Fully chilled, this is a great "with dinner" scotch ale. Unfortunately, it's too expensive at $7 a bottle.

It's fine. I think I like the Jacobite better. But very easy to drink at 7.2% and good smoky, peaty flavor. I need to reevaluate the wee heavy for drinkability. It doesn't have to be extreme. But at lower abv would I rather have an IPA? It's a dilemma.

Doesn't taste a lot like Double Bastard anymore. More like a SUPER hoppy barleywine. Really good, though. Surprisingly smooth for how aggressive the base beer is. I need to try the rye version.

Cork & Cage 750. Huge pop when I pulled the cork but no gushing. Massive, ridiculous head when poured. Seemed like a ton of carbonation but it settled down and had a pleasant creamy mouthfeel. Very dark head. Everyone loved it. A very good Imperial Stout. Oddly, it took me a bit to identify an aroma but it smelled a bit like a can of olives immediately after pouring. This faded and I didn't notice a corresponding flavor but interesting nonetheless. I got another whiff of it on my second pour, too. Taste was more in the roasty, coffee side of stouts, not chocolaty. Real smooth for 11%, hides it well. Not a lot of depth of flavor. Very drinkable. A crowd pleaser.

It's good. But don't age. Still, CW is better at about the same price...

OK, not a great candidate for aging. Still OK. It kind of tastes like a barrel aged Old Foghorn. Of course I hadn't had any OF before drinking the other two bottles of Barrel Chested. Has more underlying sweetness. I think the barrel has faded somewhat, or my palate has barrel fatigue. Reasonably priced and solid barleywine.

Carbonation much less pronounced. Still smells AMAZING (though my sister said it smelled like dill? and caramel). Very dark red, alcohol had a bit of a bite. Still tastes great at 6 months but might not gain anything by age. Only 6 months, though.

Garnet red, poured with more carbonation and thinner than I expected. Big malty bourbon aroma, much like a bourbon barrel scotch ale. Carbonation not a problem while drinking. Caramel and pecan notes. Delicious, with some heat. Last 1-2 ounces was very different. Smelled purely of whiskey and not much flavor. Like the watery stuff that runs down the sides of a glass of whiskey, or the residue that collects after finishing a glass? Not sure it would age well. Will see.

I like this vintage a little cooler. Surprisingly, that's where the barrel character comes to the fore. Less distinct and balanced as it warms. I experienced something similar with the BA Silhouette, so maybe it's my palate changing with all the big beers I've been drinking this winter. Really good when it's good, at those lower temps. Not refrigerator cold, but cooler than I typically drink by high gravity beers.

Kind of a mess right now, honestly. Boozy, harsh and thin. Carbonation overwhelms. Nice vanilla flavors but way too fresh at 8 days old. Should be nice later, though.

Really solid scotch ale. Along the lines of Scotty Karate but at 7.5%, presumably. Shows the alcohol, could be much smoother. But lots of great flavor. I'll keep an eye on this brewery.

Really good sour. Enough pineapple, didn't get any rum but my kind of sour. But pricey.

Really good RIS. Just below Czar. Can't say it gained much with a year but seems more roasty. Wish the chocolate could come out more.

Like thick, boozy postum.

Agree with previous assessment. Very fine, unhyped beer & brewery.

Drank at cellar temp without cooling it at all, really sweet. Rich dried apricot sweetness, almost a port. No heat, very smooth.

Very good classic barleywine. Has a bite at cooler temps so let it warm a bit. Great buy at 3 years old.

Eminently quaffable. Smells just right. Taste much lighter than I go for with scotch ales and mouthfeel is very thin. But you have to adjust your expectations for beer made in the old country. This is a beer to drink, not to savor. Beautiful garnet color. Very little carbonation. It's actually impressive to maintain that low level of carbonation over a long period in a bottle. Ultimately this competes more with a bitter than a wee heavy for my palate.

Nice color, white white head. Very cherry. Like cherry pie cherry. There's some sweetness and barrel, especially when cold, but it never dominates. It's pretty good. I'd like to see the barrel a bit more because it's hard to detect much of the time. I'd probably miss it if it was gone. Not my favorite and I'm not compelled to go buy more.

Rich, thick, the taste goes on and on. As good as Expedition. This is right there. Smells amazing. Also, isn't one dimensional. Not particularly chocolaty or roasty but some of everything. Incredibly smooth. And it's 10.0%, very impressive.