Bottle. Deep ruby amber color, huge beige head with good retention. Aroma of vanilla and burnt caramel. Taste is bittersweet toast.

Bottle courtesy of me. Black color, brown head. Stains the glass, in a good way, I guess. Aroma of rich Dark chocolate. Taste is cocoa and coffee grounds.

Bottle. Clear brown color, beige head. Aroma of roasty coffee grounds. Taste is nutty and roasty.

Bottle shared with jackl. Crystal clear golden amber color, almost flat. Aroma of light straw. Taste is boozy straw, lightly toasted caramel.

A hazed Amber ale with a thick frothy light mocha head. In aroma, sweet fruity malt with light mineral notes, grassy hop, ok. In mouth, a rather harsh interpretation of a Bière de garde, with cereals, grassy hop, tart character, a bit off. On tap at Coney Island on tap.

A golden ale with a thin lacing white head. In aroma, crisp biscuit malt with light grassy hops. In mouth, a crisp biscuit malt with grassy hops, citrus pulp, ok. On tap at Coney Island on tap.

Bottle sample at a wood-aged beers tasting at the Beer & Beyond shop. Brown with amber hues and a small beige head. Aroma of lots of coffee beans, roastiness, cocoa and some vegetal chili peppers. Bittersweet flavor, a bit roasty, with malt, a bit of dark fruits, lots of coffee, cocoa and a moderately hot chili finish. Medium-bodied. Quite nice.

Rich ruby-tinted caramel coloured body with a very thin, just oily tan head atop the beer. Aroma of smoked malt, rich bacon, earth, caramel and figs - deeply smoked with a pungent meat and mushroom kick. Medium-bodied; Deeply earthy and very meaty smoked flavour with bacon, pork, caramel and especially cereal and grain flavours throughout. Aftertaste has that very cereal and grain flavour coupled with some bacon and smoked meat flavour with hints of sweetness and earth rounding out the flavours - interesting for sure and not necessarily great, but flavourful. Overall, a decent smoked beer with a very earthy and meaty flavour and a rich finish. I sampled this twelve ounce bottle purchased from New Beer Distributors in New York, New York on 01-November-2013 for US$1.99 sampled at home in Washington on 20-May-2014.

Bottle. Pours a hazy dark brown with a brown head that dissipates slowly to the edges. Aroma a good amount of roasted malts with a bit of chocolate and dark grains backing. Flavor begins with smooth chocolate and has notes of growing roasted malts and dark grains.

Bottle. Pours a clear amber with a white head that dissipates quickly to the edges. Aroma has lots of bread and grass notes with just a hint of grassy bitterness backing. Flavor has some light sweet grains with a good amount of bread and underlying light fruit and grass.