Got in a trade with GreenBayBA. 12 ounce bottle into pint glass, best before 10/9/2018. Pours fairly crystal clear deep ruby red/orange/copper color with a 1-2 finger dense light khaki head with fantastic retention, that reduces to a small cap that lingers. Nice spotty soapy lacing clings on the glass, with a fair amount of streaming carbonation. Fantastic appearance. Aromas of caramel, brown sugar, brown bread, toasted biscuit, and nuttiness; with light notes of toffee, roast, plum, pear, red apple, herbal, grass, and yeast earthiness. Damn nice aromas with great complexity of dark/bready/light roast malts and mild fruity yeast/earthy hop notes; with good strength. Taste of big caramel, brown sugar, brown bread, toasted biscuit, and nuttiness; with light notes of toffee, roast, plum, pear, red apple, herbal, grass, and yeast earthiness. Very mild herbal, grassy, spicy hop; and roast bitterness on the finish. Lingering notes of caramel, brown sugar, brown bread, toasted biscuit, nuttiness, light toffee/roast, herbal, grass, and yeast earthiness on the finish for a while. Awesome complexity and robustness of dark/bready/light roast malts and mild fruity yeast/earthy hop flavors; with a solid malt/bitterness balance, and no cloying flavors after the finish. Slightly increasing dryness from lingering bitterness. Medium carbonation and body; with a very smooth, creamy/silky/bready, and slightly sticky/chalky mouthfeel that is fantastic. Minimal warming alcohol for 6%. Overall this is an outstanding Irish red ale! All around awesome complexity and robustness of dark/bready/light roast malts and mild fruity yeast/earthy hop flavors; very smooth and refreshing to drink with the minimally bitter/drying finish. Very clean and rich malt complexity; with mild fruity yeast and earthy hops against sweetness. A highly enjoyable offering, and amazing style example. One of the best I've had.