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.

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.

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.

Superior 9.3% alcohol-soaked strong ale merges sweet whiskey frontage and dry Scotch waft with heavily creamy malt concentration, picking up sturdy bourbon, burgundy, and chocolate liqueur illusions as well as subsidiary bruised orange-cherry feistiness. Sinewy floral yeast thickens tertiary banana-marshmallow hint and brown sugared anise slip. Heady slow sipping digestif conveys irrefutable character and strength.

Easy drinkin’ brown-bodied fleshy-headed Belgian strong ale lacks advertised anise-coriander seasoning. Instead, heady burgundy-bourbon warmth permeates brown-sugared spiced chocolate drift and awakened prune-raisin-beet sift. Sharply carbolic floral hops tamed by mineral watered smoothing.

An ‘aggressive beer’ indeed. Sticky molasses malts preside over up-front floral hop insistence, earthy grain thrust, and juicy tangerine stint for surefire opening salvo to brilliant rosy amber ale. Bittersweet dark chocolate overtones fade in and out, providing wonderful conduit ambushing lingering medicinal quilt. Fully formed red fruited finish shows off sundry character – each ingredient complementing the next with curious precision. For an added treat, 22-ounce bottles’ hilarious label brags about being ‘an honest microbrewery’ while deriding major corporate sludge. On tap, highly-hopped alcohol-laden malts convey full spectrum of pear-apricot-apple-cherry sweetness.

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.