(12oz bottle) Small beige head atop clear chestnut body. Aroma is medium sweet, roast, caramel, chocolate, light coffee, raisin. Taste is moderately sweet, chocolate, caramel, light coffee. Light-medium body, light stickiness.

12oz bottle shared courtesy of TomDecapolis. Poured a dark brown color with a small sized off white head. Aromas of chocolate, light roast, caramel and light smoke. Tastes of bitter chocolate, coffee and nutty. Thin body

Bottle compliments of my sister’s fridge: Pours a darkish brown color with plenty of tan head and a smidgen of lacing. The nose is toasty with lots of coca and nutty notes, some dry cocoa and chocolate. The flavor is dry and robust with a moderate dark toast and coffee notes. Dry and a moderate body, sweet licoricey finish. Decent brown ale, but feels a bit more like a porter or a schwarzbier.

This was a pleasant surprize. Expecting it to be a cheap knock-off &#40;done by Goose Island for Trader Joe’s&#41;, I was expecting a watery American dark lager or some such. Instead, I was treated to a good session style of brown ale. It poured a clear, nutty brown with a wisp of a white head. The nose was quite fruity &#40;plums & cherries&#41; atop a rich, sweet malt aroma. Smooth to drink, it has that same fruitiness in the flavor, the malt becomes toffee-like, and it has just a touch of almonds. There’s only a very slight hop bitterness in the finish, but this ale stands up just fine as it was.<br /><br /><font size=-4><a href=http://www.ratebeer.com/ViewUser.asp?UserID=18266><u>From RAYBOY01’s Fridge</u></a><font size=-1><br />

Brown color with a hint of ruby when held to the light. Moderate tan head with a tight sheet of lace. Dark caramel, light roasted malts and hints of cocoa and dark cherries in the aromas. Toffee and roasted nut flavors dominate. A light somewhat herbal bitterness mid quaff. Quite dry and a touch astringent in the finish. An average brown ale, whatever that means.