22 ounce bottle into tulip glass; no bottle dating, but is a recent release. Pours hazy reddish orange color with a 2 finger dense and fluffy khaki head with great retention, that reduces to a nice cap that lingers. Nice spotty soapy lacing clings around the glass. Aromas of big grapefruit, tangerine, pineapple, peach, lemon zest, orange peel, citrus rind, light pine, caramel, brown sugar, toasted bread, and floral/grassy earthiness. Very nice aromas with good balance and complexity of juicy citrus/tropical hops and moderate dark/bready malt sweetness; with good strength. Taste of big grapefruit, tangerine, pineapple, peach, lemon zest, orange peel citrus rind, pine, caramel, brown sugar, toasted bread, and floral/grassy earthiness. Good amount of pine/citrus rind bitterness on the finish; with lingering notes of grapefruit, tangerine, pineapple, peach, lemon/orange peel, pine, caramel, brown sugar, toasted bread, and floral/grassy earthiness on the finish for a while. Very nice complexity, robustness, and balance of juicy citrus/tropical/piney hops and moderate dark/bready malt sweetness; with a great malt/bitterness balance and zero cloying flavors after the finish. Medium carbonation and medium-full bodied; with a very smooth and moderately creamy/sticky balanced mouthfeel that is nice. Alcohol is very well hidden with only a light warmth lingering after the finish. Overall this is a very nice malty DIPA style. All around good complexity, robustness, and balance of juicy citrus/tropical/piney hops and moderate dark/bready malt sweetness; and very smooth and easy to sip on for the ABV. A very enjoyable offering.

22oz bomber, generously offered up in trade by gregwilsonstl, pours with a near clear deep copper body that has thin gold edges and supports a full tan head of foam. The modest aroma offers up smooth prunes and figs and then a malty aged wheat note that has a faintly earthy component to it. The taste greets you with integrated smooth malts and brighter prune, raisin and molasses sweetened ripe cherry notes. It gets near juicy with estery fruitiness and then faint earthiness around the edges of the flavor. This is drinking pretty nice and if the label didn’t state wheatwine I doubt I could pick up any traditional wheatwine flavors. Still? Good drinking beer.

22 ounce bottle into pint glass; no bottle dating, but it is a recent release. Pours slightly hazy deep ruby red color with a 1-2 finger dense light khaki head with great retention, that reduces to a nice cap that lingers. Nice spotty soapy lacing clings on the glass, with a moderate amount of streaming carbonation retaining the cap. Aromas of wood smoke, bacon, caramel, toffee,brown sugar, toasted biscuit, nuttiness, light chocolate, herbal, light pepper, and yeast earthiness. Nice and pleasant aromas with good balance and complexity of bacon/smoke, dark/bready malt, and light-moderate earthy hop notes; with solid strength. Taste of wood smoke, bacon, caramel, toffee, toasted biscuit, nuttiness, light chocolate, herbal, light pepper, and yeast earthiness. Light-moderate earthy/spicy bitterness on the finish; with lingering notes of wood smoke, bacon, caramel, toffee, brown sugar, toasted biscuit, nuttiness, herbal, light pepper, and yeast earthiness on the finish for a good bit. Damn nice compelxity, robustness, and balance of bacon/smoke, dark/bready malt, and light-moderate earthy hop flavors; with a great malt bitterness balance and zero cloying flavors after the finish. Medium carbonation and body; with a very smooth, moderately creamy/bready, and slightly sticky mouthfeel that is nice. Alcohol is very well hidden with minimal warming present after the finish. Overall this is a very nice smoked red ale. All around good robustness, complexity, and balance of bacon/smoke, dark/bready malt, and light-moderate earthy hop flavors; and very smooth and easy to drink. Wasn’t sure what to expect as far as level of smoke character; but it turned out extremely well done and balanced, while still letting the base red ale be the main flavor showcase. A very enjoyable offering.

22 ounce bottle into pint glass; no bottle dating, but is a recent release. Pours nearly opaque dark brown/black color with a 2 finger dense tan head with great retention, that reduces to a small cap that lingers. Light spotty soapy lacing clings on the glass, with a moderate amount of streaming carbonation retaining the head. Aromas of big peanut butter, milk chocolate, cocoa, coffee, toast, dark bread, herbal, light plum, and yeast/roasted earthiness. Very nice aromas with good balance and complexity of peanut butter, roast/bready malt, earthy hops, and lightly fruity yeast notes; with good strength. Taste of big peanut butter, milk chocolate, cocoa, coffee, toast, dark bread, herbal, light plum, and yeast/roasted earthiness. Light-moderate herbal/roasted bitterness on the finish; with lingering notes of peanut butter, milk chocolate, cocoa, coffee, toast, dark bread, herbal, and yeast/roasted earthiness on the finish for a good bit. Very nice robustness, complexity, and balance of peanut butter, roast/bready malt, earthy hops, and lightly fruity yeast flavors; with a nice roasted bitterness/sweetness balance and zero cloying flavors after the finish. Medium carbonation and body; with a very smooth, moderately creamy, and slightly sticky/chalky mouthfeel that is nice. Alcohol is very well hidden with minimal warming present after the finish. Overall this is a very nice English peanut butter flavored stout. All around good robustness, complexity, and balance of peanut butter, roast/bready malt, earthy hops, and lightly fruity yeast flavors; and very smooth and easy to drink. A very enjoyable offering.

22 ounce bottle into pint glass; no bottle dating, but is a recent release. Pours lightly hazy deep orange/copper color with a 1-2 finger dense light khaki head with good retention, that reduces to a small cap that lingers. Nice spotty soapy lacing clings down the glass, with a fair amount of streaming carbonation. Aromas of grapefruit, tangerine, pineapple, lemon zest, orange peel, citrus rind, pine, caramel, brown sugar, toasted bread, and floral/grassy earthiness. Nice and pleasant aromas with good balance and complexity of juicy citrus/pine hops and moderate dark/bready malt notes; with solid strength. Taste of big grapefruit, tangerine, pineapple, lemon zest, orange peel, citrus rind, pine, caramel, brown sugar, toasted bread, and floral/grassy earthiness. Good sized pine/citrus rind bitterness on the finish; with lingering notes of grapefruit, tangerine, pineapple, lemon/orange peel, citrus rind, pine, caramel, brown sugar, toasted bread, and floral/grassy earthiness on the finish for a while. Very nice complexity, robustness, and balance of juicy citrus/piney hops and moderate dark/bready malt notes; with a solid malt/bitterness balance and minimal astringent flavors after the finish. Medium carbonation and body; with a very smooth, sticky/resinous, and lightly creamy mouthfeel that is nice. Alcohol is very well hidden with minimal warming present after the finish as expected of 4.7%. Overall this is a very good session IPA. All around nice complexity, robustness, and balance of juicy citrus/piney hops and moderate dark/bready malt flavors; and very smooth and easy to drink. The bitterness is quite aggressive with lingering sticky resins after the finish; but does not feel too astringent overall. A nicely enjoyable offering.

22 ounce bottle into pint glass; no bottle dating, but is a recent release. Pours lightly hazy deep reddish brown color with a 2 finger dense khaki head with great retention, that reduces to a nice cap that lasts. Nice spotty foamy lacing clings on the glass, with a good amount of streaming carbonation retaining the head. Aromas of big strawberry, plum, pear, caramel, toast, toffee, brown sugar, brown bread, light chocolate/nuttiness, herbal, and yeast earthiness. Very nice aromas with good balance and complexity of strawberry, dark/bready malt, fruity yeast, and earthy hop notes; with good strength. Taste of big strawberry, plum, pear, caramel, toffee, toast, brown sugar, brown bread, light chocolate/nuttiness, herbal, and yeast earthiness. Light earthy herbal bitterness and light fruit tartness on the finish; with lingering notes of strawberry, plum, pear, caramel, toffee, toast, brown sugar, brown bread, light chocolate/nuttiness, herbal, and yeast earthiness on the finish for a good bit. Very nice robustness, complexity, and balance of strawberry, dark/bready malt, fruity yeast, and earthy hop flavors; with a great malt/bitterness/tartness balance and zero cloying sweetness after the finish. Medium carbonation and body; with a very smooth and moderately creamy/bready mouthfeel that is nice. Alcohol is very well hidden with only a light warmth present after the finish. Overall this is a very nice fruited English brown ale style. All around good robustness, complexity, and balance of strawberry, dark/bready malt, fruity yeast, and earthy hop flavors; and very smooth and easy to drink. A very enjoyable offering.