On tap, wayward ruddy magenta amber lager offers herbal dried fruiting to cereal-grained toasted malting. Orange-dried cherry-fig-date conflux perks up diminutive almond-buttered chestnut roast. Puzzling flavor mix is as freaky as beer’s circus-inspired moniker. In bottle, ubiquitous gin-soaked caraway-seeded honeyed wheat tapestry provides funky promenade for bodacious limestone-salted lemon-bruised grapefruit bittering and stewed prune souring, upping its rating.

Blatant phenol acerbity drains light-bodied easy-drinkin’ amber ale. Slender sweet-corned cereal graining, barren honey-roasted malt whimper, and desolate almond paste divergence weaken latent sour orange tang.

Australian for beer, mates! In 25.4-ounce oilcan (where it tastes best), this fairly distinct hop-roasted mineral-grained corn-sugared moderation soothes to delicately sweet malt finish. Prickly carbolic briskness ensues. Rates a full star lower in 12-ounce bottle.

Sugary malt-sweetened waft amplifies expected burnt wood chip spicing, toning down prematurely as wheat-chaffed husked grain dryness seeps through sharp black-peppered earthiness to light corn sugared finish, leaving trails of white lace along glass sides.

Coppery amber complexion much deeper and darker than chintzy washed-out moderate-bodied fizzy predilection. Barren barley roast and toasted nuttiness dissipate by soapy citric finish, leaving nary a trace of chalky malted hop dryness.

Mainstream green-bottled straw-hued fodder maintains pungent yeast odor, sour malt swag and dry wheat backbone enhanced by peppy hop fizz. Durable corn nicety sweetens crystal water flow.

Creamy corn-sweetened Vienna-styled lager with roasted barley and honeyed caramel mildness. Subtle mocha-grain backdrop, orange peel tang, and honeysuckle fragrance give artesian water-textured sienna brew a dry ale-like essence.

Unfortunately, Frio’s green lizard-labeled marketing concept is more interesting than the gluten-free product itself. Munich helles-styled barleymalts hit quick, then dissipate. Though lacking distinction and too close to mass-produced beer, there’s nothing offensive about its relaxing flow. Perfect for amateurs. Brewery defunct: 2005.

Roasted malt-based amber ruined by murky soft-toned hops and swill grain finish. Just barely beats Bud and Miller in the macrobrew ‘cheapstakes.’ Probably defunct a few months after 2006 imbibing.

Gentle Cascade hop vibrancy lingers through roasted caramel malt pleasantry and faint fruitiness, appealing to mainstream tastes as well as slumming critics. 2010 re-tasting: Phenol vegetal astringency reduces chocolate-cocoa influence and wavering orange-dried apple-candied cherry tartness.

Plain, settling middleweight weaves aromatic sweet malt caress around minimal grain exposure. Smooth buttery finish needs assertion.