Crisp copper coloured body with deep amber glows and a ruby tint, complete with a one centimetre tall tan head. Aroma of malt, toffee, light caramel, a hint of nuts and some cardboard. Medium-bodied; Assertive honey flavour with some mead mixed in, a decent amount of malt, some light citrus flavours and a good sweet finish. Aftertaste shows some light complexity around the malt with a little light caramel and a lot of nuttiness on the finish. Overall, a decent Scotch, with more sweetness than expected, less complexity and a little nutty. I sampled this twelve ounce bottle purchased from Total Wine in Alexandria, Virginia on 23-May-2012 for US$1.79 sampled at home in Washington on 16-August-2012.

Bottle. Light molasses malt aroma. Medium brown with moderate head. Worty molasses malt flavor. Nice flavor - does taste under-fermented though.

Location: 12 oz bottle from Norm's, 5/14/12

Aroma: The nose of this beer has caramel malts, bread/yeast, and nuts
Appearance: Pours a dark reddish-brown color with a small beige head
Flavor: The taste is heavy malty, but not really all that sweet, the bitterness is pretty faint
Palate: The body is light-medium, and a touch watery, but mostly creamy on the mouth
Overall Impression: This is a solid - malt forward (and backward) - beer. It works fine, and drinks fine, but there isn't anything special about it. To sum it up: I got no complaints, but there is not much memorable about this one either.

Aroma is unmalted barley, bran flakes, and cardboard, moderate strength. Tea colored, thin yellow head despite an aggressive pour. No hops, but more grainy than malty. I must admit, I like a beer like this every now and then, but it’s more of a beginner beer.

Chevy Chase, DC 12oz ($2.50): Pours a brownish colour with a quickly dissipating head. Aroma is butterscotch and malts and dirt. Body is fairly light. Very easy to drink. Nice earthy hop flavor, which is mild but noticeable. Slightly sweet. Very sessionable. A quality brew from them peeps at Port City.

Bottle from Beer Run. Pours a clear rust color with a medium sized fizzy frothy tan head. Decent head retention. Aroma of toffee malts, earthy notes and berries. The taste is toffee, toasted malts, earthy notes and a mildly hoppy finish. Medium bodied. Nice.

Draft. Clear amber color, white edge head. Aroma of butterscotch. Taste is sweet and malty butterscotch. Not bad.

From the brewery tap, also bottle. Poured a light copper color, small foamy white head. Aroma was sweet malts, not a lot of hop character. Flavor was a bit caramel, sweetness from malts. Clean and crisp. Probably better enjoyed on a day where it isn’t snowing.