tap at Fort Wayne location - Pours hazy dark brown with a thin off-white head. It smells of yeast and bananas. The flavor is sweet with caramel and bananas. There’s a little bitterness and some warmth in the finish of this medium bodied brew. Not bad, GC. By the way, I was told at the pub that the abv is around 7%, which is high for the style if correct.

pours light yellow with a medium white head. Aroma is sweet grass and hay with peppery yeast. Flavor is sweet candied sugar, white pepper and fruity Belgian yeast.

had this at the Fargo location, pours brown with a medium tan head. Aroma is strong banana and clove with light caramel. Flavor is sweet all the way through with banana and caramel, like a banana foster’s.

draft in Fort Wayne - I’m told that this brew was made exclusively at the Fort Wayne location. They used their regular Broad Axe Stout, aged it on JD barrels, and added, I’m told, two fifths of JD straight to each barrel. I was also told that it’s approximately 10% alcohol though quite frankly I’m skeptical. I’m not seeing how their 5% stout gets to 10 by putting it in empty bourbon barrels and adding a couple fifths of bourbon. That’s what their brewer says though, so I’ve listed it as an imperial stout. Anyway... all of that said, this near black beer has an aroma mostly of bourbon. It tastes of roast malt and bourbon, but is surprisingly light. The palate is thin and the stout flavors bland. The bourbon comes through alright and isn’t overwhelming, but the base stout is a disappointment. Their regular stout used to be better than this brew, but my girlfriend had the stout the same night and said it too was thin and bland. I’d rate it lower but the bourbon notes are pretty good. Try again, GC.

draft last year in Ft Wayne - Pours a lightly hazy yellow/straw color with a small white head. There’s no visible carbonation and just some light carbonation on the palate. It smells of grainy malt and light fruit notes. The flavor is bready and fruity with a bit of citrus and some light bitterness. It’s light bodied and refreshing though unimpressive.

growler thanks to my father in law, pours caramel with a medium light tan head. Aroma is caramel malts and toffee with grassy hops. Flavor is sweet caramel and hay with a mild evergreen hop finish. A little too sweet to style, but still drinkable.

One of the best brewpub pilsners I have had in the states. Good hop flavor and aroma, appropriate to the style. Golden color. Appropriate carbonation and palate.

tap at the release party in Ft Wayne - A manager told us this brew was 10.2% and I’m a bit skeptical it was that high, but we’ll go with it. That’s why I’ve entered it as a strong ale. As for their commercial description of "a beautiful golden color", wow, umm... no. It’s murky orange-brown. There’s a very minimal head and carbonation is light. It’s a Belgian ale, so what did they do with the carbonation? There’s a malty, lightly fruity aroma that’s pretty good. The flavor is sweet and fruity with a medium body. It doesn’t taste bad, I’m just not clear how this beer could be what they were intending.

Draft @ Orland Park, IL location. Pours a black color with a small creamy tan head. Has a roasted sweetish malty chocolate aroma. Roasted malty chocolate flavor with some hints of caramel. Has a roasted malty chocolate finish.