On tap, slow sippin’ off-dry American strong ale (brewed in conjunction with nearby Rogue Ales) brings thickening raisin-fig-date salvo to nutty-bottomed sugared molasses malting. Barleywine finish enhanced by brown chocolate snatch.

Buttery mocha-malted cherry brandy sweetness provides fine initiation for intriguing ruddish-browned alcohol-fueled ale. Mild cognac easement saturates orange blossom-honeyed apricot, peach, pear and tangerine fruiting. Nutty vanilla illusions envelop spice-hopped butterscotch-caramel finish.

Well-balanced medium-bodied pale ale salutes Boston Red Sox colossal leftfield wall. Biscuit-y barley toasting and bright orange-apple tang counter phenol juniper-hopped alcohol burn. Sugared malts expand pleasant sweetness above calm grapefruit peel bittering and wet wood windup.

Mild wheat-corn trickle and barren lemon souring inform grassy hop bittering. Displaced licorice niche and blunt alcohol astringency sink ho-hum slacker.

Reddish-orange turbidity of Belgian-styled artisan ale captures the eye while spicy green apple, white grape and tart citrus seize the tongue. Dry oak bittering consumes vinous cider pucker saddling backend of herbaceous wildflower vagary.

Inconspicuous li’l 9-ounce amber-hazed treat opens with rounded bubbles consuming slowly fading frothy head. Creamy chocolate malts, relaxing floral hops, and sweet Scotch savor given alcohol-fueled response, leading to pleasant barleywine finish.

Blasé golden-hazed English-styled strong ale from South America debunks hearty expectancy. Lively corn-husked lemony peach spritz, dinky herbal lick, and flighty almond clip lean against frail wheat backbone.

Fabulous limited ’04 release brings unassuming 8% alcohol level to multi-hopped cherry ‘jewbelation’ breadth, retaining flaked oat depth and toasted barleymalt sufficiency. Bittersweet chocolate continuance intensifies luscious fig-raisin ascension, contributing to chewy, full-bodied scrumptious-ness.

Despicably stale grassy-hopped sweet-corned malt liquor-y medium body with dismal carbolic intake suffers from abysmal alcohol harshness and putrid vegetal blurb.

Devilish reddish-golden malt-lacquered Frenchie could be better medication than Ny-quil with astounding 13% alcohol strength (second only to Sam Adams Triple Bock). Creamy cognac sweetness, chewy caramel richness, and pliant buttery yeast texture provide firm foundation for medicinal Halloween treat not for fainthearted.

Interestingly, Cali’s Russian River and Colorado’s Avery brewery’s both had rival Salvation ales in stock. Instead of litigating for brand name, the reputable microbreweries jointly crafted an alcohol-ridden intricacy. Candi-sugared Belgian yeast sweetens initial dried fig-raisin-date splurge, bruised banana-orange midst, and tertiary cherry-strawberry-peach twinge. At oak-aged brandy-like finish, dark rum-spiced cinnamon-clove-nutmeg illusions and vanilla bean-chicory notes find solace amongst fruity lucidity.

Primal ’99 version of classic barleywine-styled ale proved worthy. Dynamic caramel-scented 11% alcohol-fueled ale with smoked cedar-oak enhancing lively clove-spiced hops, peat-smoked roasted barley, and chicory of idiosyncratic medicinal brew. Vanilla extract, maple, and vinous cherry inform acquired bourbon-burgundy finish that’s indeed nearly immortal.