Saint Arnold Brewing Company Bishop’s Barrel #10

**Aroma:** “A forward barrel character that is melded with some nice dark malt characters and light esters. Vanilla, coconut, oak, light roast, caramel, and dark cherry. Sweet chocolate malt carries through the nose. Touch of red wine notes, moderate bourbon. Lots of chocolate.” **Flavor:** “Like an imperial stout, but with less roast barley character. Big bourbon, rich dark chocolate. Apparent bitterness is only there to support the malt. The strong vanilla and roasted coconut work perfectly with the sweet biscuit and rich caramel. The alcohol warmth is nice and not overpowering.” **Overall:** “An incredibly smooth, bourbon-barrel-dominated strong ale that could easily pass for an imperial stout. Coconut and vanilla are excellent expressions of the barrel and complement the rich roast and chocolate backbone delightfully.”

**Aroma:** “Dark fruit, tobacco, coffee, vanilla, and fresh-cut grass. Moderately strong alcohol, rich malt with caramel and toasty notes, cherry, light pineapple, coconut. Hints of chocolate, vanilla, butterscotch, and toffee. Candy in a glass for short.” **Flavor:** “Tawny port, pie cherries, leather, and cacao nibs. Incredibly rich malt. Velvety caramel with toasty coffee edges. A very smooth, peppery/ spicy alcohol edge. Coconut and vanilla provide the barrel character, along with a fair amount of bourbon. This is big, but very avorful. Great mouthfeel for the sweet side of the style.” **Overall:** “Deceptively smooth—every taste is as rich as the last. This one has tons of candy-like elements, with caramel, toffee, chocolate, vanilla, and coconut all making it a perfect after-dinner beer to sip on to replace your dessert. Exquisite”

**Aroma:** “Vanilla, bourbon-like sweetness, and lots of buttery English toffee. Rich malt notes with a pleasant vanilla undertone. Medium level of alcohol. Nice malt nose: cocoa nibs and buttered toast. Barely perceptible diacetyl.” **Flavor:** “Robust caramel malt sweetness, with hints of toffee and butterscotch, complemented by a complex oak character, with hints of vanilla and some pleasant oak tannins. Barrel character is subtle but complementary. Moderate hops bitterness to balance. Alcohol seems a little edgy, not quite hot.” **Overall:** “A lovely, well-executed barrel-aged barleywine with the base beer being more of the focus than the barrels. The barrel character is subtle but complements the malt complexity very nicely. Delicate yet complex and flavorful. If you love English toffee, this one’s for you!”