Hearty dark ale richly flavored by sharp-grained mocha malting, plump raisins, and hazelnut. Smooth carbonation settles as bouquet of flowery hops coat the tongue. Tad flat cocoa finish negates creaminess.

Inviting mahogany-hued dark ale suffuses dry mocha-chocolate frontage with sugary caramel-toffee-molasses sweetness, hemming in burnt oak, iced coffee, and raisin-fig twinge. Casual espresso notes deepen nutty grain finish of viable porter-styled humdinger.

Ambitious bottle-conditioned dark amber with cork set up and 9% alcohol ballast proves well-rounded. Aromatic caramel sweetness gives way to robust port wine palate, prominent cocoa-dried chocolate presence, and sticky black licorice finish. Creamy barleywine thickness underscores unique bock-like essence. Must be extraordinary on tap.

Delicate red-orange-hued malt-sweetened fruit-spiced medium body. Very watery and lacking character. Brewery defunct: 2001.

Wonderful oak-aged English ale gains superb sweet-candied sherry-burgundy resonation, overriding tartly vinous grape tannins and sturdy coffee-mocha insistence. Frothy cascading head and bristling carbolic hop thrust perk up plum-raisin-grape conflux for lusty dried fruited undertow.

Eccentric “light pink ale with champagne” elegance contrasts lingering burnt wood prominence with deep agave influence. Dry earthiness fortifies unexpected chicory backdrop.

At robust 8% alcohol strength, reddish brown dry-bodied barleywine-styled old ale retains heady liqueur resonance, wood-burnt hop inflection, fluctuant prune-fig souring and lilting burgundy finish. Yet plural adjuncts are messy.

Don’t let the rancid flatulent aroma fool you! This fine moderate-bodied burgundy-hued fruity-hopped ale welcomes earthen-grained chocolate-embittered nutty subtleties and dark-spiced adjuncts. Reminiscent of seasoned holiday ale thanks to lilting nutmeg-plum tinge. Brewery defunct: 2002.

Suspended yeast particles and sunny lemon turbidity welcome sassy spruce-hopped mineral-grained bitter. Molasses-caramel malts and black licorice counter lemony green apple finish to biscuit bottom. Richer and more complex than most easygoing blonde ales.

Luxurious alcohol-soaked ruby-chestnut slow sipper provides massive barleywine influence to dry sherry-bourbon medicinal warmth and ripe fruited template. Prune, fig, and rum raisin encounter rewarding brandy-soaked orange-bruised apple-candied cherry, peach, and tangerine zest embedding chewy molasses bed. Busy backdrop finds anise stickiness thickening peat-smoked tobacco-dried oaken woodiness. Aggressive cognac finish increases depth.

Expressively daring translucent auburn ale with surfacing cascading tan bubbles leaves brusque roasted hop darkness and chocolate malt trace inside embittered citrus linger as red fruited undercurrent fades to vegetative bottom. Perfumed spicing, dry tobacco inkling, and minor barleywine dawdle fortify piney finish.

Short-lived ’06 old ale (a.k.a. E.O.L.) probably no different than O’Keefe version. 6% alcohol-fueled medium body has smoothly unassuming grain flow and crisp water texture perfect for straight-ahead pilsner or Bavarian lager fans.