Seemingly updated, but definitely relabeled Helles bock with better flavor profile not half-bad as midrange post-winter warmer. Tart orange souring and bittersweet raisin-fig harshness cushion caramelized butterscotch-toffee sweetness to baguette-like bottom of opaque gold moderation.

Delightful fruit cocktail theme underscored by sharp floral-spiced grassy-hopped orange peel bittering and rich caramel malt creaminess. Wheat-honeyed red cherry, purple grape, pineapple, tangerine, peach, mango, and melon illusions brighten maple-sapped pine-combed spruce-tipped viscosity to lusty 8.3% alcohol reminder. A rejuvenating IPA-like specialty brewed in conjunction with lauded beer experts Charlie Papazian and Fred Eckhardt.

Tentative creamed corn lead-in of light-bodied helles lager cannot escape astringent phenol hop sabotage and soapy flow. White-breaded sourdough yeast informs oats-flaked wheat-dried biscuit base.

Casual moderate-bodied amber-hued German-styled blond lacks overall distinction and fruity pizzazz. Buttery pale-malted honey-roasted barley graining enjoins basic floral-hopped orange-peach-cherry tang and pastry-like sugar cookie sweetness. Vanilla, iced tea, and wet paper illusions receive tertiary whiskey-zapped ransom.

Dreary rust-hued Bavarian suffers from blandness. White grape aroma and chaffed wheat earthiness evaporate in a sea of bittersweet mediocrity before barren floral yeast finish gets anemic. Serve to softhearted novices as fizzy alternative to predictable pilsners.

Enticing honey roasted malts, silky spiced hops, and estery dried fruits characterize terrific, full-flavored, solid-bodied helles bock. Thick yeast sinew effectively heightens residual butterscotch-candied almond glaze, wavered red cherry gleam, sugar plum sugaring, orange marmalade wisp and mild floral tinge. Beautiful chewy caramel-nut sweetness kindles elegant honeycomb finish.

Labeled as “German style,” but bubbly white-headed pale amber remains too inconsequential to make effective distinction. Musty toasted grains get sedately cardboard-like as soft hop fizz annuls Scotch malt souring.

Closer to an expressive pale ale than an obvious lager, rusty nickel hued nomad brings feisty bruised orange sourness, lemony white peach tagline and dry cork waft to vinous grape-draped cherry pucker. Thick malt lacquering consumes floral-hopped fruit finish as recessed smoky wood tempest builds strength. Brewed by Calapooia Brewery after 2008.

After yeast particles settle, turbid yellow-glowed Helles lager brings acidic lemon tartness to grassy hop bittering, staying lightheartedly fizzy. Metallic clink negates citrus-y wildflower souring, cork-y dryness, and floral outline, but crisp, clean finish welcomes softer palates to summery session beer.

Muted dry Scotch opening and toasted hop crisping encounter flimsy herbal tea nuance before soapy metallic finish ruins delicate grain foundation. Brewery defunct: 2006.

Weirdly vegetal German-styled peculiarity punctuates malted barley-wheat frontage with ambrosial citric efficiency and delicate hop bitterness. Sweet carrot, fresh asparagus, and fresh tobacco leaf illusions positively complement mineral grained earthiness.

Butterscotch-glowed Munich-styled lager hides biscuit-y wheat nuance and orange-mango fruitiness beneath high carbonation. Sharp hop bitterness encounters candied medicinal mildness at moderate grain finish. Brewery defunct: 2006.