Stark saltwater fizz, sullen malt sweetness, and off-dry hop sass put this in league with musty lagers. Murky sourdough backdrop, bland maple jot, and floral spicing fall short by desolate roasted finish. Too close to inefficient macrobrews despite olden African recipe.

Soothingly mellow sweetness lingers to bland finish of mildly vibrant gold-hued medium body. Malted barley-hops swish around watery texture for incomplete, indistinct follow-up. Brewery defunct: 2002.

Grainy golden ale is casual fence-sitter, lacking adequate overall sweetness to counter emergent molded rye bitterness. Brown sugared honey biscuit nicety overlays flaked maize dryness and buttered corn malting. As rye influence diminishes, orange pastry illusion caresses thin floral-spiced hop tingle.

Dark rust-hued brew buttresses perfume-y aroma, nutty bitterness, barley roast, and mocha tinge with buttery yeast perusal, nicking brown ale styling. Only disappointment comes when lingering sweet ‘n’ sour balance dips below shallow watery texture, giving soft finish neutral blandness.

Light texture hides barley consistency, yeast sinew, and web-like bouquet of soft hop-fueled spices. A gentler, sweeter, bubbly golden.

Smoky malts and dank hop bitterness provide rustic flow to slim finish. Berry notes make a cameo, but this golden ale is just too soft and under-whelming for serious consideration.

Exquisite fruity floral aroma, perky seltzer-fizzed coriander-clove seasoning, and soured plum-prune visage beckon Grand Marnier mouthfeel. Charitable hop-peppered barleymalt sweetness aids funky orange tang surpassing dainty banana, nectar, elderberry, and quince quirk.

Spryly carbonated hop-spiced sharpness greets the tongue before hefty wheat compaction overwhelms. Strong and frothy for a golden ale and perhaps closer to less spicy German wheat beer.

Weary earthen-grained rawness and cardboard-y barley-oats blandness slacken dried-out peach-tangerine astringency. Buttery phenol offing doesn’t help matters.

Easygoing dry orange smattering confronts honeyed butterscotch linger and sugary yeast sedation. Backend blends cork-y aridness with earthy wildflower and bitter grapefruit notes.

Sharp floral hops fit earthy herbal nose of tan-laced deep copper ale. Roasted hazelnut and honeyed wheat get fruited malt support as apricot-plum-black cherry adjuncts surge to dry oak-lemongrass finish. Mild pine resin adds subtle complexity.