Draught at the brewerey, 12/10/17.
Good clarity to this blonde-brass lager, with a small, white head that sits at cover.
Really strong, hoppy nose shows mango, peach, papaya and light pineapple, with light, honey and cracker-like malts behind it. Seems quite soft and yet lush. Very inviting, with no alcohol or flaw.
In the mouth it's indeed hoppy, and provides moderate bitterness, soft honey and biscuit/cracker and moderate carbonation. Good attenuation and nearly juicy tropical fruit flavors from the hops, though there's a growing bready, twangy, resinous character that builds up considerably and somewhat fatigues the palate, as the glass wears on. No alcohol or flaw, otherwise.

Draught at the brewery, 12/10/17.
Lightly-to-minimally hazy, maize-golden with a small white head showing moderate-to-low retention.
Pineapple, papaya, banana and moderate clove show a blend of yeast and hop with a kiss of honey and more cracker-like grains behind it. Not exactly a subtle yeast character here, nor particularly enjoyable, IMHO. It's the ultra-Americanized, banana-bubble gum-clove, which I think is far, far inferior to the pepper-apple-pear-mineral-plaster character you get from Dupont and Blaugies and such.
In the mouth it's more hot banana and bubble gum. Yuck. Hops are a bit tacky, especially when taken with the yeast. Pineapple-mango-papaya. Lightly bready, cereal-like malts and vanilla character with low, somewhat engaging carbonation. Ya, just an American "saison", aka tacky "Belgian" ale. Not my thing at all.

Draught at the brewery, 12/10/17.
Lightly hazy, peach-apricot-golden. White head atop shows moderate-to-strong retention.
Soft, fruity, English yeast and light citrus blend well together, with a touch of honey and biscuit-like malt behind it. Not scalliony or piney in the nose, and though there's a fair bit of grapefruit, there's good juicy pineapple and orange to back it up. Clean finish shows no dough or any unwanted yeast esters, nor alcohol.
Soft, quite dry, malty texture with light honey and biscuit. Ample bitterness, though never any resin, with peach, apple and pear-like yeast notes and plentiful orange, tangerine, mango and pineapple. It doesn't get super juicy, but it's clean and bright and everything is well-presented and enjoyable. Light, engaging carbonation, no alcohol or flaw.

Draught at the brewery, 12/10/17.
Bright pink-raspberry body shows light-to-moderate haze. Pink-tinged, off-white head atop is small, remaining at spotty cover.
Bright fruit in the nose yet again is free of a surplus of acidity. It's nicely integrated with the wheat and malt and there's neither heavy lactic character nor any flaw or alcohol.
Juicy and surprisingly sweet (though not too much so) in the mouth, with a soft, wheat-heavy texture, gentle lactic tartness and plentiful bright berry character on the finish. Dries out considerably, as well, with lingering nutty wheat and moderate lemon-yogurt. Carbonation is moderate, fairly engaging. No alcohol or flaw noted.

Draught at the brewery, 12/10/17.
Lightly hazy, raspberry-golden color with a small, pinkish-tinged, off-white head showing moderate-to-low retention.
Very fruity in the nose, though nicely integrated with wheat and light lactic acidity. On paper, this sounds like it would be extremely acidic/tannic, given the two fruits penchant for high acidity. But the nose is neither too "dry" or acidic, even taking the lactic acidity in to consideration. Assumedly, the wheat has really softened things here and it even comes off lightly juicy. No alcohol or flaw, high strength of aroma with the fruit feeling very fresh/authentic.
In the mouth it's equally well-balanced, with deep, pillowy, soft wheat and malt characteristics and a juicy, not-too-acidic lime and cranberry character that nonetheless shows good tartness on the end. As with the other entries in this series, the lactic character is very light and never comes off as cheap/forced/overdone. Tight carbonation, good attenuation and integration of the fruit. Excellent as always, from this series.

Draught at the brewery, 12/10/17.
Good clarity, perhaps some chill haze, in this auburn-amber-colored beer. Dark butter-colored head atop recedes quickly to a ring.
No signs of the barrel in the nose. Maybe if you're stretching there's a bit of spice? But this definitely was at least a G3 (generation 3) barrel if not more. Otherwise, the hops are mild, fruity, lightly citric with a bit of spice, light grapefruit and green, vegetal character. Specialty malts are noteable but not overdone, with nuts, bread and very minor sweetness. No alcohol or flaw.
In the mouth it's confoundingly lacking in any barrel character and past that, pretty lacking on hops. Even the malt is a bit on the thin/light side, with light bread, honey, nuts and mild grains creating a light body, moderately-soft texture and mild sweetness. Light, somewhat loose carbonation and no alcohol or flaw. Competent and drinkable, but very much not what you'd expect.

Draught at the brewery, 12/10/17.
Lighter mahogany to chestnut with strong maize tints. Clear, beige head recedes quickly to ring.
Sourdough, lightly nutty notes and basic brown bread notes are neither rich nor particularly enjoyable. But it's clean. Little no hops nor alcohol.
Dry, thin and with too much specialty malt and not enough base malt, it comes off husky, astringent/sour and not particularly drinkable. Bread, cola and nuts with more sour, heavily toasted malt character linger. Thin and with low, lightly engaging carbonation.

Pours murky mango into a tulip. White head with little retention recedes to hug rim. Mango, pineapple and papaya aromas. Soft with sweet mango and pineapple upfront turning to dry caramel and apricot in the lasting chalky finish.

16oz can pours out a hazy peach pink color topped with a white head. Nose is raspberries light tart notes. Tatse is more of the nice berries tart and some beet juice almost.

Draft at the brewery. A deep mahogany/ brown color. Aroma is nice ... Rich toffee malt, sugar covered dates, and light hops. Considering how young of a Barley Wine this is... (I drink them aged) , it is very smooth. The hops do well to balance out the huge malt bill. The malt flavors are layered. The most positive item is that the alcohol is covered really well and it only shows a slight warming after the finish. I am happy they brewed this again since I missed it a few years back when they brewed it for Portsmouth Beer Week!