12oz can from Toby. Dark brown, ring of head. Sweet, savory aroma. Notes of cinnamon in the taste. Sweet, sugary.

12oz can pours out dark brown almost black topped with a tan head. Nose is nice sweet chocolate vanilla cream. Taste is more of the sweet chocolate roast malts and cream.

12oz can from Craft Brewers. Dark brown pour, ring of foamy beige head. Roasty, nutty, woody aroma. Taste features mild sweetness, mild bitterness, roast malts, burnt toast. Smooth, dry.

12oz can pours out hazy straw topped with a white head. Nose is nice citrus pineapple some tropical fruit notes. Taste is more of the nice sweet citrus hops and a little tropical note.

The lactose and coconut are good. But ir”s a bit oily after all rhar. Sk advent

12 oz. Aroma has notes of pickled jalapenos, basil, black pepper. Pours hazy dark orange-golden with virtually no head or even a ring of foam. Taste is moderately to highly sour (7/10) with a moderate spicy pepper heat (7/10).

12 oz. Aroma has notes of tobacco, mint, berry, biscuity. Pours hazy pinkish-red with a quickly collapsing thin purple-white head. Taste is moderately sour (7/10) with flavors like the aroma with an emphasis on mint. Perfectly carbonated creamy mouthfeel. A crisp, refreshing sour.

12 oz. Aroma is lemony lacto, peach, graham cracker, cinnamon. Pours murky peachy orange-golden with a small off white head that falls into a ring pretty quickly. Taste is highly sour (8/10) with flavors of peach cobbler and lemon. Another great pastry sour from Shades.

12 can from Brewers Haven. Flat caramel colored pour. First on the nose is the hazelnuts, soft banana notes. Taste finishes with the banana, can't find the chocolate, minor hazelnuts and vanilla. Lacto gives it a slick, creamy feel.

Can picked up at the Moscow Co-Op… hemmed and hawed for a few minutes before putting one of these in the cart. Previous experiences with Cheladas is not good, but I do like a Bloody Mary and so far the experimental/unique sours from Shades have been solid. Initial impression is a nose that leans towards a ‘standard’ sour ale, after warming a few minutes the tomato juice is apparent. A little bit of spice too. It looks the part, a little less red than a Bloody Mary, but fairly thick and sludgy looking with a thin ring of white head. Up front the tomato juice and vegetable flavors, presumably from the celery seed, is mild and enjoyable. It moves into more traditional sour flavors before finishing with a light spicy end… really the level of spice is just about perfect. The mouthfeel is comparable to a Bloody Mary. For something I didn’t think I’d like, but had to try, this easily exceeded my expectations. I could honestly see myself craving one of these from time to time, especially during tail gate season.