Down the Rabbit Hole (Barrel-Aged Vol. 86)
Reve Brewing

No canning date (released on 9/17/21, so presumably canned within a few days of that date); consumed on 10/20/21

Pours a viscous, oily black body topped with an inconsistent half-finger of dark mocha foam; mediocre head retention leaves a spotty, paper-thin cap, slim, frothy collar, and no lacing around the walls of the glass.

Aroma highlights rich, high-percentage dark cacao from the start, with a chunky peanut butter undertone accenting into a charry malt roast over the middle; milky chocolate tones evolve over time, evolving into dark chocolate peanut butter cups as light, boozy bourbon spikes to accent the back end of the bouquet.

Taste offers resounding Hershey's dark chocolate bar detailed with dusty peanuts as a nearly negligible active bourbon presence takes a flowing, passive influence of splintery, oaky sweetness through a wispy melted caramel mid-palate evolving to a fully-fledged peanut butter cup back end, with a defined campfire char accenting the closing notes.

Mouthfeel brings a medium-light body with a lower-end carbonation leveling to a charry grit and distant creaminess through the mid-palate, drying steadily on the back end and supplemented by an encroaching warmth to largely stave off an impending stickiness on the finish.

Cocoa-dominant with a deeper roasted malt undercurrent and delayed tinges of wispy bourbon wafting throughout, the profile unites and builds well to a cumulative dark chocolate peanut butter cup vibe with easily palatable levels of restrained richness.