Big and malty, thick, sweet, with a moderate hop fade. Looks as heavy as it drinks, with a lovely hazed orange hue. The nose comes off weak, malt-heavy with little sign of the Brit hops. Tastes along the same lines, with a massive caramel malt blitz followed by a tidy, neat bitter finish. This IPA is not for hop freaks, no, but it’s historical leanings make it worth trying, and those who find pleasure in the occasional English Strong Ale will dig this brew.

750ml bottle pours a clear, copper amber with one ring of white head. Nose is sour mash, metallic, corn, vanilla, caramel, apple. Flavor is sweet, boozy, rum, coconut, pineapple, vanilla, caramel, cake icing. Full bodied, sticky finish that is still a touch hot. 6 to 9 more months and this could be awesome.

Fascinating and unique, I have to thank my mom for introducing me to this brew. Never had a fruit scotch ale before, and the results are surprisingly alluring. Yes, this beer is sweeter than I usually like, but the fruit plays wonderfully off the toffee and caramel flavors culled from the malt, and the tartness of the fresh blackberries evens the thick, boozy finish.

I dig the hell out of this beer. Mild and earthy with a great malt base, the beer shines when the Simcoe hops take hold, providing a solid bitterness and a grapefruit tang that adds lovely depth to the brew. The abv rocks as well, meaning a second pint is easy to handle.

Solid stout. Roasty, with a nice mocha backbone shoring up a moderately sweet center. Mildly bitter lingering fade, with even more chocolate and coffee popping up. I could definitely use another one of these.

Bottle thanks to Brian. Pours a clear amber with a tan head that lasts throughout the beer. Aroma has lots of vanilla and coconut witha backing earthy pine and grass note. Flavor has lots of coconut and vanilla with more of an earthy grass note and only a hint of pine.

On tap at SPSBF. Pours a near clear pale gold with a large white head that lasts throughout hte beer. Aroma has a good amount of sweet wheat with some banana and earthy sweet mango. Flavor has a really nice mango note with a hint of tartness but lots of sweetness from the fruit and the wheat

On tap at SPSBF. Pours a clear gold with a white head that dissipates quickly to the edges. Aroma has a good amount amount of grass hops with a bit of backing grain and crisp lager yeast. Flavor is similar with a really nice balanced grassy hop note and grain backing with a nice crisp yeast note.

On tap at SPSBF. Pours a clear deep gold with a near white head that dissipates to the edges. Aroma has a good amount of dark fruit with some slight spice, belgian yeast and a deep backing grain. Flavor has some floral notes with the dark fruits and a backing note of belgian yeast, light spice and dark grains.