UPDATED: JAN 20, 2024 Bottle, 2014 vintage, thanks to Douglas88 for the mule. Pours copper. Honey, super fragrant, elderflower syrup, black pepper, cloves, tangerine, syrup. Medium body. Very good.

UPDATED: JUL 14, 2023 Panda thanks to Ibrew2or3: Poured a mahogany brown with a khaki head. Aroma is boozy, woodsy, oak, dark fruits, rich malts, light sugar, toffee. Taste is thick, caramel, rich malts, boozy, dark fruits, toffee, sugary, woodsy, burn oak.

UPDATED: MAY 6, 2023 12 oz bottle, Bottled dated 2014. Murky brown pour with a small off white head that soon fizzes to a fine ring around the glass. The aroma is strong with oak, sawdust, apricots, persimmons and something mildly spicy-herbal I cant place. The taste is remarkably smooth and features woods, medium grains, mixed fruits, some vanilla, a bit of toffee and a trace of bitter pine. The palate is full, oily and viscous with soft carbonation. Finishes long and semi-sweet with lingering barrel notes. Overall: Decent brew--this is one for the ages. It seems that Alan's intent of making beers that can be laid down and aged is going quite well. Paired well with some aged Swiss cheese.

UPDATED: JUL 31, 2021 Slightly cloudy peach with a white head. Aroma is nutty, woody, sweet grains, toffee, and baking spices. Taste is heavy sweet and medium bitter. Medium body, oily feel with average carbonation.

UPDATED: JUL 14, 2019 just a well rounded beautiful brew. Aged and oaked with so many usuals and that tobacco chew and hit. Great and hard to see these days.

Keg at the Beavertown Extravaganza, day one, 08/09/17. A hazed deep orange , amber coloured pour with an off white head. Aroma is nice semi sweet layered malts, caramel toffee, burnt sugars. Flavour is composed of rounded sweet malts, toffee, burnt sugars, light wood, caramel and toffee. Palarte is sweet and sticky, low to moderate carbonation. Good.

UPDATED: APR 6, 2019 355ml bottle at Alex's. Appearance: a bit hazy copper with a tan head Aroma: a bit oxidized, dark fruits, sweet, caramel, vanilla Taste: similar, quite complex, not over sweet Overall: nice one

UPDATED: JAN 8, 2019 Draft at Tria Taproom. Having following the original Fred. Both look similar (cloudy dark gold) but this one has no head. Big booze in the aroma. Taste follows. The Bourbon smoothes out the small hop bite of the original and darkly sweetens the finish. Feels more about the barrel than its namesake. Less complex. Still very easy drinking for such a high ABV.

UPDATED: DEC 25, 2018 355ml bottle @ the source. 2008 Vintage, 10 years old. Pours an mildly clear amber brown colour with no head. Nose is candied sugar, wood notes, leather, and caramel malt. Flavour has lots of wood upfront, sweet caramel, rich toasted malt, raisins, and a touch of cardboard. Medium bodied, no carbonation, and a moderate to mild sweetness, rich, smooth, and complex in flavour. Delicious.

UPDATED: DEC 15, 2018 Refrigerated 12 oz. 2014 brown bottle from BuckeyeBoy poured into a glass. Clear amber with small white head. Aroma is caramel, medium body, low carbonation, and little lacing. Taste is caramel malt and oak. I prefer.