This is the best vintage I have ever had.

Whiskey explosion! Can't remember this much barrel ever before. Just massive. Yet, not at all unbalanced. This easily swings at much higher tier stouts.

Very heavy on the apple from the Teku glass.

Blows me away, every time. The wrong food pairing can wreck this beer, though. First glass was amazing. After a salad with vinegar mustard dressing, all I could taste was the apples and a little cherry tart and cranberry sour.

Missed recording one somewhere.

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.

Not good, just pure bland sour. Can't give it an actual assessment, though, it was long past recommended expiration date and was largely stored at room temp.

Pairs nicely with apple crisp.

Drank another one of these somewhere but forgot to record it.