Tap. Pours clear golden, small white head, some lacing. Aroma is Bready, honey, hints of grass. Flavor is light plus sweet, light bitter, grassy, Bready, a hint of rye but not prominent. Medium body.

Nitro tap. Pours clear deep reddish black, medium creamy beige head, great retention and lacing. Aroma is roasty, toasted dark bread. Flavor is light sweet, light bitter, roasty, hints of mocha. Lightish body.

Tap. Pours clear chestnut, medium tan head, nice lacing. Aroma is malty, rich, a touch smoky, heavy roast, coffee. Flavor is light plus sweet, light bitter, roasty and a hint smoky, no acidity. Medium body, rich. Good.

Golden color with small white head. Aroma is flowery, fresh spiciness. Taste i Grapes, citrusy, nice other sweet fruits, bready, low bitterness, refreshing. Belgo-American Pale, quite correct.

Hazy orange color with small white head, nice lacing. Noble hops, biscuity, a little bit spicy, quite weird. Low carbonation. Okay.

Copper color with small white ring. Smells like a brewery: full of malts. Taste is better, Fruchtkompott (like sweet jam), fruity, very easy to drink. Fine-bubbled carbonation. Actually a pretty good Maibock!

Copper-orange color with white ring. Aroma is sweet fruits. Taste is jam, a bit dry bready character, sweet oily mouthfeel, not very bitter. Rather low carbonation. One-dimensional, but a nice sweet oily fruity IPA!

Amber color with small tan head. Aroma is resinous hops, caramel. Taste is pines, caramel, berries, bitter finish. Low carbonation. A nice Amber!

On tap at the Good Hop. Aroma is fairly malty and slightly sweet with some darker caramel and toffee. Moderate nut notes with light notes of chocolate. Low fruit esters. Medium light notes of toasted bread. Pours a nice brown color with a reddish hue and a medium sized, fairly thick, light tann head that recedes to a thin film that lingers. Flavor is slightly sweet with some moderate toast and nut notes. Medium light dark caramel and toffee notes with hints of chocolate and roast. Medium low bitterness with faint floral hop notes. Mouthfeel is medium light to light bodied with moderate carbonation. Low astringency and low alcohol warmth. Overall, an alright beer but this isn’t a black lager. Finishes with a bit of stickiness and is too sweet. Lots of malt character. Not bad, but pretty average.

[2/16/15] Bottle at Discretion Brewing in Soquel. Black with a tan head. Aroma of roast, coffee, wood, whiskey and dark fruits. Bittersweetish flavor, roasty, woodyu, with some fruitiness, whiskey and a bit of coffee. Medium-bodied.