Tap at Capitol Beer in Sacramento, CA. Pours very dark - but ruddy - with a creamy tan head. Cherry aroma. Med body. flavor is dark cherry, but hardly tart. There’s a skin tartness that tries to show in the finish. A kriek that’s sweeter than tarter.

Pours translucent gold with a creamy white head. Light ambiguous aroma. Near med body. Flavor is bready/wheaty with a little hop. Ok. Not a standout.

Draft. Amber beer with a cream head. Light citrus and malt aroma with light spice. Citrus and malt flavor with spice and earthiness. Medium-plus bodied. Citrus and earth lingers with light grain and light spice.

Bomber from Monument in Concord, CA. Pours dark copper with a foamy near beige head. Lots of earthy fruit in the aroma. Mild caramel. Med body or better. Flavor is earthy with resin. Mild hop burn. Lots of hop, but it could use some fruit. Finishes dry and earthy. And somewhat astringent.

On tap. Pours with a clear yellow with a faint white head. Aromas are white chocolate, very sweet, very estery, sunflower seeds and low malt. Flavors are bordering cloyingly sweet, oily mouthfeel, lots of alcohol, vanilla bean, chocolate, estery. Very warming and slick with medium carbonation.

Pours amber with a slight white head. Aroma is fruity Belgian. Med body. Flavor is fruity with a little earthy yeast/spice. I have no idea why, but it seems to have a slight chocolate note. finishes fruity, "Belgian", somewhat earthy and bitter.

Draft. Rich amber beer with a tan head. Grapefruit and light pine aroma. Pine and grapefruit flavor with light darker malts. Medium bodied. Good bitterness. Pine and grapefruit linger with light caramel and a slight medicinal backing.

Nice rich deep brown body with a thick, three centimetre tall light brown, slightly soapy head. Aroma of tons of complex notes - prunes, earth, dirt, grass, nuts, peat, roasted malt and of course - coffee. Medium-bodied; Assertive prune and pit fruit flavour at first with a good malt backbone behind and a nutty and slightly earthy finish. Aftertaste surprisingly thin with a bit of fruitiness noticeable, some lighter malt notes and a hint of grapes at the end. Overall, a good smelling and looking beer, but the flavour and especially the aftertaste simply disappoint. I sampled this 65 cL bottle purchased from BevMo in San Bruno, California on 05-March-2012 for US$4.69 sampled a few days after returning from Hawaii, at home in Washington on 13-December-2012.

Sampled at GABF on Saturday October 13, first sessionAs "Paradise Moon Porter".Black color, tan head. Sweet, coffee, butterscotch scent. Coffee taste. Medium mouthfeel, medium bitterness.

Bomber from Bevmo Salinas. Nose is fresh coffee, roast, and a tiny hint of chocolate. Black with brown edges and a small, lightly lacing, tan head. flavor is lightly bitter, coffee, and a hint of sweetness.