Label claims it’s Birmingham’s best beer, but unfortunately we’re talkin’ Alabama, not England. Despite flaxen hue, its wafting citric tartness, soured mocha depth, and rousing malted hop splotch position this between lightweight stout and tingly red ale. Unique in approach, though no dominant flavor emerges. Brewery defunct: 2001.

Dark rust-hued brew buttresses perfumed hop aroma, nutty mocha bitterness, and barley-roasted graining with buttery malt perusal, nicking brown ale styling. Only disappointment comes when lingering sweet ‘n’ sour balance dips below shallow watery texture, giving soft finish neutral blandness.

Muted cherry-orange nose and phenol caramel malts initiate overtly foamy, puffy cumulous-headed lightweight, but simplistic grapefruit-hopped midst undermines potential. Brewery defunct: 2007.

Serviceable golden ale salutes dubious baseball founder, Abner Doubleday, underscoring roasted barleymalts and toasted hops with muted orange rind, sour apple and spiced peach illusions. Dry phenol finish flattens caramel-toffee tinge as floral bitterness fades.

From its funky dank aroma to its soft malt creaminess, this lusty Garden State golden ale closely resembles both French and Belgian brews due to its heavily carbonated white wine fruitiness, eloquent floral wheat influence, white-peppered coriander stint and dashing barleywine backdrop. Musty grape souring lingers below and minty herbal nuance beckons. Probably not as unique as true Belgian pale ales yet unusually complexity. Aged three years, stunning sherry oxidation saunters.

Sweet barley thrust contrasts skunked sourdough follow-up and cloy malt soaping, putting moderate-bodied Norwegian in minor league when compared to better nearby Holland-based brewer, Heineken. Faux corn-sugared malt liquor finish embittered by musty alcohol burn. One step from the junk pile.

Light texture hides barleymalt consistency, yeast sinew, and apprehensive floral bouquet of soft hop-spiced moderation. Earthen grassy-hopped straw-hay leathering adds barnyard funk to green apple, peach and pear undertones. A gentler, sweeter, bubbly golden.

Turbid copper busybody allows rapturous butterscotch creaminess to gain bruised orange density and overripe peach-grapefruit-apricot tang, maintaining sturdy medicinal thrust without sacrificing floral-spiced citric tonic. Peppery hops counter sugar malt saturation and corn whiskey sweetness mid-palate, amplifying complexity.

Soapy light-bodied Euro-styled ale-aged pilsner varied in quality from one bottle to next. Dry lemongrass souring and slight curacao orange waver mollify pumpernickel backend as fizzy hops blindside honeyed oats and milled barley. Nasty vegetal cabbage-like skunking ruined one sample.

Dry harvest wheat informs sourdough mouthfeel and unobtrusive barleymalts, combining for subtle even flow. Elegantly smooth dry-roasted oats soften nutty backdrop. Great for softer palates, but docile nature will put off experienced drinkers.

Frosty white-headed froth and strong alcohol whiff introduce otherwise becalmed moderate-bodied ale. Various spicy adjuncts prickle lemon-soured grapefruit tongue. Yellow-fruited hop bitterness gains prominence over slim pale malt backbone. Love that strong alcoholic finish, too.

Smoky pale malting and dank hop bitterness provide rustic flow to slim fruited finish. Berry notes make a cameo, but flaccid golden ale is just too soft and under-whelming for serious consideration.