Bottle at the 10th Richmond RateBeer Gathering courtesy of jcwattsrugger on 01/16/2010. Clear golden body with a small frothy white head. Big honey and toasty malt aroma. Sweet honey and light toasty malt flavor. Medium light body with moderately high carbonation.

Bottle 12fl.oz. @ Chris O’s Night of the Gaylords.Clear light to medium yellow orange color with a average, frothy - fizzy, good lacing, mostly diminishing, white to off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, hay, toasted, light moderate hoppy. Flavor is moderate sweet and bitter with a average to long duration, sharp peel bitter, fresh. Body is medium to light, texture is watery to oily, carbonation is soft. [20091229]

12 ounce bottle courtesy of jcwattsrugger. Thanks! Pours a clear golden color with a thin head. Fair head retention and lacing. Aroma is malty and syrupy with some grainy notes. Taste is big grassy hop notes with some graininess and nutty notes. A bit muddled. Medium bodied.

Bottle at the Chriso Gaylord tasting 09. Clear gold, lasting white head. No great aroma, at least no cardboard. Cold, soft and some hop on finish.

Bottle at Chriso’s Kook Tasting 09. Very dark brown. Lovely dark lager. Does it all well. Drinkable and decent flavours

Bottle 75cl. @ Chriso’s pre GBBF Shindig ’09.Clear dark brown color with a average to large, frothy to creamy, good lacing, mostly lasting, off-white to light beige head. Aroma is moderate to heavy malty, roasted, caramel, wood, barnyard, brett, cherry - cranberry. Aroma is more like a flemish sour IMO. Flavor is moderate to heavy sweet and moderate acidic with a long duration, and a dry finish. Body is medium, texture is oily to watery, carbonation is soft. [20090801]

September 2009 Beer of the Month Club , 11/8/09

Aroma: Smells of mostly yeasty malts and some earth like notes
Appearance: A clear dark orange color with a fizzy off-white head (mild retention)
Flavor: Somewhat balanced flavor, leaning more toward the malty side
Palate: It has a nice mouthfeel, medium dryness, mildly thin and highly smooth
Overall Impression: This makes for a decent beer, nothing super exciting, but it hits the mark for a drinkable and simple session brew. If you are looking for something with a lot of complexity, this is not the right beer, but what it is trying to be it does a pretty solid job.

This one came in my beer club. Sampled from a 12 oz brown bottle this beer poured a very dark brown with a small beige head. The aroma was tangy, bitter and toasty with a faint undertone of vanilla. The flavor was bitter, roasty, dry and gritty with a hint of malted milk. Rather one dimensional. Medium length finish, medium body. Ok.