UPDATED: OCT 17, 2022 Pours a very nice copper from a bottle, nice foamy head. Nice maltiness, some light pine notes in the nose. Pleasantly bitter on the finish. Pretty good beer.

UPDATED: SEP 12, 2020 Pint bottle. Hazy amber color with a dense off white head. Aromas of caramel, dried fruit, spices, and hops. Raisin bread, mild sweet citrus, caramel. Good balance. Kind of sweet. Soft carbonation. Good.

UPDATED: DEC 24, 2019 500 ml bottle from Higher Gravity. Pours a just about clear amber with two fingers of frothy off-white head that takes a while to settle into a ring and film, leaving a lot of lace in the glass. Notes of pine, grapefruit, tea, caramel malts, and toast. Light-medium bodied, with modest carbonation and a malty, bitter mouthfeel in good balance. Nice hoppy amber. Glad to see these on shelves here.

UPDATED: NOV 13, 2019 Mahogany color. Big, off-white head. Toasted malt, earth, citrus and herbs in the aroma. Pleasant hoppy bitterness on a caramel, malty background. Semi-Dry and slightly astringent finish.

UPDATED: NOV 5, 2019 Bottle pour into nonic pint glass from Total Wine & More, Burlington. Appearance is hazy reddish-amber brown with tons of sparkle, 3-finger width foamy beige head with good retention and light soapy lacing. Aroma is cracker/bread and citrusy bitterness. Taste is cracker/bread along with hint of fruit. Mouthfeel is light-to-medium bodied with frothy texture, average-to-lively carbonation and mildly sweet malty finish with lingering dry bitterness. Overall, aroma and flavor are neither terribly strong, nor terribly interesting. Nothing special.

UPDATED: OCT 27, 2019 Draft. Poured clear dark amber color with an average frothy white head that mostly lasted with good lacing. Moderate to heavy balanced aroma. Medium to abundant body with a slick texture and soft carbonation. Moderate to heavy bittersweet flavor with a moderate to heavy bittersweet finish of medium to long duration. This beer met my expectations.

UPDATED: JUL 29, 2019 Bottle from Food Emporium, Manhattan. Aroma of caramel and light fruit. Rich toffee and toasted grain taste, long lingering bitter finish. Solid red ale.

Malty, thick and delicious. A little fig and some hippiness. Ends with a little citrus. ---Rated via Beer Buddy for iPhone

UPDATED: JAN 5, 2019 Pours a deep, murky dark golden, brownish color with a light caramel colored head. Aroma is of hops, malts, grain, slight lactic, and pineapple. Heavier palate with a nice carbonation. Flavor is of hops, malts, resin, earthiness, bark, and grain. Leaves a harvest hop finish.

UPDATED: DEC 9, 2018 16 ounce bottle. Copper red pour. Large frothy beige head. Rich caramel malt aroma. Flavor upfront is toasted malt, caramel, earthy, spicy hops and light pine. Wonderful balance and flavor. Visually, this brew is perfect. Flavor wise its outstanding. The finish is resiny hops without being to bitter. Amazing.