12 ounce bottle into tulip glass; unreadable bottle code, but is a recent release. Pours fairly hazy reddish orange/copper color with a 2 finger dense and fluffy off white head with good retention, that reduces to a small cap that lingers. Nice spotty soapy lacing clings on the glass, with a moderate amount of streaming carbonation retaining the cap. Aromas of big lightly tart/sour/tangy red/black cherries, almond, fruit skin/pits, lemon, peach, pear, red apple, red grape, white wine, peppercorn, hay, straw, grass, toasted oak, caramel, brown sugar, and bread; with lighter notes of leathery/musty funk, bourbon, vanilla, band aids, and yeast/oak/toasted earthiness. Nice aromas with good balance and complexity of fruit/spicy/acidic yeast, cherries, dark/bready malts, and bourbon barrel notes; with great strength. Mildly unpleasant from band aid notes, but not overpowering. Taste of big lightly tart/sour/tangy red/black cherries, almond, fruit skin/pits, lemon, peach, pear, red apple, red grape, white wine, hay, straw, grass, toasted oak, caramel, brown sugar, and bread; with lighter notes of leathery/musty funk, bourbon, vanilla, peppercorn, and yeast/oak/toasted earthiness. Light fruity/lactic tartness, fruit tang, and yeast/oak spiciness on the finish. Lingering notes of tart/tangy red/black cherries, almond, fruit skin/pits, lemon, peach, pear, red apple, red grape, white wine, hay, straw, grass, toasted oak, caramel, brown sugar, bread, light bourbon/vanilla/funk, and yeast/oak/toasted earthiness on the finish for a while. Very nice complexity, robustness, and balance of fruit/spicy/acidic yeast, cherries, dark/bready malts, and bourbon barrel flavors; with a great malt/tart/spiciness balance; and zero puckering flavors after the finish. Slightly increasing dryness from tartness, tangy fruit, and yeast/oak spiciness. Medium carbonation and medium-plus body; with a very smooth, creamy/bready/grainy, and fairly acidic/tangy/tannic balanced mouthfeel that is great. Zero warming alcohol for 10.1%. Overall this is a delicious fruited Flanders red ale style. All around nice complexity, robustness, and balance of fruit/spicy/acidic yeast, cherries, dark/bready malts, and bourbon barrel flavors; very smooth and dangerously easy to drink for the ABV; with the mellowly lactic/tangy/tannic/drying finish. Other than the mildly unpleasant aromas, the taste was spot on for the style. Great balanced fruit, malts, and yeast complexity; with nice bourbon barrel presence. Not overly lactic or sour. A very enjoyable offering.

Great Taste of the Midwest 2017. Lots of sugar in the aroma, quite sweet. Low carbonation and with the sugar comes strong alcohol aroma, which also impacts the flavor and the palate. Moderate cherry throughout. it was described as a sour but I do not find it particularly tart at all. Maybe it would get there with time. Still, a rich dessert beer.

12 ounce bottle. Clear amber, large foamy off-white head, fair retention. Aroma of caramel, toasted malt, floral hop. The taste is caramel, earth, raisin, Noble hops. Medium bodied, crisp. Solid.

12 ounce bottle from Whole Foods Milwaukee. Slightly hazy amber, large foamy off-white head, good retention. Aroma of yeast, apple, spice, bread. The taste is spicy, yeast, bread, dandelion, herbal notes, plum. Medium bodied, earthy, lingering spice. Solid.

Tap. Pours hazy golden, small off white head, decent lacing. Aroma is Citra, hints of grain. Flavor is light sweet, light bitter. Medium body

Tap. Pours clear candy apple red, medium off white head, good lacing. Aroma is light sour mash, berries, a bit of salt. Flavors is light tart, fruity, clean. Light body, soft carbonation. Nice.

Tap. Pours clear chestnut, small off white head, some lacing. Aroma is bourbon and caramel, harsh phenolics. Flavor is harsh, light plus sweet, medium bitter, apples, oak, harsh. Melon body, low carbonation. No

Tap. Pours clear golden, small off white head, some lacng. Aroma is light, pine, grapefruit. Flavor is light sweet, light plus bitter. Light body, low carbonation.

12 ounce can. Hazy orange, large creamy off-white head, good retention. Aroma of pine, orange, grapefruit. pale malt. The taste is grapefruit, lemon, pale malt with a bit of graininess. Medium bodied, crisp, moderate lingering bitterness, well balanced. Solid. But then again I just had a CIB, so maybe this crap and just tastes good by comparison. ;)