Pours dark amber, a half finger head. Bubbles linger around the rim. Scent of brown sugar and whisky. Whisky has really dropped off (was hot when fresh). Still prominent, but a bit of the Beard shines through. Brown sugar, oak. Dry whisky finish.

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.

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.

A bit of smoke with nice, complex aged stout flavors. Great beer to age.

Pours black, medium-oily, half finger mocha head. Bubbles linger around the glass. Scent is aged stout-dark fruit, a bit of chocolate. Taste is dried dark fruit, smoke, chocolate. Superb balance. Wonderful complexity. Still nice carbonation, medium body. Finish is pleasant smoke, chocolate, dried dark fruit, and a hint of bitterness.

Pours black with a mocha head. Good carbonation still, bubbles last til the end. Smoke is most prominent aroma, but some malty roastiness as well. Taste is very balanced for a smoked stout. Smoke, roast, even some coffee & a little malt sweetness present.

Pours with a nice head, some bubbles remain. Deep clear amber. Scent is pretty much boozy. Taste is alcohol, with some underlying caramel malty barleywine flavor. Body is thinner like a wheat. Essentially like a somewhat watered down (in taste and body, but not in alchohol) barleywine.

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.