Read my original review of this beer here.
No flashlight, no head, smells of fig, leather, and pipe tobacco. The taste is rich and chocolatey with flavors of chocolate milk, cordial cherries, oak, caramel, and smoke on a smooth and full body. The finish is long and moderately bitter, featuring notes of charred oak, dark chocolate, espresso, herbal hops, vanilla, and forest floor. Overall, this is blissfully good. I chose this vintage to age because it already stood out among recent years, and admittedly it had already aged 3 years in the bottle at that point, but I do feel it has improved since then. It’s just so smooth and mellowed yet still bold and has developed some completely new flavors along the way, truly a rewarding experience and I look forward to exploring more aging projects.
Bottled on: 10/20/17
