12 oz bottle from Kaggie97; Nose is roasty, caramel, and light coffee and a vanilla hint; clear dark brown with a small beige head; flavor of caramel, a little peppery spiciness, some light bitterness, and a coffee, bitter note finish.

(Bottle 35,5 cl) Courtesy of KAggie97. Golden with tiny impurities and a dense shaving foam style head. Somewhat flowery aroma with a whiff of yeast. Medium body with dry, floral accents and only a discreet bitterness. Somewhat astrigent finish. 171107

Bottle out of sampler sixer. Pours a dark brown with a small light tan head. The aroma is a deep roasted malt. The taste is a smooth malty with a smooth finish, very easy to drink. Another great beer from the real ales.

Bottle out of sampler sixer. Poured a cloudy golden color with a small white head that stays. The aroma is hoppy and sweet. Decent lacing that dissipates quickly. The taste is very sweet with a smooth finish, really enjoyed this one.

Bottle. Pours a cloudy amber color with a medium off white head that dimishes slowly. The aroma is very hoppy that stings the nostrils. Decent lacing on this one with a very smooth taste and a good finish. First one out of the Real ale sampler and enjoyed it.

12 oz bottle at the bar next to Blue Star Brewery in San Antonio. Pour is golden orange with not much head to speak of. Aroma is slight hop, slight malt. Taste is nothing to get excited about, though it is a very drinkable, solidly crafted Pale Ale.

12 oz. bottle from zinister. Pour is a slightly cloudy yellow gold with a medium to small white head. Aroma is almost absent, though eventually a bit of grassy hop comes through. Taste is a slight bit of fruit at the beginning with wheat and malt through the middle. Overall, somewhat bland, though this would have been better paired with food. Thanks again Michael!

12 oz. bottle from Zinister. Pour is a cloudy deep golden and red with a medium white head. Aroma has a nice hoppiness, grapefruit and some malt coming through. Taste starts with big malt, rye and a nice hoppy finish. This was a really nice beer. Thanks Michael!

Vertical tasting between 2002 purple and 2003 indigo label 2002 Very smal rim over hazy orange-amber beer. 2003 Small to medium yellow head over brighter orange-amber beer with slight haze. 2002 Rich hopcake nose, fresh US hops, tad of liquorice and sugar syrup 2003 Drier nose, more cake, less hops and certainly less molasses too. A bit of alcohol. 2002 Near harsh bitterish hops taste, hops in a thick cake, marmalade but from something else than oranges. Ends retronasal on a taste that my wife calls smoked, and is more like incense to me. Warming up it gets a moccha character. 2003 Even richer taste, more concentrated cake, vinous, ends harsh too, near metallic, and a retronasal flavour of incense again. 2002 Thick, viscous-slick, pappy. 2003 Generally the same, but even thicker. Maybe alcohol more prominent. Both very good beers, definitely the same idea, and I’d be hard pressed to say which one I prefer. Marks are an average from both bottles. Thanks for both, Dewberries!

(Bottle 35,5 cl) Hmm, my label is green with an ABV of 11.2%. Clear amber golden with an off-white head. Aroma of....aroma hops. Full-bodied with plenty of caramel malt. Hoppy finish, but maintains an underlying sweetness throughout. 220406