Sampled at GABF on Saturday October 13, first sessionBlack color, tan head. Sweet, malty scent. Sweet, malty taste. Medium mouthfeel, low bitterness.

Sample at Yabo’s Tacos. Pours brown with some amber around the edges and a medium beige head that dissipates quickly. Small patches of lacing on the glass. Aroma of roasted malt and a bit of chocolate. Light body with flavors of sweet malt, roasted nuts and mild hops. The finish is sweet with a short chocolate malt aftertaste. Average overall.

Bottle shared with Chris in NYC. Pours hazy, brown-gold with a very weak, white foam head. Very mild malt nose, light tartness, hints of berries. Light to medium sweet, some cheap raspberry, doughy sugars. Light bodied with average carbonation. Sweet finish, some alcohol, raspberry, doughy and bready malts. It’s really not fantastic beer.

Bottle shared with Chris in NYC. Pours rich black with a fine, beige foam head. Aroma holds lots of sugary, dark malts, some cocoa. Big sweet flavor, burnt toast, baking cocoa, chocolate syrup, burnt leaves, earth. Full bodied with fine to average carbonation. Light warmth to finish, plenty of sweet chocolate, some dark leather, rich and dark fruits, ripe bananas, faint earthy roast. Decent.

Bottle. Funky musty and very light berry aroma Hazy straw color with a small off-white head. Sweet raspberry, corn syrup, and light yeasty flavor. Medium to full body. Passable as a fruit beer... saison? I think not.

Chunky, super hazy golden honey coloured body with a rich, three centimetre tall tan head - looks amazing. Aroma of light malt, caster sugar, a touch of yeast, some cardboard and perhaps a hint of raspberries or other very light fruits. Medium-bodied; Strong yeast flavour at first with a heavy hit of alcohol and a definite and rather potent raspberry flavour with some apples and pears in the mix. Aftertaste shows a lot of alcohol, some malty and metallic bitterness and a heavy does of raspberry sweetness. Overall, an unassuming beer that hits all the right notes decently, but leaves a long lingering alcohol flavour tucked with the malty bitterness while not offering airy or herbal notes that the saison part of this beer should be bringing. I sampled this twelve ounce bottle purchased from New Beer Distributors in New York, New York on 02-July-2012 for US$2.00 sampled at home in Washington on 28-August-2012.

Deep dark brown coloured body with a thin, one centimetre tall light brown head and a ruby tint when held at an angle near a light. Aroma of strong roasted malt, coffee, nuts, earth and a lot of caramel with a hint of alcohol. Medium-bodied; Roasty malt flavour with a strong chestnut and nutty finish with a little bit of sugar, some light prunes and plums and a little bit of earth - nothing deep, nothing strong and nothing too interesting. Aftertaste is quite minimal with a little nuttiness, a decent amount of roasted malt and some sweetness, all with not much body and even less complexity. Overall, a pretty bad Imperial Stout, and not even really in this category, but not a bad beer when compared with everything else. I sampled this twelve ounce bottle purchased from New Beer Distributors in New York, New York on 02-July-2012 for US$2.00 sampled at home in Washington a few hours before heading up to Wisconsin on 26-July-2012.

This beer is a dark brown color with a medium creamy tan head that recedes steadily to a film. Short strings of lacing on the glass. Aroma of toasted malt and hops. Light-bodied with a roasty malt character and notes of grassy hops and a bit of fruit. The finish is slightly smoky with a short malt aftertaste. Pretty average overall.

Clear pale lager lookin thing in a frosted glass. Decent white head at first. Taste comes across mild initially then there is this processed thing sticking its head up in the middle of big slugs. Lots of visible co2 makes it look attractive and most of that sizzle carries over to the palate. Intersting story in the description. Label is a well detailed pastel lookin drawing. Finish is not too bad lager.