UPDATED: OCT 4, 2023 Having Dead Guy then Dead 'N' Dead back to back as tasters at a Rogue taphouse really demonstrates the influence of the barrel on tamping down nearly everything that's big about Dead Guy and replacing it with oaky sweetness that thins the body in a good way and makes the beer even more drinkable.

UPDATED: MAY 13, 2023 Can, 9.5%. Unclear brown with a good inch of white head that only fades a bit. Somewhat muddled but pleasant bread, fruit and whiskey aroma with lots of vanilla. Muddled getting towards dirty palate with no bold clean lagerish malt presence just a jumble of boozy fruit and whiskey. Bitter with some drying oak at the end. Not for me.

UPDATED: NOV 24, 2022 Can from HOTB. Aroma of vanilla, nut, roast malt, toffee. Nice texture. Creamy. Same taste as aroma. Pretty smooth. Subtle whiskey barrel. Nice.

UPDATED: NOV 22, 2022 On tap at Homestead, Meridian. Foggy redish light amber l. Thin off white skin of bubbles. Toasted maltiness on the aroma and flavors. A little sweet wood and vanilla perhaps. Decent woody bitter bite at the end.

UPDATED: APR 30, 2022 Bottle. Reddish brown with a brown head. Malty, sweet aroma with some woody notes. Slightly sweet with a nice maltiness. .

UPDATED: FEB 6, 2022 Copenhagen 6/2 2022. 65 cl bottle from Høkeren, Ravnsborggade, Kbh. N. Skeletal fellow sitting in a barrel of tree printed on the bottle. Pours opaque, unclear, murky dark orange with small white head. Settles as thin patch of foam unable of covering the surface of the beer. No lacing. Aroma is fairly intense with a sweet malty and slightly sugary scent mingling with dark alcohol. Sweet malts, hints of brown sugar and vanilla. Distinct barrel notes saturated with whiskey. Low carbonation. Slightly thick, oily, soft, almost flat texture. Flavor is fairly intense with a strong sweetness followed by a medium strong sourish bitterness. Aftertaste is bitter with a sweet, boozy undertone. Lingers for a while. Finish is sweet and boozy. Nice boozy and and sweet Bock although a bit on the flat side.

UPDATED: DEC 16, 2021 Hazy darker straw body with a thin head. Aroma is mild caramel, wood, watered whiskey, and vanilla. Taste is sweet, vanilla, maybe a little citrus bitter note. Texture is thinner.

UPDATED: NOV 5, 2021 On tap. Pours amber color, white head. Aroma of honey, caramel. Taste is medium sweet, lightly sourish, honey, caramel, whiskey, wood.

UPDATED: OCT 9, 2021 Aromas of oak vanilla peanut brittle caramel whiskey oak chips butterscotch bread and cinnamon. Taste is crisp caramel oak whiskey chips vanilla chestnuts hazelnut ale yeast and honey. Overall, not exactly my cup of tea but I can appreciate it.

UPDATED: OCT 7, 2021 orange-amber with white head. aroma of burnt sugar, aged oak, light plastic/glue, alcohol, munich malt aroma. taste is vanilla, bourbon, corn whiskey, charcoal, smoke, light BBQ, fair amount of hops and feels more bitter than the stated 40 IBU. 1 dimensional whiskey taste predominates. body is fairly thin, watery for the ABV. nothing special. would not get again. id rather just buy whiskey.