tel Aviv. Hazy bronze with beige head. The aroma has notes of toffee, prune, alcohol, spices, caramel. The flavor is very sweet with notes of alcohol, oxidised, toffee, spices, caramel. Full-bodied.

UPDATED: OCT 22, 2021 Bottle at a tasting, @Porter&Sons. 750ml. Hazy amber color, small off-whit head. Aroma of molasses, honey, caramel, toffee, soy sauce. Pretty sweet, malty, brown sugar, honey, umami, alcoholic finish with light bitterness. Medium-full bodied, sticky. A bit too old, but still good.

UPDATED: AUG 13, 2021 Creamy tan head stayed on a deep mahogany coloured still body. Huge aroma of raisin, dark spirits & toffee. Full bodied, smooth, creamy & nicely carbonated on the back. Malt, caramel, toffee, raisin & boozy dark spirits tastes. Winner!

UPDATED: DEC 25, 2020 (Bottle) Dark brown colour with creamy, beige head. Malty nose with caramel, chocolate, coffee, dark bread, raisins and liquorice. Malty taste with notes of caramel, liquorice, chocolate, coffee, roasted malt, dark bread, brown sugar, oak, toffee, a touch of mint and a mild spicy bitterness in the finish. Full body, with a certain sweetness. Mellow and rounded mouthfeel. Very well balanced, hides the 10% really well. Great beer!

UPDATED: SEP 16, 2020 Poured from 1 pt 9.4 fl oz bottle (2017 vintage). Dark brown with light beige head. Lots of rich dark fruits, and caramel malt with a touch of chocolate and candied sugar upfront. Oily scotch finish with a nice warming alcohol feel. Good stuff.

UPDATED: OCT 28, 2019 0.75 l bottle from former 'Bierkompass', 2014 vintage, cellared for about four-and-a-half years. Clear, dark ruby with a thin, frothy, almost stable, beige head. Sweetish-malty, gently fruity aroma of caramel, molasses, raisins, prunes, dates and a touch of port. Fairly sweet, malty, slightly bitter, gently fruity taste of molasses, caramel, raisins, prunes, some gingerbread, a touch of vanilla and traces of port, followed by a medium long, moderately bitter, minimally roasty, a little herbal-smoky and a bit warming finish. Medium to full body, smooth and slightly effervescent mouthfeel, soft carbonation. Extremely well-balanced and moreish example of the style which held up so well over approximately five years. Would love to try the Bourbon BA version.

UPDATED: SEP 27, 2019 Bottle sampled at sbwf 2019. No head and a clear brown color. Very nice caramell malty taste and aroma. Lingering malt sweetness and medium bitterness.