Ambitious slow sipping boubon-sherry-like offshoot adds oak chips to sterling Arrogant recipe. As thickly cascading tan head settles above cloudy rust-orange body, sharply alcoholic fruity waft surges. Chewy vanilla-butterscotch creaminess thickens syrupy peach-cherry sinew, correlative tangerine-mango-melon tang, and impending spruce sweetness. At midst, red apple ripeness, purple grape twang, and sun-dried raisin tinge counter ethereal floral-hopped bittering. As bottle empties, bruised orange-grapefruit notes gush forward, adding further complexity.

Lofty 6.5% alcohol advertised on clear bottle sufficient enough to garner attention from veteran ale heads. Deep orange hue, rich frothy head and active bready yeast aroma provide initial impression for peculiar caramel-buttered sugared malt sweetness perforating bitter hop finish.

Explosively carbonated roasted hop bitterness detailed by sedimentary-grained chocolate nuttiness typifying regal English strong ale posing as mild winter warmer. At midst, porter-like mocha creaminess bolsters candied apple, toffee, and cherry sweetness to honey-spiced cocoa finish.

Boundless honeyed malt terrain surrounds hop-fueled bitterness embedding zesty dark fruitiness to musty finish, but so-called Special Ale proves too predictable.

Rich barley overtones, creamy caramel malting and banana-nut breading moderate buttery frontage before bittersweet musty fruit finish consumes enjoyable foamy-headed dry English ale.

Surging tar-coal-tobacco chew acerbity imbues heartily bitter walnut-hued ‘strong American Ale,’ deepening hop-charred smoked wood buttress ’til clean spring water finish prevails. Resinous black chocolate, licorice, and fig add soured resilience.

Distinct sourdough aroma, dry Scotch mouthfeel, and back-throated floral-spiced accents ransack candi-sugared Belgian yeast essence of silken gold-hazed strong ale. Better fruited sweetness (pineapple-cantaloupe-melon) than sharp cider bite, with citric-soured hop sop subduing white-peppered nuance. It’s got some kick.

Pungent sour malt odor wafts from top of dry-bodied 16% alcohol fortified lager, saturating raunchy maize flow and musty phenol astringency.

One-time tawny-hued seasonal deepens prune-soured nose with English-styled hop-spiced tingle and swerved Scotch malt splendor. Mild caramel wheat bed sweetens grape-fig tartness, candied apple sweetness, vegetal gourd astringency, and tobacco leaf resonance.

Majestic oak-barreled ruddy maroon-hazed strong ale sustains durable burgundy-doused milk stout opulence. Hickory-smoked bourbon-sherry-port licks saturate lactose-frothed cocoa buttering, dark chocolate syruping and toffee molasses portal to rum-soaked raisin finish, gaining cherry puree souring along the way. Hop-charred maple-molasses density tweaks tertiary French vanilla, hazelnut, cola nut, plum wine, dark whiskey and Amaretto sassafras. Chewy slow sipper perfect as wintry nightcap.

Vigorously acrid 9.2% alcohol assertion nearly overwhelms persistent molasses-sweetened raisin-prune-fig swagger of sponge-y beige-headed bronze body. Creamier, dewier and more peppery-hopped than lighter ‘6’ version, spreading expectant rum-caked banana-bruised coriander-nutmeg-cinnamon illusions across brown-sugared chocolate hazelnut sustenance.

Lemony hard cider souring fronts murky amber-hazed Belgian-styled strong pale ale celebrating brewers’ 16th anniversary. Cotton-candied honey biscuit spine reinforces tertiary white-peppered beet-sugared Granny Smith apple, orange marmalade, fried plantain, gin-soaked raisin, apricot, and tangerine illusions, but livelier fruited malt thrust needed.