This is an exceptional Scotch Ale. It has all the notes you want, smokey, caramel, sweetness with a bite, hefty. MASSIVE for New Glarus at 9.75%. As good as any Wee Heavy I've had.

First beer in my apartment.

Last bottle. Last night in Wisconsin. It can't get much better than this. Will probably never have it again.

Now this is more like it! So much more well integrated after a year in the bottle. I can taste the base beer and it's great, and the barrel adds so much. It softens the corners of the aggressive stout underneath without losing the bite. This is what I was expecting, one of the best I've ever tasted.

Hmm, it just tastes like postum now. Not in a bad way but it doesn't have the balance and depth of flavor as the regular.

Very much like the ROES, probably a bit thicker and richer...? I'd have to try side by side to be sure. Excellent, regardless.

Missed recording one somewhere.

Hey, this was actually good! The alcohol burn was way down (although it peeked out as it warmed) and the flavor was chocolate roast. I mean, it's still not as good as many readily available imperial stouts but I guess the sweet spot is ten years.

First beer in my apartment.

Big fruit taste, highly tannic, highly alcoholic. The fruit flavor is quite delicious but not balances with the beer aspect. More like a wine, as I saw a review mention. Don't go for this kind of stuff.