Large head,mild carbonatio,bronze coloured ale.a caramel touch at first to the nose,nutty,roasted malt odours,smooth.Flavour there is an added grittyness for touch,caramel is superb like the aroma,roasted tastes of cocoa,chocolate,an added malt freshness for the balance and smoothness.The bitter is really a highlight,mixed with a tang through the ale.Finish bitter/smooth so tasty.

(Bottle). Strong sweet hoppy aroma, fruits and caramel. Clear reddish amber body, medium light tan head. Delicious flavor profile, well blended with fruity hops and mild sweet caramel malt. Pleasing long lasting finish. This is a great ale, I just wish it weren’t so darned expensive.

2008 Bottle. Not really impressed by this, especially at the price, and that is hard to say as I like regular dead guy ale. What sort of excuses are they coming up with for a $14 a bottle beer? "John used cascade and Crystal because he was out of his first choice"...at $14 a bottle?! Anyway, enough ranting. Pours with a large off-white head and a hazy orange body. Good lacing. Aroma has lots of dark fruits, toffee and very raw, grainy caramalized two row barely. Very lightly hopped. Taste is just boring. Really malty with not too much going on. A bit husky if anything. Oily mouthfeel, light carbonation.

Pours with a light amber hue that is pretty clear and sparkling. Head is large and light brown and is mostly diminishing with time. Aroma is of molasses, grain, and lots of nuts! Light hops with an average yeast note in the nose. Other smells that are prominent are the dark fruits - plums, prunes, and dates. Medium to the palate - oily texture. Lively carbonation. Sweet beginning and a bitter ending on the flavor. Lots of nuts in the taste!!!!!!!

Copper color with white head. Great aroma of caramel and fruit with some hop citrus. Taste is first of biting bitterness with some sweet malt at the front with harsh bitterness in the finish. Just too much.