Generous perfumed hop spicing embeds nutty pinewood bitterness and dried fig-date souring of medium-bodied amber-browned ale. Grain-roasted macadamia, hazelnut, and peanut oil nuances suffice, bringing further depth to brown-sugared raw-honeyed mocha malting.

Inviting thin-headed brown-hazed ‘smooth dark ale’ brings expressive nuttiness to roasted caramel alleviation. Oily hop-charred peanut-shelled walnut bittering counters meandering macadamia-hazelnut sweetness above cocoa-dried mocha malting. Ashy peat recess and metallic twinge obstruct nebulous vanilla-sarsaparilla spell.

Aromatic Southeast Asian pandan leaf uplifts sensuous spice-hopped cocoa and chocolate nibs illusions as well as candied hazelnut-pecan-almond roast. A bit phenol by timid cardboard-y palm sugar finish, but delicate gingerbread nuance and botanical heather lilt tingle backend nicely.

Terrific bottle-conditioned autumnal Belgian knockoff works oaken cherry aromatics into sour raisin-prune-plum ripeness and maple-sapped molasses sweetness, leaving funky candi-sugared Belgian yeast in its wake. Boozy alcohol whir picks up strength as tertiary hard cider, pumpkin pie crusting, and buttered pecan illusions surmount dark-spiced hop sharpness.

Ambiguous ‘Dusseldorf- style brown ale’ places musty raw-honeyed rye malting above dry black tea and orange pekoe bittering. Harsh nut-grained slipstream loses caramelized whir in a hurry. Indistinct medium-full-bodied altbier derivative just never catches fire.

Nicking aggressive roasted nut coarseness from brewers’ similarly-styled Bolita brand, dense hop-enriched malt-smoked ‘Oatmeal Rye India-Style Brown Ale’ retains creamy chocolate-y cocoa bean richness above ashen cedar tone to murky pine-sapped rye bottom. Dry port, burgundy, and fig illusions waver through sharp nuttiness.

Viscous 12th anniversary ale utilizes one dozen hops and malts to anchor concealed 12% alcohol luster. Syrupy sweet brown chocolate malting and maple-sapped molasses-dipped toffee fudging receive cinnamon-toasted hop-spiced raisin-prune souring. Oaken vanilla subsidy pervades lilting bourbon, barleywine, cherry wine, and dark rum warmth. Boozy brown ale makes superb dessert treat.

Dark coffee-hued ale has rich chocolate aroma and hearty mocha assertion reminiscent of mild porter. Lucid honeyed finish softens middleweight contender amateurs will appreciate more than discerning pros. Brewery defunct: 2002.

Chewy caramelized candi-sugared malts sweeten dry prune-fig intensity to nutmeg-spiced bruised orange tempest of sturdy copper-hazed 8% alcohol daze.

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.

Snappy chocolate sweetness overrun by plaintive bitter grain flow and soothing hard-candied butterscotch notch. Pleasing sugared honey finish peters out to delicate off-dry mocha malt sedation with spiced cherry, plum, and raisin hints.

Boldly robust ale recalls finest dry stouts, easing nutty up-front thrust into molasses-smoked wood-seared oats-charred black coffee bittering. Hop-oiled espresso, tar, and tobacco chaw notes cake latent dark-spiced chocolate serenity.