On tap at the brewery in Kalamazoo
Pours dark brown with a small beige head, light lacing. Aroma of coconut and vanilla. Flavor of coconut, dark malts, chocolate and vanilla
Very good

On tap at the brewery in Kalamazoo
Pours slightly cloudy golden with a small off-white head, good lacing. Aroma is dank, grapefruit and caramel. Flavor of grapefruit, resiny and malts
Good

On tap at the brewery in Kalamazoo
Pours clear golden with a medium sized white head, good lacing. Aroma is fruity and grapefruit. Flavor of grapefruit, grains and pine
Nice

On tap at the brewery in Kalamazoo
Pours clear dark golden with a medium sized white head, good lacing. Aroma of tropical fruit and mild citrus. Flavor is fruity, oranges and pine, rye spice
Solid Pale Ale

On tap at the brewery in Kalamazoo
Pours clear light yellow with a small white head, light lacing. Aroma is mild smokey and wheat. Flavor of ham, ashy and wheat
Very good, clean

750 ml bottle into tulip glass, bottled in late 2017. Had to remove the cork with a wine key. Pours slightly hazy/cloudy medium golden yellow color with minimal head or lacing. Mild streaming carbonation. Good appearance. Aromas of big juicy/tart/tangy peaches, apricot, lemon, lime, pear, red/green apple, melon, fruit skin, white wine, oak, hay, straw, grass, wheat, and white bread; with lighter notes of honey, oaken vanilla, pepper, leathery/musty funk, yeast/oak earthiness. Very nice aromas with good balance and complexity of fruity/acidic yeast, peaches, apricots, oak barrel, and pale/wheat malt notes; with great strength. Taste of big juicy/tart/tangy peaches, apricot, lemon, lime, pear, red/green apple, melon, fruit skin, white wine, oak, hay, straw, grass, wheat, and white bread; with lighter notes of honey, oaken vanilla, pepper, leathery/musty funk, yeast/oak earthiness. Light-moderate fruity/lactic tartness, fruit tang, and light yeast/oak tannin spiciness on the finish. Lingering notes of juicy/tart/tangy peaches, apricot, lemon, lime, pear, red/green apple, melon, fruit skin, white wine, oak, hay, straw, grass, wheat, white bread, honey, oaken vanilla, light leathery/musty funk, and yeast/oak earthiness on the finish for a while. Very nice complexity, robustness, and balance of fruity/acidic yeast, peaches, apricots, oak barrel, and pale/wheat malt flavors; with a nice malt/tartness and tangy fruit balance; with zero cloying/puckering flavors after the finish. Lightly increasing dryness from tartness and tangy fruit. Mild carbonation and medium-plus body; with a very smooth, moderately creamy/grainy, fairly acidic/tangy, and lightly tannic mouthfeel that is nice. Minimal warming alcohol for 10%. Overall this is a very nice fruited sour/wild ale. All around nice complexity, robustness, and balance of fruity/acidic yeast, peaches, apricots, oak barrel, and pale/wheat malt flavors; very smooth and dangerously easy to sip on for the big ABV with the mellowly acidic/tangy finish, not overly lactic. Really well balanced fruit, Brett/Lacto, oak barrel, and pale/wheat malts. Not too sweet/heavy for the ABV, some nice adequate drying on the finish. A very enjoyable offering, and well made style example. Low carbonation did not affect drinkability at all.

750 ml bottle into tulip glass; no bottle dating, but is a recent release. Pours hazy nearly opaque dark brown/black color with a 2 finger fairly dense and fluffy Light khaki head with good retention, with a moderate amount of streaming carbonation retaining the cap. Aromas of caramel, brown sugar, toffee, vanilla, coconut, bourbon, toasted oak, brown bread, and nuttiness; with lighter notes of milk chocolate, cocoa, raisin, cherry, herbal, and yeast/oak/toasted earthiness. Nice and pleasant aromas with good balance and complexity of dark/bready/light roast malts and bourbon barrel notes; with solid strength. Some mild funk/tart fruit, but not overwhelming. Taste of big caramel, brown sugar, toffee, vanilla, coconut, bourbon, toasted oak, brown bread, and nuttiness; with lighter notes of milk chocolate, cocoa, raisin, cherry, herbal, and yeast/oak/toasted earthiness. Mild herbal/roast bitterness and bourbon/oak tannin spiciness on the finish. Lingering notes of caramel, brown sugar, toffee, vanilla, coconut, bourbon, toasted oak, brown bread, nuttiness, milk chocolate, cocoa, light dark fruit/herbal, and yeast/oak/toasted earthiness on the finish for a while. Very nice complexity, robustness, and balance of dark/bready/light roast malts and bourbon barrel flavors; with a nice bitter/sweet and bourbon/oak spiciness balance; with zero cloying flavors after the finish. Lightly drying from carbonation. Medium-high carbonation and medium-full body; with a very smooth, creamy/silky/bready, and slightly chalky/tannic mouthfeel that is nice. Mildly warming 9%, with zero barrel booziness lingering after the finish. Overall this is a very good BBA imperial brown ale. All around nice complexity, robustness, and balance of dark/bready/light roast malts and bourbon barrel flavors; very smooth and easy to drink for the big ABV. A bit of some infections hints, but they didn't take over the beer; aside from the higher carbonation. All minor flaws aside, this was still really enjoyable. Very rich malt complexity, with great barrel presence/integration. Never boozy, tannic, or drying. A very enjoyable offering.

12 ounce bottle into lager glass, bottled on 12/18/2017. Pours crystal clear medium golden yellow color with a 1 finger dense and rocky off white head with awesome retention, that reduces to a nice cap that lasts. Nice dense soapy lacing clings down the glass, with a moderate amount of streaming carbonation retaining the cap. Fantastic appearance. Aromas of cracker, white bread dough, lightly toasted biscuit, light pepper/pine, and herbal/grassy earthiness. Nice and pleasant aromas with good balance of pale malts and moderate earthy hop notes; with solid strength. A touch fruity/yeasty, but not overwhelming. Taste of big cracker, white bread dough, lightly toasted biscuit, pepper, pine, and herbal/grassy earthiness on the finish. Moderate pine, herbal, grassy, peppery bitterness on the finish. Lingering notes of cracker, white bread dough, lightly toasted biscuit, pepper, pine, and herbal/grassy earthiness on the finish for a good bit. Very nice robustness and balance of pale malt and earthy hop flavors; with a nice malt/bitterness balance, and minimal lingering hop astringency after the finish. Perfectly clean on lager flavors, with zero yeast notes present. Light-moderate increasing dryness from lingering bitterness. Medium carbonation and body; with a very smooth, moderately crisp, bready/grainy/sticky, and lightly resinous balanced mouthfeel that is nice. Zero warming alcohol as expected of 4.8%. Overall this is a delicious Czech Pilsener style. All around nice robustness and balance of pale malt and earthy hop flavors; very smooth, crisp, and refreshing to drink; despite the increasingly bitter/drying finish. A bit more aggressive on the hops than I expected, but it's not overwhelming. All English sourced malt and hops for a collaboration with Shepherd Neame. Clean pils malt and balanced earthy hop flavors. A very enjoyable offering, and nice style example.

Really potent grapefruit aroma like fake juice. Some grain but pretty light taste. Hazy golden pour. Clean finish. Tap at Big Hunt.