Likable garnet-hued English-styled ale brings lingered smoky malt dryness to brown sugared raisin-fig conflux, rye-breaded sourdough midst and sweet tobacco leaf crisping. Leathery earthen hop resin and grassy wheat-chaffed parch prompt pallid quasi-copper ale comparison, but unresolved Blackstrap molasses finish goes astray. On tap, dried fruited nature and smoked cocoa malting receive deeper acetone vigor.

Disappointing oxidized waft and putrid hard-candied bruised orange souring corrupt dubious golden-hued strong ale. Scurvy dry-lagered rye-wheat base and tepid lemongrass funk further denigrate metallic 7% alcohol-smitten weasel. Similar to nearby Pizza Port’s only bad beer, Das Boot Helles Lager.

Proud brewers of fine Scarecrow Ale and Fiddler’s Elbow return with cordial copper-hazed orange-highlighted pale ale. Buttery caramelized malts confirm bread-y yeast nose as lemony candied sweetness and soured citrus twang backup encrusted grain smear to crystalline water finish for light-bodied elegance.

Crisp light ale with “100% Fuggles hops”” contains floating insert to preserve flavor, but lacks distinct English grain-malt character and creamy resilience, hurting chance to deliver knockout punch. Disappointingly un-Special, though pint can features snazzy elephant insignia.

Sweet floral-wafted perfume-hopped aura and quirky wheat wine swerve coalesce caramel-candied malting of burnished amber full body. Chewy yeast sediment boosts lofty 8% alcohol rigidity. Bold barleywine finish lathers high class Italian.

Mildly turbid prune-hued smoke-spiced Northerner reminiscent of full-bodied India Pale Ale, only sweeter and with more sediment yeast particles. Buttery malt whiskey waft proves headier than initial sourdough stipend, affable jasmine spicing, and fragile rice-barley spine.

Fickle Canadian complements raw maple nose with honey-soured tangerine-orange-apple tartness, ripe raisin infer and sedate butterscotch sweetness. Supportive off-dry clove-hopped persuasion wilts beside barley-toasted wheat biscuit backbone, finishing like a cheaply spiced Belgian ale.

Top-fermented billowy-headed amber-glazed Belgian strong ale with firmly centered whiskey malting and candi-sugared yeast thicket clouding lemon-soured apricot-peach tang. Ginger-snapped banana-clove-coriander wisp adds luster, but tentative dry-hopped citric finish merely teases tongue, lowering complexity.

Agile moderate-bodied ‘Special London Ale’ with chameleon-like characteristics. Initial burgundy flow, roasted barley punctuation, and malt creaminess give way to black cherry fruitiness. Then, sweet yeast finish kicks in, underscored by bitter-hopped caramel nuttiness perfect for after dinner splurge.

Ambitious white-foamed pale-toned double-fermented dessert fodder. Lively champagne effervescence, ample cider tartness, tingly cherry mint julep motif, acetous fruity wine graze, clove-hopped spicing and floral dusting integrated perfectly. Concentrated yeast immediacy adds spunk to turbidly dry quince finish. Mellow crystal malting lightens the mood.

Dry prune-hued 8% alcohol ‘Grand Cru of the Emperor’ opens with cork-y plum-prune thicket. Smooth aging allows alcohol to dissolve nicely into sweet Cordial warmth as honeyed yeast sediment subsides. Carbonation flattens a tad, but dusty allspice-nutmeg seasoning integrates holiday splendor with moist basement dankness and expressive grape tannin tenure.

Creamy prune-hued alcohol-battered dark ale perks fig-raisin-fruitcake emphasis with nutty caramel cluster and sugary toffee tinge as peach-pear confluence ascends. Earthy bottom deepens hard water texture.