7.4

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

Tap at Beergeek Bar. Brownish-red, murky body, some off-white head. Apple esters are strong with this one in the aroma, peach notes, maltiness, mint, lovely and ocmplex. The taste is less enticing. Lean, minty notes, oxidized maltiness, peachy notes, jammy notes, raisins. Sweet and fresh suddenly going astringent around the edges in the finish, kinda lowering the initial excitement. Don't see that many strong barrel notes, but the beer is really specific and interesting.

8

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

17/III/21 - 75cl bottle from Bierhalle Deconinck (Vichte), shared @ home, BB: 2409 (?) (2021-204)

Clear red brown beer, big creamy beige head, little stable, non adhesive. Aroma: pretty malty, bit oxidized, some caramel, dried fruits, raisins and figs. MF: lively carbon, medium body. Taste: oxidized start, pretty bitter, dusty, soft roast, some caramel notes, some alcohol, dried fruits. Aftertaste: pretty oxidized, malty, caramel touch, dried fruits, bitter hops, soft roast, quite some alcohol, bitter finish, nice one!

7

On tap@Cimmeria, Oviedo. 12/01/2020 Color ambarino corona de espuma blanca aromas caramelo, maltosa, notas especiadas, sabor dulce, maltosa, cuerpo denso.

8.8

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 10 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 9

Bottle from Bierhalle, Melle. Hazy brown colour, beige foam. Nose of dried fruit, plums, caramel along with subtle vinous notes, red grapes, oak. Complex, not overpowering but very well balanced. Lovely beer.

6.8

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

The Chardonnay wine barrel aged version of Silly Scotch, one of newer versions, as Silly has been experimenting with aging their Scotch on barrels for quite some years now; 75 cl bottle with cork from Belbière. Creamy, papery lacing, egg-white, dense, medium thick, very stable head on a translucent and clear mahogany beer with deep ruby red hue. Aroma of crème au beurre, hazelnut candy, caramel sauce, peanut butter, Ersatz chocolate, banana, old bread, raisins, cream cheese,, melting butter, cookies soaked in tea, straw, some vague iron and a whiff of wood, but hardly anything wine-like at all. Sweet onset, quite pronounced ‘bubblegummy’ banana ester, candy apple and raisin hints, medium carb, very smooth and bit resinous caramelly malt body with a touch of Ersatz chocolate to it but with a metallic edge as well; spicy hop accents in the end with soft bitterness, but more bitterness comes from not all too well hidden, ‘jenever’-like alcohol. The barrel effects, meanwhile, remain very limited, with only the slightest hint at vanilla-ish oakiness but hardly any presence of wine at all – nothing of the tartness, ‘grapeyness’ and added complexity I have encountered in so many other wine barrel aged beers is to be found here. The whole, therefore, differs remarkably little from the regular, non-barrel aged version, weirdly. Second or third filling perhaps?