Sample from bottle at Black Creek Brews Fest. Pours a clear amber with virtually no head. Nose of caramel with a slight hoppiness. Grainy, malty flavour with notes of caramel, cocoa and some light hoppiness. Medium body with a slightly bitter finish.

Bottled. Poured crystal-clear lighter amber with a short-lived cap of tan head. The aroma was quite sweet with caramel, light fruit, and toasted grains.. some almost vegetal undertones.. all in all it was quite pleasant. The flavor had more of the toasty grains, but lost a bit of the caramel and other character that I enjoyed from the nose.. mostly wet toasty grains with a bit of caramel on the short, dry finish.. not offensive, but didn’t really come together well. Lighter-bodied and dry on the palate.. bit prickly on the back, mostly from carbonation.. OK flow. This was a powerfully average brew.

Bottle from trade with matt7215. Dark orange, thin white head, lots of bubbles. Sweet caramel aromas. Also hints of malt. Light body, Malty bitter taste. Over carbonated.

341 ml bottle. pours amber with a small white head. malty nose appears as it warms but theres nothing there when its cold. flavours are malts with good finishing hops. this tastes almost exactly like their paddys irish red with finishing hops added. both beers are ok i just dont know why they make 2 beers that are so similar.

dark amber color, about and inch of head, dissipates quickly. i’m not getting much in the aroma at all.......very very slight fruitiness, but mostly just grain. flavour is pretty poor, not much there at all......very lifeless. not very good, i wonder if it’s infected or something. pretty bland and tasteless.