Demure soft-toned clear-bottled moderate-bodied Scottie allows subtle oak aging to provide elegant, satiny warmth to exquisite spirit. Silken bourbon tones, soothing Scotch simmer, and dainty almondine wisp comfort sweet vanilla-butterscotch malting. Mild pear, peach, and cherry illusions stay below cream soda flow. Unassuming 6.6% alcohol whir barely makes a peep. Just beautiful.
Insinuating oak-aged Scotch ale confection contrasts mellow oaken vanilla warmth against sharp 7.4% alcohol-whirred dark rum spicing and sweet whiskey temperance. Muted Merlot-brandy wining flutters by tobacco-roasted earthen-grained tea-like crisping, amiable butterscotch-caramel sweetness, subtle chestnut-pecan wisp and ripe grape nuances.
Impulsive guava-pureed butterscotch-hued Saison-styled sour ale blends leathery barnyard funk, root cellar dankness and musty earthen herbs into eye-squinting cider-sharp tropical fruiting. Tart guava acridity picks up apricot-soured Granny Smith apple tartness, banana-leafed kiwi-pineapple-lemonade scamper, and tannic oaken cherry dryness to salted limestone bottom. Abundant lemon rind bittering flourishes as subtle lemongrass influence fades.
Atypical dark amber pale ale strays from typical light-bodied pilsner-lager Mexican fare. In fact, smoked chocolate malting, nut-roasted intrigue, and earthen hop-charred spicing don’t necessarily fit pale ale profile either. Caramel-burnt butterscotch, Belgian chocolate, and vanilla illusions deepen brown-sugared mocha base as citric-peeled orange souring, wavering marmalade flourish, and floral-spiced tingle gain foothold.
Bleary apricot-desiccated orange-rotted astringency and gluten-free-like sorghum pasting bring musty acridity to fizzy Seltzer-watered 120-calorie moderation. Thin rice cake sweetness and mild Scotch blotch linger at pallid dry-hopped finish.
Sweet honey-nut roasted Vienna malting and multi-grained whole-wheat breading overpower soured sorghum snip of surprisingly dark amber lager. Distant flavor profile fades fast, leaving barren nut-bread finish exposed.
Though textural fruiting, malting, and hopping could be ‘upped’ for supposedly ‘unique IPA with intense hop character,’ easygoing moderate-bodied alleviator proves very approachable as crossover fare for lighter ale dabblers. Sugary crystal-caramel malting sops up strong, but subsiding, piney hop-roasted floral-herbed grapefruit-peeled bittering that’s rounded instead of sharp-edged. Heather, hibiscus, and wildflower illusions waft by ancillary apple-apricot-orange conflux. Subtle juniper nip never overstays welcome.
Adequately familiarized 13th anniversary celebrator combines brewers’ renowned Arrogant Bastard Ale with offshoot Double Bastard and Oaked Arrogant Bastard for respectful limited edition amber-hazed strong ale redux true Stone heads are accustomed to. Spruce-sapped brown-sugared caramel malting protrudes above resinous oaken-pined hop sharpness, grapefruit-peeled orange rind bittering and dry juniper berry swipe. Peach, pear, pineapple and apricot ripeness shines through midst, gathering hazelnut-pecan-almond nuttiness. Just another typically fine, well rounded, fruit-ripened, dry-hopped India Pale Ale-styled Stoner.
Supreme limited edition 2010 seasonal offers sweet chocolate-kissed sensation. Dark chocolate malting elevates deep mocha penetration. Chocolate cake, crème brulee, Bailey’s Irish Cream, and chocolate liqueur illusions embellished by dry hop-charred cocoa-nutty vanilla bean bittering. Walnut-shelled hazelnut-cola sharpness seeps into French roasted coffee cove and chocolate-covered cherry treasure-trove.
Profound Belgian-American witbier initially brings abstruse herbal-citric souring to leafy green-hopped bitterness. Thereupon, mild orange-peeled juniper bittering delves into lemon-candied tartness and fluctuant lemongrass-thyme-rosemary herbage. Dark floral hibiscus-chamomile thicket seeps into raw-honeyed molasses sapping that sticks to the tongue before dank alcohol burn emerges. As it warms, red cherry, black cherry, blackberry, and raspberry fruiting reaches the summit.
Busily effervescent straw-hued meringue-headed moderate-bodied saison brings sour citric-quince salience to large herbaceous profile. ‘Spicy lemon zest’ aromatics and re-fermented champagne yeast reinforce Granny Smith apple, tangerine, clementine, and wild berry nuances bubbling under salty white-peppered basil-rosemary-thyme-sage seasoning. Honeyed malt sweetness contrasts tart curried fruiting, mild lemongrass-eucalyptus surge, and dry farmhouse ale penchant for weedy wild oats, alfalfa, fennel, and barnyard parchedness. Mulling-spiced cardamom, nutmeg and clove find tertiary space.
Very little is known about obsolete whiskey-wafted Caribbean Island-acquired German brew. Aged seven years in clear-toned red-labeled 12-ounce bottle, uncommon Bavarian pilsner-lager transcends typical stylistic boundaries a bit with its vintage Scotch Ale twist and sneaky alcohol whir. Mild and rounded vermouth-dried Chardonnay buttering lingers softly to caramelized fig-sugared apple-candied apricot-nectar whim. Try in lieu of dessert wine, if you can find ‘em anywhere.