Simple biscuit-y treat. Obvious barley-toasted caramel malting counters dry hop-spiced astringency. Cardboard-y cocoa-powdered marzipan reminder has polite acidic bitterness and soft nuttiness of copper ale. Brewery defunct: 2010.

As plain as its name indicates, frugal ale rivals bland, unsophisticated lagers. Grains and hops come to the fore, but lack of distinguishing adjuncts or malt-like assertiveness keeps this stillborn.

Decent pint-bottled (or oil canned) copper-hazed pale ale retains moderate hop bitterness to mineral-grained finish. Watery consistency absorbs creamy caramel malting and sugared nut nuances. Could pass for brown ale in a heartbeat.

Interesting golden amber summer seasonal with dry rye signature maintains pleasant roasted grain sweetness, slick hop dryness, and mild caramel-nut creaminess. Tangerine tartness lingers but unresolved oats-toasted finish is suspect. Brewery defunct: 2007.

Wavering medium-bodied English Pale Ale punctuates dark mocha overtones, hop-roasted barleymalt backbone, and dry coffee-nut subtlety with creamy liqueur absorption. But watery texture and metallic nuisance squander subdued toffee finish most fuller-bodied British bitters maintain.

Pleasing lemony grapefruit easement lightly embitters grassy-hopped wheat husk, cardboard-y pale malt dryness, and mineral grained recess. But pasty texture and slight alcohol burn cloak apple skin snick and floral lick.

Stagnant clear copper dry body needs to deepen blanched grapefruit-peach bittering and tepid malt roasting ’cause woody Cascade hop astringency can’t carry the load. Bark-like mouthfeel feels right but cardboard finish and acetous aftertaste deprive further goodness.

Dank citric floral aroma abruptly interrupted by rye-pumpernickel-tobacco assertion until lemony overture infiltrates dry sour bread finish for extent joyride. Brewery defunct: 2005.

Subtly impressive light-bodied fare with sweet honey-dipped cereal grains penetrating gently spice-hopped peach-tangerine tang. A hint of cornbread surfaces soon after.

Laudable clear amber medium-bodied ‘hophead’ fave updated from initial ‘Maverick’ version listed below. Dry pine needled green hop prickle given lemony grapefruit, orange peel, and juniper bitterness contrasting luscious spruce-sapped peach-nectarine sweetness to biscuit-y wheat bottom. Spicy floral-herbal tinge envelops tertiary fresh-cut grass, resinous hemp, and moldy wood remnants.