Advertised ‘herbs, spices, vanilla, honey, and molasses’ only play dinky role in precariously overdone 5.5% alcohol-laced root beer. Instead, resounding black licorice foundation overwhelms expectant sarsaparilla twang, maple snip, and peppery wintergreen reminder. Good for a sugar rush and better than sticky Schnapps.

Billowy-headed saffron-spiced ale gains buttery wine essence as muscat grape tartness and bright grapefruit illusion induce sugary honeyed wheat stickiness contrasting minor acidic bitterness concealing 9% alcohol margin.

Slightly gold-hazed eccentricity integrates wildflower honey sweetness with profound ginger spicing, fluctuant chamomile restraint, and latent lemon peel bittering, retaining floral finish as well as hard-candied lemondrop appeal.

Like a corky Belgian cuvee or gueuze spreading unripe green grape pucker and Granny Smith apple sourness atop cloudy yeast sediment, this abstruse pinkish-highlighted amber golden aperitif gains many offbeat illusions. But advertised floral promise of rose, violet, and elderberry nuances never conquer lemon-dried mandarin orange burst or fungus-like olfactory dankness (though lavender and lilac hints persist). Black pepper spicing is inconspicuous.

Delicate floral-fruited spice ale with unassuming 8% alcohol retains creamy banana-butterscotch center, bubbly hop spritz, and sweet vanilla hint to grapefruit-dried lemon meringue finish. Didn’t pick up any hemp as per left-side label.

Sunny citrus-scented pale-bodied hop-fizzed mediocrity with sour lemon drop theme hems negligible wheat influence into limpid acidic finish. Shifty orange-dried tartness cedes mere honey postscript.

Superfine winter warmer celebrates holiday season with endless character. Served best cold, local apple cider provides bittersweet template. Loud cinnamon-nutmeg-clove spices tingle tongue as sweet candied apple thrust brightens red cherry-cranberry souring. Sugar plum, fig, and date engage baked apple backdrop. When served warm, acidic alcohol intensity and funky apple liqueur tartness overwhelm dissipating cinnamon-toasted spicing dramatically.

Splendid multi-dimensional beer matured in sake casks saddles anticipatory rice wine aspect with earthen grape, stewed prune, sun-dried fig, and vinous cider souring. Reminiscent of dry oak-aged plum-wined Chardonnay at a distance, its glutinous wheat influence soon beckons heady whiskey finish, where distilled sake strengthens alcoholic punch.

Sinewy yeast clumps speckle dry oak-aged(?) indulgence. Musty flowery yeast sweetness turns to sour candy as damp earthiness recedes corky gueuze-like tannic tartness. Moldy peach, tangy nectarine, sour apple, and white grape esters confront pasty plantain illusion as lemony hops secure peppery hibiscus smidgen.

Dried-out orange palate, creamy caramel malt follow-up, and puissant carbolic fizz provide fine opening for herbal red ale. Ginseng nearly lost in vanilla extract, honey maple, and citrus adjuncts. Slide this in next to Hempen and Aviator ales. Brewery defunct: 2001.

Aromatic aftershave lotioning, peppery hop nose, and blue agave-spiced eucalyptus tongue climax with mint-y freshness. Initial peculiarities give way after a few sips, leaving an excessively cloy ginger-sugared finish. Pour slowly to correctly balance agave with sharp tequila twist.

Serene golden ale with cocoa and spices inspired by ancient Aztec drink, Xocolati, counters curry-smoked black pepper mandate with mild mocha. Red ale-like fruited sweetness fortifies floral backdrop and vanilla-cinnamon trickle to cardboard-y chocolate malt finish. A lighter alternative to Rogue’s Chipotle Ale?