Suspended yeast particles dot unassumingly thick-bodied, heavily viscous German Rauchbier-styled dark ale. Smoked malts punctuate quince mince plus mild dried tobacco, burnt wood, and black toast bitterness as pumpernickel, chicory, and rye adjuncts reinforce abstruse original.

Hawaii’s original microbrewery makes this mighty fine macadamia nut flavored ale. Bitter nuttiness ascends just as fluffy carbonation and deep-grained caramel malting wane. Fruity notes furnish backdrop.

Rich cloudy brown ale contrasts caramel malts against fruited hop tang and spicy-hopped bluster. Black chocolate-coffee resonation strengthens soft buttery flow. Undeniably fine.

Label brags of gefilte fish added to ‘the chosen beer.’ Made from famous Booneville grapes, beautiful organic ale emphasizes assertive fruited hop rush over chewy yeast sinew. Ethereal berry-citric juicing, white-green-red grape esters, and fig-date subsidy reach pomegranate center. Crisp mountain water softens smooth, well calibrated, top-rank bitter.

Musty malt aromatics, bland barley strand, and frisky hop rift overtake creamy sweetness. Sharp and firm on first impression, but light, watery, tinny finish weakens substantially.

Dry earthen wood tone and roasted hop bittering juxtapose discrete mocha malt sweetness of tan-headed chestnut-hued medium-bodied ale. But tinny sour finish and overall astringent acridity preclude muted toffee nuttiness.

Scruffy ruby amber English-styled dry body hides unripe berry-cherry acridity beneath desolate chocolate malt souring and cragged toffee-hazelnut illusions. Searching for a dominant character.

Flat deep burgundy English-styled brown ale spreads yummy chocolate-y hazelnut sweetness over almond-walnut subsidy and minor dried fruiting, but needs thicker malt depth.

Got free glass with this creamy burgundy-port-like suffrage tributary featuring mahogany-marooned hue rising above ravishing ruby-garnet sash. Dried fig, raisin, date and bruised black cherry linger atop vanilla-chocolate souring, infiltrating earthen peat bottom and impending tobacco chew, hazelnut and walnut mirage, finishing with molasses-like Scotch malt twist.

Really fine full-bodied southern ale may lack creamy resilience, but not rounded nutty makeup. Oily coffee surge embitters cocoa-powdered toffee malts and hazelnut-pecan-walnut illusions. Fig-date souring enhances peanut shell reminder.

Celebrating nine years brewing with 9-malt, 9-hop, 9% alcohol limited ’05 release, this dramatic tan-headed, brown-bodied Semite-embracing ale brings incipient visual pleasure as frothy cascading spume floats briskly to top. Ebullient brown chocolate sweetness saturates complementary creme caramel center, swirled vanilla scoop, and cherry syrup topping. Deep-recessed creamy coffee linger perfectly counters curvaceous sticky sugared malt spine. Photo courtesy of www.beeradvocate.com

Sweet yeast aromatics grace organic barley-hop palate, initiating elegant butterscotch mouthfeel complemented by silken crisp-watered carbonation. Only the quickly dissipating mocha finish keeps this from absolute perfection.