Not a ton of bourbon, nice dark fruity quad flavors.

Still excellent carbonation. A bit of oxidation, but just enough that it's pleasant and gained a bit of complexity over the last one I'd tried. Still a great beer at 6 years.

Same notes as before, even more head actually.

1 finger head (still), clear deep amber. A bit of sediment. Molasses, brown sugar, and a bit of booze. Still nice at ~5 years.

Past prime. Perhaps drink others more quickly.

Murky peach colored, ring of bubbles linger. Scent is tumeric, sour, hint of funk. Taste is moderately-strong sour, tumeric, breadiness, and tartness in the finish. Very nice, see how it ages.

Big, mocha head. Smells like a big, roasty stout. Taste is more stout-like, a bit more bitter, less sweet than fresh. Complex, but lost the sweetness of fresh, so a bit less complex. Still a great beer, although I'd probably not age this more than a year, or else try to age it 3-4 years to see if any aged flavors come through.

Big, foamy mocha head. A nice layer of bubbles lingers. Scent is a little roasty, a little hoppy. Taste is sweet, roasty, a little bitter, a hint of wood. Hugely complex. Finish is balance of sweet and roasty. Complexity is off the chain, and some very unique flavors.

Notes similar to a year ago, although head is big with beautiful lacing. 5 years old with seemingly no carbonation lost. Wonderfully complex, perfectly balanced American barleywine. A little bitterness, a little sweetness, a lot of complexity. Only one more and I'll truly be sad when they're gone.

Deep amber, clear, with a one-finger head. A nice layer of bubbles linger. Brown sugar, caramel, toffee aromas. Taste is toffee, brown sugar, caramel, dried black cherries, molasses, a hint of vanilla, and a bit of resiny hop bitterness still remains. No cardboard or signs of oxidation. Finish is just a bit boozy. Mouthfeel is smooth, carbonation hasn't hardly fallen off at all.

Deep clear amber, nice foamy lingering head, some lacing. Scent is carmel-bourbon, molasses. First sip immediately noticed smooth mouthfeel, perfect carbonation. Perfect balance between carmel/molasses, hop bitterness, bourbon, oak in the finish. Hugely complex. Bitter & sweet, just the right amount of bourbon booze. Amazing beer.

Huge, foamy, copper head, even after 3 years. Oily black. Scent of dark fruit, cocoa, a hint of hops. Taste is chocolate, dried cherries, just a bit of roasty bitterness in the finish, along with the dried fruits and cocoa. Really transformed from fresh, although notes compare pretty similarly to 2 years.

Pours black & oil thick (of course), with a tan 1 finger head. It lasts and laces very nicely. Scent is malty sweet. No hops. Taste is noticeably less roasty than fresh. Sweetness is the dominant flavor. Just a hint of cough syrup flavor, but not gross, pleasant as is, just a touch. Bitter chocolate, raisin, sweet dried fruit, just a hint of coffee. No more hop bitterness, just a hint of roasty bitterness. Finish is sweet, long lasting. The beer has really changed over 2 years.

Thin head, bubbles linger around the rim. Deep, dark amber/brown. Scent is earthy hops, molasses. Taste is molasses, earthy hops, bitter hops, toffee, dates. Not overly sweet. Hugely complex, really amazing fresh. Bitter, earthy finish. British ingredients, but hoppy, not overly sweet like Fullers. Amazing.

Much less bourbon than fresh. Quite good, but big can was too much even to split. Booziness really evident at the end.

1 finger head, bubbles linger. Definite hop presence even after 27 months. A bit of chocolate malt, hop bitterness, and dried dark fruit. Really a nice, complex stout.

Nearly two years old. Black but not thick. Still has a nice head, half a finger and bubbles that stick around. Scent is gentle malty sweetness with a hint of cocoa. Taste is subtle coffee, chocolate covered raisins. Hops seem to be gone, but there is a faint bitterness still. Slightly sweet, coffee finish. Very nice, age has done this beer well.

Deep, dark amber, thin head with bubbles that won't quit. Caramel raisin scent, hint of bourbon. Taste is raisin, caramel, bourbon, plum, vanilla, brown sugar, molasses, rum. Sweet, but not overly. Hugely complex, hugely flavorful, deceptively strong. Molasses, hint of chocolate, bourbon finish.

Black, medium-thin consistency. Big, foamy head. Lacing, lingering bubbles around the rim. Scent is vanilla, bourbon, malt. Really great scent. Taste is vanilla, bourbon, chocolate, molasses, a hint of cardboard. A bit of warming booze. Fairly dry, bourbon/lightly chocolate finish. Not hugely malty, but hugely flavorful and complex. A smooth vanilla/bourbon delight.

Amber, big head, lacing. Hoppy (fruity and a hint of bitter), malty goodness. Brown sugar, just a hint of booze. Celebration meets Bigfoot.