Good palate with lots of malt. Smooth. True to style, but there is not much to say about this simple, drinkable session beer.

Brown bottle, 12 ounces, gift from Luc Bourbonnière, savoured on December 15 2008; eye: copper, clear, slight effervescence, beige head that turns into a tiny ring, a bit of lacing; nose: dusty malt, light ash, light caramel; mouth: dusty malt, light caramel, bittering hops, finale in dusty malt with a good presence of hops, foamy texture, light astringency, lightly sweet, mildly bitter, medium body, rather carbonated; overall: correct FRANÇAIS Bouteille brune, 12 onces, cadeau de Luc Bourbonnière, savourée le 15 décembre 2008; œil : cuivrée, claire, très légère effervescence, mousse beige qui se transforme en un petit anneau, un peu de dentelle; nez : malt poussiéreux, léger cendré, léger caramel; bouche : malt poussiéreux, léger caramel, houblon amérisant, finale en malt poussiéreux avec une bonne présence de houblon, texture mousseuse, légère astringence, légèrement sucrée, moyennement amère, corps moyen, plutôt carbonatée; en résumé : correct

(10/25/08) Draught sample at the brewpub in Southampton. Says 5.2% on the board. Clear copper color. Aroma of malt, toasted notes and a bit of hops. Sweetish malty flavor with a bit of toastiness, caramel, and dry hoppy finish with some herbal notes. Medium-bodied.

Pours a beige head and leaves lacing. Reddish brown clear body. Malty aroma. Like the guy before me, I wondered if the beer was fresh. Kind of sour taste. Very light hops in the middle. Kind of sweet aftertaste. Some fruitiness, but nothing distinct.

12oz bottle. Coppery brown color. Sweet malt dominates the flavor, with a nice faint hop balance. Creamy and rich, not unlike a good brown ale, but with a crisper taste. A great session beer, could fit right in on the Altstadt.

Bottle. Dark copper pour with a nice, but dminishing off-white head. Malty, yeasty nose of bread, sweet caramel, dough and light grassy hops. The flavor is more sweet than bitter, but does finish with a light bite. Medium body and watery texture. Plenty of carbonation. Slightly sticky at the end. Not the strongest Southampton beer I’ve had. Could take or leave it.

Bottle. Amber brown color. Aroma is sweet caramels. Flavor is similar, with caramel and hops being the main portion of this beverage. Decent Altbier.

I am a big fan of Southampton and laud almost all of their products... almost. I remember when this just came out a couple of years ago and I found it in a regular supermarket, right next to the Stroh’s I was buying at the time *hey 15 pack for 6.50, while in college is too hard to pass up). Well, I was extremely disappointed then and nothing better has come of this beer since. 12 oz bottle poured into a small goblet glass. Pours decent enough with a medium head and a clear brown body (a bit orangish in direct light). I put my nose to the beer, aroma is corn, lagered fruitiness, lightly estery, lightly nutty and sweet, and faintly nasty. I can see where this is heading. Taste is lightly mineral, again nutty nuttiness, leaves a woodsy macor-ish aftertaste. Definitely full of flavors but just some uninteresting ones. A light beer, very easy drinking, but completely uninteresting. There is definitely is no secret here, it s beer made for the masses to compete with Newcastle.