Creamy malt-draped toffee sweetness overtakes pleasant wheat-barley combo and coffee-tinged edge as bubbly carbonation tickles tongue. Chocolate raisin drapes refreshing soda pop fizz by resinous hop embittered finish.

Locally popular reddish-hued bitter-wafted Scottish-styled (?) ale with heavily malted grain assertiveness. Strong, thick, but indistinct – a casual pleasure of passing interest later brewed by nearby Shipyard.

Up-front tangy orange resilience pervades sharply-carbonated lemony fizz bursting through mildly complex cloudy amber single malt brew. Bitter citric hop rasp fortifies full-bodied cracked wheat finish. Sip slowly to enjoy comforting blend.

Pour carefully to avoid disturbing sediment is fair warning for fizzy white-headed bottle-conditioned mild ale. Visible sour yeast sediment and bitter grain affectation augment dry hop finish of frustratingly boring Brit.

Persuasive wood-smoked grain bitterness enriches caramel-malted maple-sapped yeast-candied copper-hazed medium-bodied rogue. Reminiscent of Bass Pale Ale on tap, though creamy mocha theme, tangy orange-tangerine subtlety, and wheat biscuit finish make this even better as distinguished top of the line ESB.

Toasted hops waft through roasted barley palate as sweet spruce-maple oeuvre and smoked mocha sedation contrast brisk orange peel bitterness. Grassy wheat chaff intersects muted chocolate-cocoa midst, turning styptic by flustered floral tea finish.

Worthy copper-toned Bitter counters sticky mocha malt pleasantry with piney floral-hopped bittering and dry cedar wood seduction. Nutty caramel-chocolate sweetness reaches sturdy charcoal-blackened grain backbone. A full-bodied libation sans stomach-bloating heaviness.

Unspecified brown ale-like mocha-nut register and subdued barley sweetness lack distinction to bland caramel finish. Bright citric-hopped tinge evaporates thusly. Brewery had been sold as of 2005 and its beers remain defunct.

Hey, the New York Yankees won the World Series (again) the night we plowed these down! So in our state of euphoria, we concluded this fine bitter ale had lots of rich character and a fair amount of distinction (which it ultimately did). Brisk-hopped cereal malting provides sufficient bite. Strong, assertive, full-bodied, and well balanced with ancillary barley-oat freneticism that never overstays its welcome. Brewery defunct: 2002.

Since 1713, Welch brewers have perfected and refined this simply marvelous full-bodied ale. While difficult to classify, its straightforward malt prosperity secures off dry hop lightness and non-sweetened mineral grain assertion. Best of all, it packs quite an alcoholic wallop.

Exceptionally watery, flat, acrid persistence overwhelms lame rye dryness and honeyed citric astringency, making one yearn for quality wine-silken French brews. Skunked hop bitterness and salty brine harshness subside at unassuming metallic finish. Vile acetous bile.