Prairie The Beer That Saved Christmas

This is a 10.0% ABV Old Ale aged in oak barrels from Prairie Artisan Ales of Oklahoma. Prairie are tenant brewers, they do not have their own brewery, but go and brew themselves at other's facilities, which from every bottle I have seen is the Krebs Brewing Company in Krebs, Oklahoma. The label, like always, features unique and strange cartoon like artwork. I am getting to this a bit after Christmas, but glad I found it.

The beer pours dark mahogany, black with dark ruby tints. There is a tall head, thick and foamy, light brown in color. The aroma is sweet, toffee to light molasses, lots of vanilla and oak, with a light fruity yeastiness underneath. The taste is dark roasted malt, dark fruits, tangy and sweet at the same time, creamy, then more dark roasted malts, vanilla, with the wood being very light in the flavor and showing mostly on the finish. It is medium to full-bodied, smooth and round, warming. This is excellent.