Rising bubbles cascade to top of beige-headed tawny-bodied dark amber. Wood-burnt cereal-grained caramel roast and passing fruit hints counter macadamia nuttiness to moderate chocolate-cocoa bitterness.

Acrid orange-decayed grape-soured tartness bleeds through dry pale-chocolate malting and earthen peat astringency of light brown body. Roasted barley-oats spine fortifies sharp citric hop fizzing and latent smoked wood reminder. Brewery defunct: 2003.

Sampled directly after awful Drax Beer for real Halloween treat! Fetching red devil on label quite eye catching in its detail. As for ale inside, haunting chocolate residue and spooky yeast sediment strike first, but marauding mocha malt sweetness dies over time. Brewed as traditional English Ale, witchy tonic needs more ghoulish spicing. Serve with fangs. Brewery defunct: 2006.

Moderate creaminess, raspberry murk, and barley-wheat resonation weaken by dank malt finish. Dark fruity overtones subside rapidly and a lack of spiciness deters its promise. Closer to a simple lager with only faded red ale overtones.

Funky sour malt-stricken, clear-bodied, eggshell-headed amber needs better caramel roast, deeper spiced cherry perk, and richer nutty bottom. Happily, sweet yeast fragrance, crisp hop-embellished finish, and red grape wisp rout diacetyl absorption, allowing blue-collar drinkers easy access.

Evergreen-freshened ruby red medium body furnishes sharp-fruited ripeness with nutty pliancy and floral cadence. Toasted almond and roasted chestnut illusions amiably counter piney Amarillo hop bittering as tangy peach-apricot-cherry expanse widens, embracing latent grapefruit-pineapple-orange tartness as well as subtle strawberry-watermelon nip.

Pleasant light-bodied Irish Red Ale-styled lawnmower fare. Mild Scotch tranquility receives barren bruised orange tang and distant marzipan tinge. Toasted honey oats and mineral grains recede accordingly.