Barrel Project 19.12
Brouwerij Kees

Dark copper, tad hazy, sliver of white foam. Smells some grapyness, plenty bourbon, dried fruit. Dense body, light carbonation. Taste is bourbon heavy, but it does blend well with the saison. Some fruityness, bit of straw, quite smooth. Not great, but fun

This one comes from beercollector.com.au
A – Pours a clear deep amber colour with a White head that retains well and laces.
S – Big apple aromas with white wine barrel ok aging
T – Well its nothing like a Saison, but does have a very unique flavour profile. Has a very pronounced oak barrel flavour and white wine profile.
M – Light to medium body with medium carbonation which is pretty much spot on
O – Well I really enjoyed this beer and it’s the only imperial Saison that I have tried. It is a great beer in its own right but do not expect a Saison Dupont.

Pours a cloudy, deep, dark amber coloration with a medium, frothy, quickly receding head. Smells of caramel malt, toffee, red berries and fruity esters, with a strong, woody bourbon note and just a hint of vanilla. Taste is a decent balance of caramel malt, toffee, brown sugar, some red berries, dark fruit and fruity esters with notes of plum, red currant, strawberry, gooseberry and candy apple, as well as a heavy bourbon presence with hints of oak and vanilla also coming through. Finishes bittersweet, with a light tartness and bitterness, as well as some slightly boozy bourbon and red/dark fruit notes lingering in the aftertaste. Smooth mouthfeel with a medium body and carbonation.

This is a pretty odd, probably slightly oxidized, and somewhat boozy BBA Saison that is almost more reminiscent of an English Barleywine, although it retains some Saison characteristics with a light tartness and some fruity esters. While there is a good complexity to this, it just doesn't quite come together well enough for my taste, with the slightly oxidized sherry and heavy bourbon notes being a bit too dominant here, while also being a bit too sweet for my personal taste, although there is a decent tartness and light bitterness here to balance that out. All in all, while somewhat interesting, I think this just doesn't quite work out all that well. Reminds me a little bit of a candy apple soaked in bourbon and sherry.