Band-Aid nose proliferates as smoked beechwood and charred hickory deepen coffee penetration to soft molasses malt finish. Also known as ‘Old Smokey,’ but only brewed on rare occasions. An elusive butterfly indeed.

Revelatory ale with bruised orange frontage and caramelized Scotch malt warmth leaves thick tan lace along glass sides. Beautiful floral hops sweetened by honey nut and cereal grain continuance, forging graham cracker profile. Yet there’s still room for overripe cherry-tangerine-raisin thicket.

Fine sunset orange ale offers cracked wheat, doughy biscuit, and sweet tobacco triage to deepening raw honey bittering. Lingering spruce hop finish receives floral grapefruit-lemon twang and dried tobacco nuance.

Encouraging tobacco leaf opening of tawny copper amber ale buried beneath muffled apricot-pear fruitiness, bland nuttiness, and herbal tinge by caramel malt finish, deserting reputed German-styled lager-ale blend. Grassy hops mildly affect honeyed wheat and raisin bread suggestion.

Buttery amber-hazed German-styled wheat beer marries dry banana esters to floral clove-coriander seasoning. Tangy orange-grapefruit follow-up brings lasting sour citric tartness to dry-spiced finish.

Distinct dry espresso theme rises above soft-watered barley-oats sear and hop-charred cocoa bean, cacao seed, tar, and coal illusions, absorbing black chocolate-y burnt walnut trail relegated to back-throated quip. Moderate English-styled stout has easy appeal lighter thirsts will appreciate despite fairly harsh coffee bittering.

Suspect opening salvo and overly streamlined appeal spoil Fred’s chances. Woody hops counter sweet-sour dried fruits (white grape-fig-date) and apricot-apple tang, but red ale styling is questionable. Any initial Scotch tinge falls off to lesser candied butterscotch scamper.

Brisk moderate-bodied pale ale lacks textural density, but renders wonderful clean-watered citric sparkle. Spicy hops bring floral illusions to spruce-y fruit burst. Orange oil spritz sets the tone for piney grapefruit surge and sugary cantaloupe-melon twang.

Middling double-hopped lager brings earthen wood aromatics to tart orange-oiled dryness, dusky fig-prune souring, and dank floral pastiche, settling to lemony candied tartness. Unripe apricot interlude picks up twiggy nuance to suspect tealeaf finish. Honeyed wheat tail cut short.

Immediate dry wheat husk tempers mild hop formality, iffy barley strand, and sweet tobacco spell, picking up slender lemon-orange bitterness and banana souring by light Scotch finish.

“Golden spelt” flouring and mild hop-spiced bittering caress dried banana frontage of Belgian-styled pale ale. Clove-backed floral accent gains affluence. Whimsy wheat wafer sweetness dangles from moderate-bodied interior.

Passable bottle-conditioned penny-hued Belgian holiday ‘saison’ counters tannic white grape tartness with dried prune-raisin confluence abruptly sweetened by brown sugar dalliance. But muted dry pulp finish loses luster after fourth sip.