On tap, dry-bodied chocolate malting persists as vegetal backdrop builds above honeyed cocoa restraint. Fig-date recess hides oxidized acidity, but grassy hop bitterness recedes to styptic bark-like parch. Contract brewed and bottled by Mercury Brewing, Ipswich, Massachusetts.

Malted cocoa sweetness counters cursory burnt hop bitterness of pliable brown ale. Stray wheat-barley chaff and fluctuant chalky mocha murk hurt bleached-out cherry-grape ester at dissonant rye finish.

Dank malt aroma surrounds malt chocolate-y palate as sticky resin and rustic hops add unique appeal for Canadian ale.

Butterscotch-laden dark brown ale burrows friskily hopped mocha dryness and roasted barleymalts into earthy sediment finish. But tinny metallic thrust infringes impending mild toasted nut bitterness.

Dank citrus aroma, fizzy carbonation, and prune undertones peculiar for frothy brown ale. Somewhat reminiscent of copper ales due to rustic fruitiness, hop-grained dryness, and firm water-based crispness, though banal toasted caramel finish and weak nut backing fail at providing sufficient support. Brewery defunct: 2003.

Rather unassuming clear reddish brown remains surreptitiously flat as aromatic Belgian yeast and dried-out prune juice mouthing surround the face. Cork-y oak-dried cherry pucker enjoins wispy green apple mist, but acidic nature soils its earthy base.

Cereal malt sweetness, heavy rye influence, and bittersweet honey insistence form basis of musty-scented, solid-bodied, slightly phenol middleweight.

Swampy grain presence frustrates concealed mocha tartness. For a Colorado brew, this is nowhere near as refined or organic as local competition and its tepid roasted finish seems dirty and cheap. Brewery defunct: 2006.

From the plains of Iowa comes this truly enjoyable brown ale. Aromatic mocha frisk and dark chocolate richness combine with honeyed caramel overtones for fine bittersweet malt finish. Resplendent barleywine illusion tucked inside.

Chewy 11% alcohol-soaked dark ale layers honeyed vanilla creaminess atop bittersweet raisin-prune-fig cluster, candied apple stickiness, and bruised banana recess. Peppery-hopped cinnamon-clove spicing embeds ancillary brandy-soaked cherry ethers, earthen grape tannins, and vinous bourbon-port warmth.

Cool looking moose-with-barrel graphics on label may be only distinctive character of this simple ale. Light chocolate souring and muted hop bitterness soften palate to lightweight mocha malt finish. Nevertheless, rednecks and couch potatoes will like its casual splendor.

Suspended yeast particles dot unassumingly thick-bodied heavily viscous German Rauchbier-styled red ale. Smoked malts punctuate quince mince plus mild dried tobacco, burnt wood, and black toast bitterness as pumpernickel, chicory, and rye adjuncts reinforce abstruse original.