4 yo 4.7 Excellent. Had up north with Matt. Soo sweet and smooth. Last one :-(

4.5 1 y.o.

3.9 good - different

4. 0 6 months - real good, still plenty of coffee

4.2

4.0 A - dark almost black S - coffee with some sweetness T - very strong smoked flavor (not my preference) smooth but lighter than expected - strong coffee but little to no chocolate (as advertised) but good M - fairly thin (but maybe I'm thinking about stouts with the coffee/chocolate aspect) O - very good

2013 4 yo 4.5 excellent

4+ 2017 fresh

4+ 2017 fresh

4ish not sour

10 months 3.5 sour taste has developed

very good

4+ very good

4.0 losing barrel for sure

4 9 months - might be losing some of the barrel flavor.

4.25 at 7 months

4/4.25 still very good

Excellent

Still very good - but, might be losing some flavor???

still very good

4.25 Great scotch ale

4.0 Still bitter roastiness

4.25 13 months old

3.85 too much like an ABW

2014 (2012 vintage) 5/7 yo 4.4 excellent super flavorful with stone fruit and caramel

3.5 years 4.25

4.5 very good

4.25 very good

4.75 4+ year old vintage, 2+ year old from bottling This is beer is a barrel aged version of Black Albert. Pours very dark near pitch black with a strong tan head. The nose and taste were chocolate, vanilla, and really nice dark stone fruit (raison) much more so than I'm used to in an IS - more like in a great aged Belgian Dark Strong Ale. It made it a bit different, more complex and better than most really good barrel aged Imperial Stouts. And it was the smoothest IS I've ever had - no bitterness at all (which I loved) and no bite whatsoever even at 11% ABV. One of the best beers I had.

Very good 4.25 at 5 months- maybe better than fresh was

Tasted against a KBS, liked KBS slightly better.

4 -

4 Disappointing - not as good as last year. Thin and too coffee dominant

10 months 4.25 very good - smooth, light coffee no heat, great aroma

4.35 very good at 4 months - coffee still very good but not too strong. smooth and tasty.

ok - <4

3.75 ok

3.75 smooth, but not much barrel and not a lot of sweet mate flavors

4 months 3.5 sour taste

3.75 sour taste - too old?

4.25 very good

4.25 very good

4.2 very smooth, nice barrel and chocolate flavors

ok - <4

3.75 ok

3.75 smooth, but not much barrel and not a lot of sweet mate flavors

7 months or so. 4.5 excellent. hot but not too much so - more so flavorful. sweet brunt sugar, roasted marshmallow.

4.5 excellent

excellent

4.5 very good - extremely smooth, no alcohol bite or bitterness

2015 4 yo 4.6 Excellent. Had up north with Matt, awesome sweet BQ stone fruit flavors and super smooth.

3 yo only 4.2 may be a recent purchase from Discount, so maybe on the shelf for a while?

3 y.o by year, 4.5 excellent, super sweet and sticky

5 y.o. 2013 4.1 not as good as fresher versions I've had. Was (on shelf) at Sonoma Cellars for 2.5 years, so maybe light or heat was the issue

3 yr. maybe - 2015 in Mar 2018 4.5 excellent, sweet dark fruit - perfect Belgian DSA

4.25 very sweet - not at all hot, but packs a punch!

4.5 Excellent. Probably about 2 years old. Maybe not quite as good (strong stone fruit sweetness, sticky moutfeel) as the one that was 9 month more aged that I had previously.

2013 vintage so 2-3 years old 4.83 look: 4 | smell: 4.75 | taste: 5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 5A - Very dark brown/black, head dissipates quickly. S - Sweet, dark fruit and chocolate. T - Absolutely delicious. Very sweet, one of the sweetest beers I've had, but complex. Lots of sweet dark fruit, with the chocolate and coffee flavor of a very good stout. M - Thick and smooth, very nice. O - Excellent. BSDA are my favorite, and this probably jumped into my top five beers. If you like big sweet beers, I'd highly recommend it.

4.5+ excellent at 1.25 years