The beast of a beer you hold in your hand has quietly slumbered in oak red wine barrels for 13 months — slowly breathing in the vanilla and oak notes from the barrel staves and adding layers of complexity to this full-flavored barleywine-style ale. The Columbus and Centennial hops have blended with rich malt and oak barrel flavors to produce a beer that is meant to be savored with every sip.

Pours butterscotch tinged light brown with thin wisps of off-white head. Caramel and sweet almond aromas compliment undertones of dry red wine, dates, and vanilla bean. As the beer warms the oak aroma intensifies with clove and white pepper emerging on a bed of cherry and cashew. Semi-sweet and full on the palate with a soft and smooth finish.