This beer has now been ten years in the bottle, and it definitely seems like that was too long. This is like the skeletal remains of a great beer - it's there in outline but all of the character has smoothed out to the point where it's just a vaguely empty chalkiness and a pure alcohol flavor. Real uncanny valley stuff.

Very complex, a perfect balance of the thick molasses and the lingering oak finish. So easy drinking it's dangerous.

Rich and complex molasses taste. Very smooth all around. I felt so bad drinking this out of a plastic cup.

An illusion of rich chocolate on the nose. Incredibly complex but smooth flavor. It was almost a little understated - maybe this was five years' aging talking - but still, this was undeniably delicious.