Draft in a goblet at Downers Grove Emmett’s. Nice honey gold color in its goblet: hey, I’m generous to beers that look good. Honey smell, too, with a backing of alcohol. Taste is solidly to style, more honey and candi sugar, a note of yeast, a bit of clove and fruit ester. Some spiciness grows halfway through. Served way to cold for this style.

This bottled brew shared with me by the Owner Timothy Burns poured a medium sized head of foamy fine to medium sized mostly lasting white colored bubbles that left behind a very pretty softly carbonated orange colored transparent body and an excellent lacing. The aroma contained notes of caramel and candied malts. The mouth feel was very tingly crisp and vinous in the aftertaste from start to finish. The flavor contained notes of tingly hops crisp sweet candied malts caramel malts and complex yummy goodness. Thanks Tim its was a treat and a pleasure sharing it with you!

Draught, 3/24/08. Little to no off white head clinging to the edge of the glass. Clear light golden in color with a sweet fruity aroma with a touch of spice. Medium foamy body finishes dry and a bit tart. Very fruity in character but not overly sweet.

Pour is clear deep golden with a thin ring of a white head...strongly sweet aroma that is yeasty and perfumey...notes of alcohol...lots of pear and apple flavors with an alcoholic sweetness...some black pepper....very drying yeasty finish with lots of pepper flavors that mask the alcohol...but it is there and has a numbing finish in the mouth...