Palest straw hue, faintest dank grain aromatics, and dullest sour-fruited malt stridency undermine caramel splurge of festive dry body. Salty bottom and cracked wheat finish stultified.

Traditional Bavarian celebration ale with fruity zest, heavy hop assertion, and sharp grain follow-up accentuated by orange peel tartness. Rich and hearty, this tawny knockoff complements knockwurst dishes well. But serious German competition kicks its American butt.

Divergent copper-bronze autumnal brew retains appeasing honeyed caramel theme, toasted malt rim, and creamy flow as pumpkin, tangerine and red apple adjuncts hide mild astringency.

Mild autumnal lager merges sweet caramel-mocha malting with spicy hop fizz, spritzy grape esters, zesty citric twist, vegetal gourd restraint, and casual rye bread suggestion. Dewy earthiness caresses backend. On tap 2011, delicate leafy foliage and wispy tea-like sedation gained brisk orange fruiting.

Wavering light-bodied chestnut-hued jug-handled Vienna marzen offers powdery cocoa malting and wheat wafer sweetness to invigorate sharp prune-plum backdrop. Light caramel creaminess underlines fizzy hop spicing. Brewery defunct: 2009.

Fruited coppery autumnal merriment situates zesty red apple, purple grape, and brown pear ripeness atop redolent pumpkin-spiced floral hops to buttery biscuit-y malt spine. Comfy toasted barley, cracked wheat, and dry tobacco efficacy fortifies peach-y pineapple sweetness and caressing almondine dash.

Dry orange mouthfeel and soft focus hop presence form front end of faded white-headed penny-hued autumnal brew. Raisin bread midst fades quickly. A bit staid and predictable yet easygoing, tart, frothy.

Heavy nickel-copper viscosity and corresponding white yeast sediment match thick glutinous red-fruited spruce-maple sweetness with profound piney cedar waft. Spicy hop dryness reinforces lilting barleywine reminder coercing wheat-y bottom.

Sour grain mash absorbs sugary malt rush as fresh-pressed cherry and cinnamon-spiced gourd give way to tobacco- leafed cigar ash undertones for medium-bodied bliss. Dirty earthiness mildly affects bottom.

Moderate straw-paled Marzen-styled Oktoberfest with smoky wood tinge places dry-hopped wheat-husked maize astringency atop sourdough malting. Honeyed lemony fizz gets soapy then fades away.

Pleasing honeyed wheat sweetness welcomes dry-hopped earthiness and everlasting sweet-grained hazelnut impression. Coarse walnut hint and stingy floral dab become phenol, exposing brittle toasted bread bottom.