(22oz bottle, thanks acrdz) Small off-white head atop cloudy dark amber body. Aroma is moderately sweet, caramel, some cherry, syrup. Taste is sweet, caramel, some cherry. Sticky full body, minimal carbonation.

22oz bottle from John’s Marketplace in Portland. Hazy dark brown and wheat colored body. Nose of faint and dusty, minerally yeast, boozy alcohol and wet bread with a touch of over-ripened oranges. Flavor is bran, corn, toast, booze, heavy caramel and chewy, soggy old and damp grains, a little putrid even, finishing with some sweet corn and heavy caramel. Not good at all, sorry to say. It’s a boozy caramel apple mess.

Poured a hazy amber color with an off-white head. Sweet fruity malt but not the dark fruits I had expected. No alcohol fumes at all for 13 percent. Mildly sweet anf fruity. Notes of browned apple flesh. Light to medium body. I would have expected something bigger. Mild chest warmth.

I was pretty excited to find this at the bottle shop, but I am really let down. Tastes and smells like unfermented wort, sweet and just bad. Not much to it, thin on the palate, i’m not really sure how to describe it other then stick your nose over your homebrew pot (before the hops) as you’re brewing and thats kinda how it smells and tastes. Sad and expensive, and I don’t remember any beers that have cost this much and not enjoyed to this level. Maybe something happened with this batch? I’m not sure, but I’m not sure I’m willing to pay to find out.

22oz bottle, courtesy of acrdz. Thanks, Mike! Pours a hazy, dull orange color; minimal off-white head. Basic sugar, dried fruits, overripe fruits, and wet malts in the aroma. Medium-to-full mouthfeel: relaxed carbonation; chewy dried fruits, basic sugary malts; decently tasty, and minimal alcohol showing through, surprisingly; but not a whole lot here for the level of alcohol Medium finish: breadiness, dried fruits, and some sugar.