Bombs Over Barley - Basil Hayden (2022)
Barreled Souls Brewing Company

Sweet caramel malty, honey and brown sugar, dark red plums, and a bourbon barrel nose on this one! Taste follows with a classic BA barleywine vibe...body is a touch thin, but it is tasty!

 

Sampling a cellar temp 500 ml bottle poured into my snifter. beer was bottled on 12/19/2022 after aging in barrels for 12 months and 2 days.
The beer pours a rich mahogany color and doesnt allow much light to pass through my glass. A slightly frothy beige head of 1.5 cm foams up and fades to the thinnest of edge layers soon after the pour.
Aroma is brown sugar and figs with some raisin notes and a decent amount of bourbon. not boozy fusol and not sweet bourbon, more on the char side of the scent profile. No hop hit on the aroma.
First sip reveals a medium body with smooth texture and very fine tingly carbonation. There is a bit of a light coating on my palate after each sip, but not overly sticky feel or heaviness. I do get a little warming booze after the swallow and my tongue tingles after each sip too.
Flavor is similar to the nose. I get brown sugar and roasted bourbon notes with a little raisin as well. Again, no hop character shows through and the alcohol is only present on the previously mentioned warming after each swallow. No bite or peppery notes.
This is a pretty solid barrel aged barleywine. Im glad I have a few more bottles in the cellar.