Pours near black with no discernable head. Nose great blend of bourbon, vanilla, and chocolate but not much coffee (bottle is several years old). Love the taste, bourbon is popping out with well balanced coffee and dark chocolate. Sweetness is restrained but so is the bigger body. Not thick but a good body with very light carbonation.

2017 bottle. Pours black with no head. Nose has great blend of vanilla and chocolate notes with a hint of cherry. Taste is amazing bringing out the oak and highlighting the vanilla on the big base with other berry flavors of raspberry, mild strawberry. Body is as big as it gets and is the best of any ale out there. Carbonation is near zero, and that's ok. Age has done this one well at 7 years.

Enjoying this much more than I previously did. Great body backing up a vanilla and boozy base.

Enjoyed at Fred and Pats block party. Surprised a few that do not drink beer. Was very good and everything expected of the base.

Block party bottle. Jeff wants one for jerky marinade.

Enjoyed with Patrick at F1. Seems bigger body and sweetness than previous releases. Not quite as boozy. Smooter with more chocolate.

Enjoyed with Patrick at F1. Pours black with no head. Nose mostly roasted barley with hints of wood and vanilla. Taste adds the bourbon note, sweetness as well in that bourbon marries well with the base sweetness, coffee. Deep wood flavor mingles throughout the tasting experience. Big body along with some booziness, very low carbonation.

Enjoyed with Patrick at F1. Everything as to be expected from DL. Dark with no real head. Light nose, molasses. Big flavors of dark malt, molasses, some vanilla, deep richness. Big body and low carbonation.

Enjoyed with Patrick at F1. Great with mass amounts of king crab.

Enjoyed at Blast n Cast. Drinking incredibly well. Nose is perfect, very minor oxidation on taste. Great molasses booziness. Finish is slightly flawed.

Enjoyed in pool. Loved it.

Falling in flavor with some improvement with air time.

HCBS #21 12 year vertical. Worst of show, boozy.

After some air it drank amazingly. Big body, very minor difference from new. Boozy and delicious.

Enjoyed at HCBS #17 before a 2022. Wow, this one continues to hold up great! Was the favorite of the two hands-down. Bigger body and more complex.

A bit disappointed on this one. Heavy mold on the cap but no infiltration on seal. Good flavor up front but finish not as good as others in this year.

Somerset dove camp. Great with some signs of oxidation.

At Gulpha Gorge campground fireside. Simply wonderful as usual.

Nose: chocolate, fig, dark cherry. Taste: Boozy, brighter flavors. Body: Much smoother, more carb.

Nose: chocolate, fig, dark cherry. Taste: Boozy, brighter flavors. Body: Much smoother, more carb.

Needed air for 10 min then spectacular

Great ale at Black Gap WMA

A bit medicinal, hot, boozy. Very good but not the best bottle in this vintage.

Another great bottle. I have to search for oxidation. Tremendous!

Doing great

Enjoyed at Blast n Cast. Deep coffee flavor with a vanilla and bourbon back. Enjoyed by the guys.

Less sweet that regular KBS. Coffee flavors not very bold. Still very enjoyable.

Quite bitter, not huge coffee addition but more than normal. Body too thin

Enjoyed at Blast n Cast. Great near dessert stout. Bug vanilla and coconut.

Enjoyed at Blast n Cast. Coming in boozy. Great BCBS representation. Was a bit much for the noobs.

Extremely enjoyable. Nose is light with some almond, but flavors are big. Blueberry highly present, a bit of almond also on taste. Boozy and great bourbon compliment.

Blueberry present. Almond also quite prominent. Home Depot dove hunt

Enjoyed first night on Port A beach permit. The beer was tasting on point. Fruity, nutty, not a single flaw. Sweet and full body.

Drinking better now, still sweet but more integrated flavors.

Had at HCBS #24. Was not enjoyed by anyone except for one. Off flavors, nothing like the cedar and mild farmhouse expected.

Enjoyed at HCBS #24. A bit of a gusher but did not taste infected. Had everything expected with cedar on a mild sour background.

Not great but drinkable. Off flavors.