Served on draft at the brewery. ANOTHER Ale of Fergus? What the hell? Pours a clear reddish copper color with a large head. Decent head retention and good lacing. Aroma of citrus hops, toasted malts and light caramel. Taste is citrus hops, caramel, toasted malts and light fruity notes. Medium bodied.

Orginial rating 4/18/09, score 7/4/7/4/14. Growler from the brewery. Pours a clear golden amber color with a thin head. Good head retention and lacing. Aroma is bready and yeasty with notes of bubblegum, spice and a moderate bitter hop note. Taste is hop forward... spicy and fruity with notes of peach. That is followed by a yeasty bread note. Fruity throughout. Medium bodied with fairly lively carbonation.

Rerate: Uber-fresh bottle from Whole Foods Market Charlottesville. Pours a clear golden color with a medium sized white foamy head. Decent head retention. Aroma of spicy hops, almost piny, bready malts and stone fruits. The taste is bitter piny and herbal hops, stone fruits, strawberries, pale malts. Medium bodied with a bit of a lingering bitterness. 7/3/7/4/14

Yet another rerate, this time under the new Catty Wompus name.12 ounce bottle from Whole Foods Charlottesville. Pours a clear amber color with a medium sized creamy off-white head. Good head retention. Aroma of caramel malt, stone fruits, strawberry, yeast, mild hops. The taste is bready malt, yeast, caramel, stone fruits. Medium bodied, low carbonation, slight lingering bitterness. Solid beer. 7/4/7/4/15

Growler from the brewery. Pours a clear pale yellow gold color with a thin head. Poor head retention and lacing. Aroma of floral hops and light grainy notes. Taste is sweet malts, light grain, herbal grassy hops, honey and tea. A tad bit on the sweet side and lacking in bitterness. A little bit on the thin side as well. Sadly one of the more disappointing offerings from a great brewery.

Growler from the brewery. Pours a hazy lemon yellow color with a medium head. Fair head retention and average lacing. Aroma is very yeasty and bready with a bit of pineapple, citrus and spice in the finish. Taste is bready with notes of caramel, spice and light fruit.. peach, pineapple and others. Medium bodied. Solid example of the style.

On tap at the brewpub on 02/14/2010. Dark black body with ruby highlights and a medium creamy light brown head. Big roast and chocolate aroma. Big chocolate, roast, molasses, and alcohol flavor. Full body with moderate carbonation. 8/5/7/3/14 - 3.7 3/26/2009 - Handbottle courtesy of dkachur. Dark black body with no head. Dark roast, chocolate and coffee aroma. Sweet smoke flavor, some chocolate and coffee with a bit of roast. Medium body with moderately low carbonation. - 7/4/7/3/14 - 3.5

Handbottle from dkachur on 03/14/2009. Clear golden body with a small white head. Sweet honey and spice aroma. Sweet honey, spice, faint caramel and fruit flavor. Medium light body with moderate carbonation.

Sampled at the brewpub. Nitro tap. Pours a dark reddish brown color. Clear. Medium head with good retention and lacing. Aroma of bitter roasted malts and tobacco. Taste is roasted malts, rich chocolate and a bitter hop finish. Medium bodied.

Fresh growler from the brewery. Pours a hazy orange color with a medium head. Poor head retention and lacing. Aroma is toasted malts, caramel and lots of fruit notes including banana and citrus. Taste is toasted malts, grain, green apple and leafy hops. Medium bodied.

Growler from the brewery. Pours a dark brown color with red highlights. Thin head leaves a cream colored ring around the edge of the glass. Aroma shows strong coffee notes along with some roasted malts, chocolate and a faintly fruity finish. Taste is roasted malts, coffee, green apple, caramel. Medium bodied. Smooth mouthfeel.

Growler from the brewery. Pours a clear golden color with lots of carbonation clinging to the side of the glass. Medium head with average head retention and fair lacing. Fruity aroma with big peach and pear notes as well as some bubblegum. Taste is also fruity with pear and pineapple notes as well as a touch of candi sugar. Full bodied with very soft carbonation.