Sample at the Gaylord location: Pours an orange-gold color with a thin white head and spots of lacing. Aroma of raspberry and wheat, surprisingly enough. Light-bodied and crisp with an airy tart raspberry flavor, along with a touch of wheat and malt. The finish is bubbly and fruity. Not overly fruity which is a plus, but all in all pretty average.

Sample at the Gaylord location: Clear yellow-gold color with a medium thin white head and spotty lacing. Light malt and hops in the nose. Thin, fizzy body with hops and corn flavors. The finish is vaguely hoppy and does not linger much. Pretty forgettable.

On tap at the Gaylord location, labeled "Mexican Modelo," but I assume this is the same beer. Dark straw body, thin off-white head. Grassy, toasty aroma. Light, cerealy, grassy body with a nice complement of sweet malt, finishing with grassy, bitter hops. Not my favorite style but pretty flavor dense for a 4.1% ABV beer.

On tap at the Gaylord (MI) location. Slightly hazy amber body, medium off-white/light tan head. Light cerealy aroma, with toast and grape. Toasty body with a sweet, cerealy finish, grassy with sweetness imparted by Munich malts. Earthy.

On tap at the Gaylord (MI) location. Straw-colored body, thin off-white head. Piney, citrusy aroma with sweet malts. Flavor of sugared grapefruit- rindy, with bright citrusy hops. Light bready malt backdrop. Clean and fresh-tasting.

On tap at the Gaylord (MI) location. Deep brown body, thin-medium tan head. Aroma of roasted malt and milk chocolate, with a touch of grape and soy. Oily, silky body, light, with chocolate and roasted malts. A quaffable session stout.

Draught pints on 6/2/06 at Big Buck Gaylord. Deep bronze-brass color is very glassy, with only medium clarity. Head is large, white, frothy and mostly well-retained, fading eventually to cover, with light lacing. Strong centennial-like hops in the nose spell out melons, leafy, juicy hop buds and some floral notes. The toasty malt crowds in quickly as well, being both sugary and then lightly bready, perhaps some munich or heavy crystal malt in low doses. The strength is quite high, and for that it’s quite welcome. Just a bare touch of soapiness or sourish something on the very end, but the hops cover it up mostly. The juiciness continues in to the flavor, where the hops seem a bit bogged down by the sugary, perhaps slightly underattenuated malts (to my taste, anyways, it’s not like it’s worty or anything). Wet, with some wateriness, but still enough juicy, fat hoppiness and creamy sweet malts to hold on until the end. Again, a dry, sourish note builds up on the finish, not terribly disconcerting, but still enough to draw attention. Soft carbonation and a mostly chewy, lightly filtered body. No alcohol notable.

Gaylord location, from a fresh growler. Deep charcoal brown, opaque, medium tan head. Tart, very sweet aroma with emphasis on chocolate and cherry syrup. The body is drier than the aroma suggests, with chocolate and toasted malt complemented by the light, sweet notes of cherry. Rich despite being rather thin-bodied, this beer is best consumed one at a time.