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 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.

Brewed by Trappist monks in Belgium since 1862 and recommended to any seasoned drinker, iconoclastic  ruddy-hued butterscotch-candied strong ale (with boozy bourbon-sherry-port twinkle) enlivens plummy prune musk with radiant white wine resilience and tangy black cherry compote waver and caramelized chocolate malt response, sweetening the perfectly mellow mood with finely detailed flavor profile. Buttery yeast and caramelized chocolate malts contrast peppery hops in unique manner while sedate clove-spiced grape-date-fig splat lingers.

Silky smooth copper-hazed Trappist-inspired Belgian strong ale (first released winter ’05) features chewy honeyed butterscotch thickness and syrupy overripe peach-cherry juiciness. Soured raisin-date, tangy pineapple, and clove-induced banana illusions add depth to dried fruitcake finish.

Beguilingly well balanced soft-watered English strong ale (with frail head evaporating above ruddy amber haze) layers biscuit-y butterscotch-licked malts atop protracted wood-charred Fuggle hop bittering. Bruised orange and lemony berries outdo delicate tobacco-dried sherry nuance.

Astounding 11.3% alcohol volume introduces deep brown sticky-sweet barleywine-styled 11.2-ounce bottled dark ale. Full-bodied syrupy chocolate malt swagger usurps firm earthen grain foundation offsetting flowery hop snip, leaving tongue-tingling carbolic spritz. Cleanly soothing burgundy finish concentrates bittersweet tangibles beautifully, but prolonged alcohol mustiness may upset lighter tastes.

Yet another fine artesian Belgian. Robust fizzy-headed blonde explodes in your mouth like wheat beers often do but lacks aboveground sweet-tart inertia of local competition. Distant pineapple, green apple, peach and banana illusions receive clove-spiced tingle. Hopped-up muted fruit finish gains creamy caramel luster.

Deeply penetrating prune theme (flavor-hue-aroma) gains congruent fig-raisin insistence to celebrate island-bound brewers’ ten-year anniversary (blending Baggywringle Barleywine with Whale’s Tale Pale Ale inside strawberry-strewn bourbon barrel). Vinous strawberry tartness lingers through oaken cherry pucker and mild bourbon warmth. Tertiary grape esters and bruised orange souring add further complexity, though mossy earthiness and dank basement finish seem peculiar.