smells a little sharp on the nose. looks like hefe. bright hop liter beer. sharp corner of throat thing settles in. starts to get rudely citrusy like chewing on fresh green grapefruit rinds. same with finish. must say, has pretty good co2 that takes the edge off.

2013 rate, different beer...Tap at Old Fashioned. Hazy amber-orange body, rising carbonation bubbles. Thin, oily head. Big, sweet, rich, lots of what I would assume is candi sugar. A sugar cinnamon edge cools down the alcohol. A little odd, imperfect creature, but OK..especially for a 2 dollar pint. Sort of tastes like someone dropped malt extract in a fermenter and carbonated it. Smooth and sweet, but just too big for it’s own good. The caramel sweetness is overbearing. Not offensive, just overly sweet and sugary. Nutmeg, light clove. Odd malt extract fraud. 2023 rate - Bourbon Barrel 10.3% version. The barrel really helps balance out all the flavors. Sweet, heavy malts, some fruity belgo-yeast nuances, oak, bourbon. Good. 7-3-8-3-16

Black, with a tall, thick, dark brown head. Aroma is powdered chocolate, herbals... Taste is powdery, dry chocolate, with an odd herbal bittering from the juniper....like a licorice, but not quite. Hints of black IPA-ness... Interesting.

Pours cloudy yellow with a tall, fluffy white head. Aroma is pine...wood smoke. Taste is malty, light pine, white pepper, grapefruit peel. Very mild....soft and enjoyable.

Draft @ World of Beer Dadeland. Pours dark brown color with tan head. Aromas of roasted malts, chocolate and a good amount of coffee. Coffee and bitter roasted malt flavors with some chocolate. Medium body with average carbonation,.

Sample from cask at the 10th annual Barley’s Mini Real Ale Fest on 05/04/13: Hazed orange-amber pour with a medium fluffy white head that dissipates steadily. Small patches of lacing on the glass. Aroma of raspberries and yeast. Light body with a mildly tart raspberry character and notes of yeast and malt. The finish is fruity with a short berry aftertaste. Decent overall.

Cask version at Winking Lizard’s 5th Annual Real Ale Fest (03/23/13): The beer pours a clear copper color with a medium white head that recedes steadily. Small patches of lacing. Aroma of hops, citrus and malt. Medium-bodied with flavors of citrusy hops, bready malt and a bit of caramel. The finish is mildly bitter with a short hoppy aftertaste. Decent overall.

Pours deep, rubied-brown with a thick, light brown head. Aroma is lightly mapled, malt and sugar. Taste is chocolate, malty.. again a little maple... Tasty, but more bock than maple.

Bottle. Fruity bready caramel malt aroma. Hazy orange amber with a moderat off-white head. Toasty vegetal malt, dry bitter herbal flavor. Medium body, astringent mouth feel.