Lusty ale has what Lonetree proudly proclaims ‘sweet, malt-y character.’ And ’tis true, this foam-ridden brownish-red ale backs its syrupy yeast sinew with sappy maple and chewy caramel malting. A very filling and welcome after dinner drink.

Likable citric-hopped frothy-headed copper-hazed bitter gains caramel malt fortitude above quaint chocolate nuttiness and sweet stone fruiting. Advancing sunny orange tang awakens barleywine smidgen. Less crisp, clean, and organic than most Cali brews, bringing a more blue collar grain-based pilsner appeal to medium-bodied nicety.

Spicy hops sit on front of tongue as toasted cereal grain indifference and sour orange murk drag down amber-hued red ale. Spongy nut finish fades quick.

Warbled dark amber-clouded dry body lacks highly hopped sharp-fruited nature of archetypal red ale, depending instead on chestnut-roasted barleymalt scheme, sweet tobacco leaf crisping, honeyed pecan passage and dismal vegetal conflux to its toasted cereal grain spine. Flustered grape-skinned orange-tangerine-apple fruiting picks up tropical pineapple-mango-grapefruit succor but offensive phenol acridity, aspirin-like astringency and cardboard-like finish deaden impact.

Scintillating medium-bodied amber ale maintains endearing barley-wheat calmness, buttery malt creaminess, and cotton-like hop caress. Raisin and hazelnut fill out soft-toned finish. Perfect for softer thirsts.

Dark brown ale with indistinct malt aroma matching elusive soft water sweetness and muted chocolate-nut flirt. Needs better foundation (thicker malted grains) to be heartier, nevertheless, quite comforting and a tad strong. Brewery defunct: circa 2004.

Hearty, briskly carbolic, medium-bodied red ale integrates sweet mocha malt splurge with sharp piney hop spine and resinous mineral grain depth. Juxtaposed ripe red fruit tartness counters sour pink grapefruit bite rather well.

So-so “classic ruby red ale” allows some diacetyl muck to irritate serene mocha malting, roasted hop char, and dried fig-cherry recess. Soured orange rind dankness and earthen peat backdrop gird latent pumpernickel, walnut, and oak tones.

Herbal tea spicing placates earthen grains, floral hops, and vegetal backdrop. Chocolate-covered cherry undertones lace cocoa-powdered mocha bitterness surging beneath.

Burgundy-hued bitter with mocha malt pungency, bittersweet spiced-hop refuge, and tart red-fruited simmer. Oxidized chocolate undermines unconvincingly dry roasted barley finish.

First impressions led me to believe rustic-grained lightweight needed tangy citrus boost. Is it a weak copy of an Irish red ale or just a smoothly nebulous ‘auburn’ ale? One thing is certain, it’s not as pure tasting as most New England styled ales. Brewery defunct: 2009.

Tawny mocha-spiced medium body dampens buttery chocolate malt continuance with astringent caramel-pecan finish. Phenol fizz dissolves cleansing orange rind/ white grape dryness and desolate hop whimper. Lacks true red ale spicing; closer to pleasantly embittered cola nut-influenced copper ale.