12oz sample bottle poured into a shaker. Pours a clear amber with a finger of off white head. Aroma of light herbal hops and some light citrus. Taste is light nitter. Herbal and slight citrus with a strong caramel backbone. Medium bodied with a thicker than expected texture. Lively carbonation and a surprisingly long finish. Overall, pretty good. Probably the best beer made by leinie outside the big eddy series.

Served on draft under the Paradise Island label at Cheeseburger in Paradise, Charlottesville, VA. Pours a clearish copper color with a thin head. The aroma is caramel with floral, leafy hops. The taste is caramel with herbal, almost metallic notes. Medium bodied. Fairly one dimensional but much better than I expected as a chain restaurant house beer. 5/12/10.

Tap at Cheeseburger in Paradise (Island Ale). Clear amber pour, not much head at all. Taste was pretty straightforward, not much going on. I would have preferred with food, because this had a bit of an edge to it without something to clean the palate.

Great draft to go along with Montgomery Inn's excellent ribs. One of life's pleasures is sitting on their patio over the river in the summer with a cold draft and a rack of ribs.