16 ounce can. Number one with a bullet. Mostly opaque brown color. Bubbly tan head. Mild roasted malt aroma hints of cinnamon. Sweet roasted malt flavor has notes of cinnamon, brown sugar and vanilla. Medium bodied. Sweet and sticky mouthfeel. Some warming alcohol on the backend. Tasty.

Crystal clear golden coloured body with a large, five centimetre tall off-white head that fades just as quickly as soda, but leaves nothing up top. Aroma of pure brine, salt, sugar and more grated ginger that I could possibly imagine in a beer - if someone had told me this was ginger ale, I would have agreed aside from the slightly funky yeast and breadiness noticeable at the end of the scent. Light-bodied; Very pungent  brine and pure salt notes dominate with a odd stale and funky bretty and more lactobilly soured yeast pungency, especially noticeable at the very end. Aftertaste shows a lot of ginger, a good deal of citrus, some soap, grain and yeast notes that all end with a crisp malt note and quite a bit of sweetness. Overall,  an odd gose, but definitely showing salt and yeast, but the ginger hits harder than any soured or tart notes, and makes it feel like a Moscow Mule more than anything else. Not really recommended to anyone unless those who like Moscow Mules or want a ginger-based beer. I  sampled this twelve ounce can purchased from the Department of Beer and Wine in Alexandria, Virginia on 24-July-2020 for US$2,33 sampled at my house here in Washington on 01-October-2020. 

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Draft Meridian Pint, DC 10-23-2014 (MCM only)

Super hazy golden and copper coloured body with a three to four centimetre tall off-white and light tan head that stays afloat nicely. Aroma of pure honey, resin, flowers, tea (chamomile and jasmine) with a good dose of both mangoes and oranges - quite pungent throughout! Medium-bodied; Rich floral and grassy bite at first with some malt and citrus noticeable as well, but the sweetness, both from the resin and from the fruits is quite strong with a good residual bitterness from the alpha acids in the hops, but nothing monumental (pun here). Aftertaste is rich, very sweet and fruity with the mangoes and oranges strongest, but some stone fruits come through near the end. Overall, a nice, relatively rich and structured almost Imperial IPA with a good dose of fruits, a pungent and deep malt body with some glimmer of complexity coming from the resinous, grassy, but deep floral notes that don't show any additional tea or robust flavours that aren't overwhelemed by hops or alcohol. Nice to sample locally and a decent option for a close to Imperial IPA that's unfiltered and close to a New England IPA. I sampled this sixteen ounce, pint-sized can, purchased from Ye Old Spirit Shop in Frederick, Maryland on 29-November-2020 for US$3,59 while cutting down our family Christmas tree for the year, sampled at my house here in Washington while preparing the day I returned from Christmas vacation on 03-January-2021.

Strong raspberry nose. Deep dark ruby brown colour, small fizzy short lasting tan head, no lacing. Aroma raspberries, raspberry jam, rumbonen, alcohol, faint dark chocolate. Fruity taste, light heavy sweet and light bitter, sweet malt, raspberries, cherries, milk chocolate, candy sugar, alcohol, smooth mouthfeel. Full-bodied, sticky texture, soft carbonation, fruity sweet aftertaste, some bitterness and a bit sourish, raspberries, milk chocolate, alcohol, woody notes, a rich and round Imperial Porter, delicious.