Concealed 8% alcohol flow appeases buttery sweet malt warmth, variant burnt wood tones, and billowy hop quilt. Sympathetic smoked barley finish hides floral-dried apple-peach nuances.

Neutral moderate-bodied pacifier (contract brewed by Matt Brewing) buries honeyed wheat and bread-y malts beneath mildly hop-embittered tangerine-grapefruit gambit. No clear-cut theme emerges for mainstream fodder.

Busy lo-carb Vienna lager brewed with clover honey and Irish hips boasts woman’s health benefits. Dry hops counter sweet molasses malt creaminess. Graham cracker, vanilla wafer, and marzipan notes abound, though phenol astringency disrupts tender barley roasting. On second passing, floral lavender evanescence shelters soda-like ginger ale flow.

Fine pale-hued amber with daintily-hopped malted barley sweetness and overall earthen minerality needs richer toasted grain finish. Brewery defunct: 2001.

Aggressive medium-bodied hop-spiced ale brings bittersweet citrus flow and dank malt reticence to penetrating orange peel finish. Aftertaste welcomes unobtrusive lemon-lime bitterness to increase gentle warmth. Brewery defunct: 2001.

Easy drinkin’ ale lacks distinction. Light grain-roasted pale malting receives minor hop spiced fruiting. Unexpected holiday ale seasoning persists.

Rich brown-hued AAA sports ‘floral’ roasted malt aroma and fleeting caramel underpinning. Slightest hint of bitterness lingers to moderate finish. Caught between ineffectively finding the right balance of ale perkiness and porter heaviness. Brewery defunct: 2002.

Slightly sweet and easy flowing, satisfying novice tastes with simple mineral graining, subtle hop bitterness, and soft mocha finish. Too watery and unassuming to be truly distinct. Note: in or around 2002, Harpoon Brewery of Boston bought the Catamount factory. Brewery defunct: 2002.

Thickheaded copper-toned spice-hopped amber delicately caresses toffee-mocha malts and earthy grains with lively fruiting. Moderate creaminess melts into sweet cracked wheat backdrop too swiftly at thin finish.

Decent, if unassuming, mineral-grained ale goes down smooth and creamy, leaving lingering barley wheat imprint but in need of better up-front fruited hop luster. Brewery defunct: 2006

Imbibed in Cambridge at 99 Restaurant & Pub, this spice-hopped amber ale with moderate bitter-grained spine softens to delicate orange-tangerine-induced finish, retaining faded spiciness casual drinkers will find smooth and heartier thirsts will compare to less malt-y Bass Ale or less involving Sam Adams Pale Ale. Brewery defunct: 2006.

Spice-hopped sour malt tempest obtrudes off-dry grassy-hopped wheat-cracked horsehide-hay lathering, abating supine sweetness prematurely as carbonation flattens to dismal aftertaste.