Hop Horizons

From a 12 oz. stubby twist cap brown bottle, 2006 version. Poured a cloudy, with some sediment, golden hued amber with a small fizzy head that settled into a thin lacing. Nice barleywine-like aromas, rum laced dark fruits, caramel, vanilla, molasses and light whiffs of alcohol along with that bourbon barrel-ness scent. Moderate carbonation and a

(12oz bottle) Cloudy copper-brown body with small beige head. Aroma is sweet, raisin, caramel, cherry, some coconut, light chocolate, smoke, butterscotch, wood. Taste is sweet, cherry, caramel, raisin, light pineapple/coconut. Finish has light smoky bourbon, enough to notice the alcohol numbing and to complement the beer itself, and thankfully,

Bottle from footbalm. Borbon notes predominate. If this werent the BA version, I dont know that it would have much flavor. Good, but not great.