Aroma: “Vanilla, toffee, caramel, semisweet chocolate, leather, and tobacco. Spicy phenols. Candied orange peel and fig, burnt maple syrup, and maybe just a bit of wine grape.”

Flavor: “Caramel, toffee, vanilla, maple, bittersweet chocolate. Sweet, but balanced. Boozy and warming, but not harsh. Fairly viscous for the style, full-bodied. Pleasant oak notes of bourbon, sherry, port. Finishes sweet, but not cloying.”

Overall: “A wonderfully complex, full-bodied, sweet, big, and delicious barleywine. Well-balanced and beautifully boozy. An exquisite beer that begs to be savored.”