Sampled from a 12 oz brown bottle this beer poured a dark nut brown color with orange highlights and a small foamy tan head that left decent lacing. The aroma was sour, a bit tangy and malty with some nut and cherry. The flavor was malty, sour and nutty with faint toffee and wood. Short malty sour nut finish. Medium body. Better than usual for this brewer.

12 ounce bottle. Mahogany brown color with red highlights. Brief beige head disappears quickly. Faint roasted malt nose. Cloying burnt malt flavor has little complexity or body. More burnt maltiness. Overall, somewhat disappointing.

12 ounce bottle from Barley and Hops. Pours a clear copper color with a medium white head. A sweet caramel and malty nose. A smooth nice flavor, very clean, sweet fruity malts, some yeast and light metallic finish. Good. Some bubblegum in the finish.

Well, I didn’t buy this earlier because I thought it was still the straub light just relabeled but when I had it at the Bocktwon, I knew it was not the same old lady. Nice looking darker brew, but not really ’red’. Has a slaggy smell about it. Taste is freindly, much better than many domestic alts. Yes, freindly and easy, goes down without any negative beer attitudes. There is a tad of bitterness but its just enough to let you know its an alt. Good overall beer drinken experience.