95
Overall
Aroma
12
Flavor
19
Mouthfeel
5
Appearance
3
Sacramento, CA
What Our Editors Thought
“Tightly refined aroma with glimpses of stone fruit, cellar oak, marzipan, créme brûlée crust, and chocolate liqueur. Lighter in the sip than the aroma suggests, with a burnt bread crust bitterness, a full body with measured malt sweetness, and artfully integrated ethanol.”
What Our Panel Thought
“Big aromas of milk chocolate, tobacco, wood, bourbon. Flavor is a nice balance of red apple, barrel tannins, and milk chocolate. Medium spicy alcohol and rich dark-fruit and malt character.”
What the Brewers Say
“A barleywine aged for two years in Stagg Jr. bourbon barrels.”
Review printed in: The Expanding Maltiverse (Spring 2025)
View All IssuesDate Reviewed: December 14, 2024