<i>On tap at the brewpub, 02/01/07.</i> Clear ruby brown with a one finger creamy beige head, good retention. Aroma of toast and woody hops, also a bit of molasses. Flabor added biscuity malts, a bit of brown sugar, and some light bitterness--well-balanced. Light to medium body with light spritzy carbonation. Good session beer.

5 oz sample draft at the brewpub. This has been a staple brew here since the early days and a lot of the KC Crew seems to enjoy it, but I’m jut not feelin’ it. The pour is a clear root beer brown with a thin creamy off-white head that laces decently. The aroma is dark caramel maltiness, light fuggles and a faint metallic note. Light-bodied and slick with a crisp, bitter, fairly metallic finish. The flavor follows the nose and palate with toasty malts up front and an earthy, dry, metallic finish. While I have a tendency to pull metal notes from beers that others do not, I taste what I taste, and this is probably my least favorite Free State offering to date. I suppose I’ll try a full pour again some time, just to give it a second chance, but unless it can shake the metallic characteristics, I will remain unmoved.

Very nice dark purpley red color with a creamy light tan head. Bready, malty aroma with just a hint of citrus and floral hops. Flavor is predominantly malt with only a slight hop bitterness and some underlying citrus/fruit and a dry, bready finish.

On tap many times @ various places, pours a cloudy dark amber with a moderate off-white head and good lacing. Mild aroma of malty caramel and some hops. A mild hops bite with a malty backbone. Definitely not a favorite of the FS lineup, but decent and still much better than alternative big beer choices.

On tap at the brewpub. Poured dirty amber with a dirty white head. Aroma had some faint earth notes, and really faint floral hop notes to it. Flavor was slight citrus hops. Thin body with a dry finish. Very bleh!