Town Hall Abbey

Pours a cherry-wood brown, with sparse carbonation and no head to speak of. A thin ring of foam clings to the side of the glass and provides sparse lacing throughout the pint. Sweet caramel malt and mild tea in the aroma. One sweet tasting beer. I think it has a dark candi sugar flavor that dominates. A little caramel malt and rough grain in there too. Mild tart fruitiness, yeast, and a hint of black pepper in the aftertaste. Medium bodied, smooth, but too lightly carbonated in my opinon

Hazy, still-looking, chestnut red color. Yeasty, bready, with malts, not really bubble gum but something suggests it to me. Reminds me of the backstage smell at my old high school theater. Not super fruity. Palate: tingling, unremarkable. Decent. (on tap at brewpub)

On tap. Deep, refined amber color with a beige head that dies a quick death. Aromas of banana, clove, and alcohol. Oaky fruit flavor finished with a lemon tang and a rummish burn. Less robust and more medicinal the second time i had this one.

On tap. Fruity aroma and deep amber color. Taste was malty with notes of rasin and carmel. Sweetly balanced. Not too strong and very drinkable. After going through an 8 glass sampler this is the one I ordered a full glass of.

Autumn Brew Review ’05: Mahogany pour with thick rich tan head. Abbey-type beer aged in oak. Very sweet and fruity...almost like caramelized pears, plums, and dates. Approaching the too-sweet border for me...almost, but not quite cloying. The oakiness seems to intrude somewhat. Not their best offering at this years festival.

Tap at the Autumn Brew Review.They have aged it in French Oak Barrels for some stupid reason.It still maintained some of the carameland fruit flavors but they were muddled with the Oak and it wasn’t for the better.Not bad at all but ...

Clear mahogany, little head. Very dry and fruity, woody, and a bit sweet. Very sticky and creamy.

On-tap at the brewpub: Clear rustic red with a densely fluffed cap of light tan foam sitting about half inch thick. Lacing drizzles all sorts of spots across the glass. Aroma is a bit light but clean of dullish fruity malt inticing some fine pear, cherry, and apple bubble gum candy. Taste is soothingly sweet with a firm steady flow of dullish candied fruit inspired malts. Caramel infused pears, apples, and a light cherry kool-aid stay present within a very simple creamy medium body. Its overall carbonation is seemingly low so it stays pretty firm with a bit of sticky/chewyness to it. Tidbits of raisin sweetness and molasses tang emerge later as it warms adding some nice little nuances. When I read the description on the beer menu I wasn’t sure what it would taste like or if I’d even like it. But once I sipped and smiled there was no other place to go but raise an eyebrow and say to myself, " Hmm, this is pretty good." Which it was.