Amber-brown body, medium off-white head. Tangy cerealy, bready, toasty aroma with earthy hops notes. Nutty, toasty body, cerealy, with earthy hops and a long, slightly bitter finish. A pretty solid brown ale, a bit light for the style, but still quaffable and appropriate.

I have had this beer a couple of times. Sampled from a 12 oz brown bottle this beer pours a ruby-mahogany color with a very large tan head. The aroma is sweet and tangy with a hint of orange. The flavor is tangy and has a decent dark malty presence and a chocolate undertone. The finish is a bit on the bitter side.

2005 bottle consumed 6/22/2005. Copper, hickory, glowing ruby-auburn layers. Mostly clear, though there is a coating of sediment at the bottom of the bottle. Thin, off-white head recedes to ring, with light lacing in small patches. Smells of coffee grinds foremost, lightly roasty and dry. Hazelnuts, walnuts, dirty carpet. Tastes like some severely hard mineral water, soily, leafy forest floor. Dry grains, very biscuity, with notes of hard pretzels, yeasty sourdough bread, nice and raw yeastiness. Even mouthfeel with natural carbonation. As it warms you get a little bit of light caramel/chocolate sweetness. Medium body, taste replicates a cask brown ale quite nicely, I think. No off-notes, a bit dry, but it’s not quite astringent. Definitely could drink a 6 pack of this in no time.

This brew is a cherry cola color with a medium light tan head. Thin lacing that sticks to the glass pretty well. The aroma is very nutty, along with some malt and caramel. Thin at times and fairly smooth with a bit of a smoked character. Nutty and sweet malt flavor is decent but short-lived. Mildly hoppy finish. A decent session beer.

Translucent brown body and an off white head. Sour aroma that was a turn off. Not much flavor comes from the thin body and finishes without much going on there either. Overall light and refreshing, but brown ales can be much more than what this one turned out to be.

Brown colour with a thin off-white head that dissipates quickly. Smells of malt, caramel, nuts dominate the aroma nicely. Medium to Light-bodied; Watery taste, nuttiness and a slight maltiness. Aftertaste a bit malty and a bit nutty...but not really strong flavoured. Finished a bit weak. Overall, a decent beer if that and not great compared to the style. I bought this twelve ounce bottle at Beers of the World in Rochester, New York.