Brown rather than black. Roasted, rooty/wet hay flavor, decent amounts of caramel. A Euro/UK take on a stout rather than what you'd find Stateside, I think. Pretty solid.
Shows a very mild sourness for a sour. It presents a strong metallic smell. Thankfully the associated metallic flavor is really subtle. Has tart dark fruit flavors.
Sharp plum-vinegar-like tartness to open, which mildens quickly and opens out to a sweet malt / candi sugar finish. I appreciated the good balance between the sour and Belgian aspects, with only a lasting, tacky finish interfering with complete enjoyment.
Probably my favorite non stout/dark/porter whatever beer so far. The nose was slightly sweet and floral, and the smooth way it goes down is sublime. Maybe the only shortcoming is the finish doesn't linger long.
So I normally hate barrel aged beer, but that's not true of this. The barrel aging makes it "complicated", not nasty whiskey-cherry ick.
Some lightness, some citrus, a hint of barrel aging cherry. There's just a lot going on.
I couldn't get the release year from the server. Quad flavors with a pale complexion, not much spice presence and an almost-there plum flavor that melts into a soft cereal flavor. There's a hint of a bitter funk on the finish before going back to cereal for the aftertaste. Very, very pleasant.
Smells like the best mulled apple cider, and starts that way, dissipating into a caramel, clean finish. Some tartness but not nearly as much as you'd initially expect. Just super, super yummy.