Sample at the CCBA Summer Session on 08/26/2017. Hazy straw color with a medium thin white head that dissipates quickly to an outer ring. Short strings of lace. Wheat, fruit and malt in the nose. Light body with flavors of herbal wheat, fruit and bready malt. The finish is fruity with a wheaty aftertaste. Decent overall.

Sample at the tap room. Slightly hazy yellow-gold color with a thin white head that evaporates quickly to a wispy film. Sticky small patches of lace. Lemony aroma with some malt in the background. Light-bodied with a mildly tart lemon character and notes of malt and spice. The finish is sweet-tart lemons. Decent overall.

Sample at the tap room. Clear amber-orange color with a medium thick foamy off-white head that dissipates gradually to a film. Sparse strings of lacing. Roasted malt, fruit and caramel aroma. Light-bodied with a caramel malt character and notes of fruity yeast and a touch of hops. The finish is sweet with a malty aftertaste. Decent overall.

On draught at Pastimes Pub. The beer is a clear pale orange color with a thin bone white head that recedes quickly to an outer ring. Short strings of lacing. Fruit, yeast and malt in the nose. Light-bodied with flavors of fruit, earthy yeast and bready malt. Slight hops as well. The finish is sweet with a malty aftertaste. Slightly above average overall.

On draught at Barley Hopsters. The beer is a brown-black color with a medium foamy tan head that dissipates steadily to an outer ring. Partial rings of lacing. Aroma of roast malt, chocolate and coffee. Medium body with a roasty malt and coffee character, with some bittersweet chocolate in the background. The finish is chocolate malt and coffee. Above average overall.

Sample at 101 Beer Kitchen during the "Irish Beer Line-Up" event on 03/17/2017. The beer is a clear dark reddish-amber color with a medium frothy off-white head that diminishes gradually to a film. Sticky partial rings of lacing on the glass. Aroma of roast malt, hops and caramel. Light-bodied with flavors of caramel malt, earthy yeast and fruity hops. The finish is malty up front with a lingering hoppy aftertaste. Above average overall.

Sample at Kraft House No. 5 during the "Homestead Tap Takeover" on 02/23/2017. Slightly hazy orange color with a thin white head that evaporates quickly to a sparse outer ring. Spotty lacing. Mango, wheat and malt aromas. Light-bodied with flavors of mango, grassy wheat and biscuit malt. The finish is wheaty and fruity with a mango aftertaste. Decent overall.

On draught at Kraft House No. 5 during the "Homestead Tap Takeover" on 02/23/2017. The beer pours a clear pale orange color with a medium off-white head that dissipates steadily to a film. Short stringy lacing. Aroma of floral hops, pine and malt. Medium body with flavors of piney hops, lemon-lime and malt. The finish is mildly bitter with a citrusy hop aftertaste. Above average overall.

On draught at Bob’s Bar during the "Homestead BA Bison/Drie Night" on 01/20/2017. Opaque brown-black pour with a thin beige head that dissipates quickly to a wispy film. Small patches of lacing on the glass. Aroma of oaky bourbon, malt and chocolate. Full-bodied with flavors of bourbon, chocolate malt and coffee. The finish is oaky and boozy with a bourbon and malt aftertaste. Pretty good overall.

12 ounce bottle into pint glass, no bottle dating. Listed as 5.2%. Pours lightly hazy/cloudy medium orange/amber/light copper color with a 2-3 finger fairly dense and fluffy off white head with good retention, that reduces to a nice cap that lasts. Nice dense foamy lacing clings on the glass, with a good amount of streaming carbonation. Aromas of lemon, orange peel, peach, pear, apple, caramel, toasted bread, light pepper/pine, herbal, floral, grass, and yeast earthiness. Nice and pleasant aromas with good balance of citrus/earthy hops, bready malt, and fruity yeast notes; with solid strength. Taste of lemon, orange peel, peach, pear, apple, caramel, toasted bread, light pepper/pine, herbal, floral, grass, and yeast earthiness. Light-moderate pine/grassy/spicy bitterness on the finish; with lingering notes of lemon, orange peel, peach, pear, apple, caramel, toasted bread, pepper, pine, and herbal/floral/grassy earthiness on the finish for a good bit. Nice robustness and balance citrus/earthy hops, bready malt, and fruit yeast flavors; with a great malt/bitterness balance, and zero astringent hop flavors after the finish. Moderate dryness from bitterness/carbonation as well. Medium-high carbonation and medium body; with a very smooth, moderate crisp, and creamy/bready/sticky balanced mouthfeel that is nice. Zero warming alcohol as expected of 5.2%. Overall this is a nice English Amber ale. All around good robustness and balance citrus/earthy hops, bready malt, and fruit yeast flavors; very smooth, crisp, and refreshing to drink. I was originally expecting a standard American amber ale, but the addition of the English yeast was really well balanced with the flavor profile. A nicely enjoyable offering.