Draft. Pear, apple, and alcohol aroma. Golden yellow. Mildly sweet apple and dry grass flavor. Good body. Good but pretty sweet for a dry cider.

Draft. Chocolate malt and hay aroma. Dark brown with small tan head. Mildly sweet chocolate malt and mildly bitter herbal hay flavor. Decent body. Not bad.

Bottle in a trade. Dat in my cellar about 18 months. Black in color, thin head. Aroma is moderate bourbon, vanilla, and coconut hints, mild roasted grain.

Mild roasted malted grain backbone. Bourbon is has a light warming sensation after the swallow. Alcohol is hidden. Body fuller with a creamy/ lower carbonation. I am surprised at the lower ratings, must be batch (vintage) variations because what is in my glass is pretty nice.

Bomber, from AFH. Looks really nice, dark, tan brown head, a slight reddish hue but looks like a classic Imperial Stout. The aroma though..next-level. Vanilla, Coconut, Bourbon and chocolate. There is a little bit of smokey year here. Mouthfeel is thin, carb is spot on but there’s just not a to of malt density here. the initial bit of smoke, wood and bourbon are on spot then it fades pretty fast. Actually, yeah the carb is pretty much on point, just it’s lacking the malt backbone it ends. The vanilla at the finish is a really nice touch.

650 ml bottle, thanks to a trade with Adrien. Color is a cloudy Amber / orange color when held to the light. Aroma is bold oak, moderate bourbon, light toffee and maybe dark fruits

Flavor is shows a big amount of oak with a toffee and dark fruits. Hints of butterscotch. Lower carbonation with a slick / oily texture. Body is medium with a lasting oak finish. Yeah, overall it’s alright.

Reddish pink orange, a small thin white head....a slight bit of sediment. Smells really good. A really to-style aroma for a scotch ale. The oak is very present, a little caramel and toffee to top it off. I hate to say it but I get what I’d equate to how a puppy smells after it vomits in the taste. You know the smell fi you’ve ever had a dog. Taste is also more oak chips than oak barrel. Overly naked, spicy even with a lot of smoke. a little plastic at the finish.

Pours a very cloudy yellow-orange with no head. Aroma is citrusy and almost a bit soapy. Flavor is a nice balance between sweet and hoppy. Oily mouthfeel and bitter finish. Strong contender.

Bottle - pours brown - nose and taste of root beer, sarsaparilla and the like-lighter medium body

12 ounce bottle into tulip glass, bottled on 11/23/2010. Pours slightly hazy/cloudy reddish orange color with a 2 finger fairly dense and fluffy light pink head with good retention, that reduces to a thin cap that lingers. Light spotty lacing clings on the glass, with a good amount of streaming carbonation retaining the cap. Aromas of sweet/tart black cherry, lemon, grapefruit, green apple, hay, straw, musty funk, wheat, cracker, pepper, and yeast earthiness. Nice aromas with good balance and complexity of fruity/funky/spicy yeast, cherries, and light-moderate pale malt notes; with good strength. Taste of sweet/tart black cherry, lemon, grapefruit, green apple, hay, straw, musty funk, wheat, cracker, pepper, and yeast earthiness. Light-moderate fruit tartness and yeast spiciness on the finish; with lingering notes of black cherry, lemon, grapefruit, green apple, hay, straw, musty funk, wheat, cracker, pepper, and yeast earthiness on the finish for a short bit. Good robustness, complexity, and balance of fruity/funky/spicy yeast, cherries, and light-moderate pale malt flavors; with a great malt/tart/spiciness balance and zero cloying flavors after the finish. High amount of dryness from carbonation and fruit acidity. High carbonation and light-medium bodied; with a very smooth, crisp, and lightly acidic/grainy/bready balanced mouthfeel that is nice. Alcohol is very well hidden with zero warming present after the finish as expected of 5%. Overall this was a nice fruited wild ale style. All around good robustness, complexity, and balance of fruity/funky/spicy yeast, cherries, and light-moderate pale malt flavors; and very smooth, crisp, and easy to drink with the lighter acidity. I was expecting some lactic tartness, but the acidity only appears to be from the cherries. This was still nicely enjoyable; and had a nice amount of Brett complexity along with the cherry flavors.