1 y.o. 4.2 very good. might have lost some of the vanilla, seems light now.

4.25 very good - sweet BW flavors plus vanilla

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.

4+ good but nothing special

4.1 solid smooth

fresh 4.0 smooth but not a ton of flavor

mini vert 1 year vs. fresh - liked the fresh slightly better as it had more (barrel) flavor but the one year was super smooth.

11 mo. 4.2 very good

4.2 7 mo. old very good, chocolatey

4.0 good not great - not very complex. just an off night or falling off?

4.5 now seems way better - very chocolatey, vanilla, smooth

4.2 very good. something in the finish/aftertaste could be better.

Good not spectacular, maybe 4.1

4 very good but not quite great

3.9 good but a bit light

4.3 very very smooth at 2 years

ok maybe 3.75+ - not worth aging

4-4.25 smooth tasty roasted malts chocolate hints

20 months 4.6 Excellent. Tasted vs. a fresh 2017, less spicy, and way more vanilla and chocolate. Much better than the fresh bottle.

4.35 still just as good

Still very good 4.25

losing some flavor at 6 months, I think.

Really really good, sweet smooth and flavorful. At least 4.5

great!

about 4 months. vanilla aroma very prominent and nice. coffee is down a lot in nose and taste. 4.5

still just as good - a bit more cinnamon in the taste

4.41/5 rDev -0.7% look: 4.25 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25 L - nice dark black with a big tan head S - Coffee, chocolate,vanilla and barrel T - Layered with the same as the aroma with cinnamon coming in lightly late in the taste through the finish M - nice, not too heavy but somewhat sticky O - very good, a great complex BA stout and a value for the price

3.75 Aged 10 months still not great -peat/smokey flavor still not reall appealing

good not great

3.75 fairly fresh - guess around six months. Hoppiness of an American Barleywine and a bit of smokey flavor.

4.35 Very, very good. A little bit of bitterness I could do without.

7 yo 4.2 starting to oxidize? A little bland

6 yo 4.15 not much flavor/sweetness

5 yo 4.25 very smooth, somewhat sweet. no sherry like flavors and only a tiny bit of settlement.

4 yo 4.25 very smooth

4 yo 4.2 very good - smooth

3 yo 2015 4.25 very good

2 y.o. 4.3 very smooth, sweet as expected

4.35 1 year old. Blind mini vert, preferred the 2 year old over one year.

4.3 very smooth and fairly sweet

5 yo 4.1 not that great, kind of lacking in flavor profile, but smooth

2014 4-5 yo very good, no particles, tasty but not quite port like

3 y.o. 4.35 Super smooth, more toffee/chocolate flavors

4.4 2 years old. Blind mini vert, preferred the 2 year old over one year.

4.75 Side by side with fresh. Good fresh but very good with 1 year of aging. Bite down, smoother and malt flavorful.

5 yo 4.1 good but a little too bitter still

4 yo 4.2 good not great

3 yo 4.2 very smooth and tasty

2.5 y.o. 4.15 good but not great

2 years 4.0 a little bitterness still

4.25- very good but still a little too bitter

Excellent at 1 year, 4.35

4.25 Excellent smooth and flavorful at one year

3.75 good - smooth, but not too big or flavorful

3.75 has a bit of sour taste like a Belgian stout

3.92 Good but a little bit of a unusual (sour?) taste