Draft. Slightly hazy ruby color, off white head. Aroma of vanilla, port wine. Taste has butterscotch, vanilla, spice. Tasty.

Bottle. Nutty caramel malt and alcohol aroma with a touch of something cinnamon-like... probably the oak. Clear deep amber with a huge ivory head. Spicy caramel malt flavor with an herbal bitter finish, and that same cinnamon-like note as in the aroma. Medium creamy body, soft carbonation.

Received in trade, reviewed from notes.
The appearance was a mostly dark amber to red almost brown colored body with a one fingered white foamy head that drops mostly immediately. Lotsa clingy foamy lacing sticking nicely to the glass.
The smell had a super large amounts of caramel maltiness gracing my nose eloquently, holy moses, its there and coming hard - that caramel - wowee - overbearing - maybe to some, but to me, hmmmm.... well, its not bad, but its super strong just saying.
The taste was extremely sweet in the flavoring, the aftertaste - well, let’s just say there’s a super amount of caramel-ness coming through - woweee, I never would have expected that caramel so strong, ok - intentional - I don’t know, but ok, I’ll leave it at that. I will say there is a nice smooth sweet finish that helps a bit here.
On the palate, to me, is this sessionable - most likely not as there’s too much caramel going on clinging to my mouth and tongue pulverizing it into submission, well, if anything, I mean there’s a nice carbonation going on for the American Red/Amber style, but for me, I’m pretty sure I’d have other Red ales over this.
Overall, for the most part, not a bad American Red/Amber ale, but not necessarily one to come back to or at least with a meal, Could it go in a beef stew? Probably, and if I got the chance again, I most likely would do that with this one.

Bottle. Cherry, caramel malt, and alcohol aroma. Dark amber with large light tan head. Sweet caramel malt and moderately bitter herbal/citrus and alcohol flavor. Very nice.

Bottle: Pours dark red-brown with a creamy tan head. Roasty, smoky caramel aroma. Woody,toast, caramel flavor. Nice, easy, wooden tones with a touch of alcohol...subtle.... Very mellow, overall. Nice.

Pours a watery, darkish-red brown. Small head quickly fades. Fruity, almost chemical aroma. Flavor is a very strong woody taste, with some malt and hops. Count me among those who think there’s too much wood in this one--almost overpowering.

At Winterfest 2012. The aroma has alcohol up front, I smell bourbon, but I am not sure that is what it is. Very sweet flavor, and an alcohol bite on the palate. Well hopped, balancing the sweetness.