In comparison with the 2015 vintage, this somehow feels even better. The nose is more expressive, the lower proof makes it much more approachable even though it doesn’t lose much in the way of intensity or concentration, this is phenomenal stuff… Beer Nerd Musings: There are more Stagg barrel-aged beers than there used to be, but not a lot of really high profile ones and I’ve still not had any for sure. Seems like the sort of thing we’ll see BCBS do someday (given their access and recent propensity for aging in rare barrels), but who knows. I’d love to try one though, as the profile here would be great with a stout or barleywine…