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My first waxed beer offering. Not quite sure why that's done, we know it's a special beer n all but c'mon. Bottle # 5,344. A- Pour into the pint glass warrants a towering tan, mocha and foamy head. Has a cream appearance. Brew is a dark copper color, with black cherry and brown highlights. For the amount of booze the head lasts surprisingly long and leaves tiny streaks of lacing on the glass. S- Strong fruity aromas filled the air when I poured this. Further examination leads me to plum, raisin, and dates. The aroma in this is layered very well. Under the fruit is a subtle toffee and vanilla, then a faint peat layer. I cannot detect booze either, let's see if it's in the flavor. T- The sweet plums and the raisin begin the flavor. The barrel then provides a decent wood, then subtle vanilla flavor. But then a heavy flavor I can only describe as a mixture of caramel, toffee, and molasses. Just delicious. There was a strong heat at first, but the booze really is not tasted. It seemlessly mellows out. Fairly sweet brew overall but not quite cloying. M- Definition of a sipper. The mouthfeel itself though is medium to full. Warming body effects for sure but not overly. Carbonation is somewhat light. Somewhat syrupy too. O- This beer feels like it would stand the test of time and only get better. I loved it now as is, but would love to get another bottle and sit on it for at least 2 years. I feel as though the 25% barrel age added just enough to make this exceptional. I may have spoiled my first impression of The Breury with this one.