Subtle candi-sugared Belgian strong ale nears creamy hefeweizen styling with its mild banana-clove theme, fuzzy butterscotch nicety, and honeyed wheat spine. Peppery hop bite ignites terse orange and lemon peel bittering as well as floral nuance. Tart green apple and white peach illusions emerge above white wine reminder.

Subtle well-watered Belgian dark ale brings dry rye, toasted pumpernickel, and baked whole wheat breading to sweet marzipan midst. Grassy barnyard funk drowns out pithy apple-cherry-raisin allotment of approachable light body that’s closer to a less nutty brown ale.

Mild coffee roast underscores scattered dried fig-prune fruiting, sharp black currant-seeped grapefruit bittering, and ashen pine tar harshness. Cola nut, walnut, and hazelnut illusions compensate oncoming metallic twang.

Coppery strong ale layers sour honeyed malts above perfumed orange-peeled lemon rind bitterness. Green raisin illusion lingers below sweet wheat base. Spicier hop pep and sulfuric nose only true contrasts from Boreale Blonde.

Serviceable moderate-bodied amber-cleared Belgian-styled strong ale (a.k.a. Biere de Garde) retains bruised banana sweetness above lemon-wedged herbal-tinged cinnamon-clove spicing. By ambiguous finish, buttery Chardonnay notes trickle through.

Complex brown-bodied Belgian-styled ale with appreciative cherry rose’ nose and strong raisin-prune influence settles to strong cognac finish after sugared malt goo, plum-date luster, and floral aspect underscore black chocolate midst.

Ambitious slow sipping boubon-sherry-like offshoot adds oak chips to sterling Arrogant recipe. As thickly cascading tan head settles above cloudy rust-orange body, sharply alcoholic fruity waft surges. Chewy vanilla-butterscotch creaminess thickens syrupy peach-cherry sinew, correlative tangerine-mango-melon tang, and impending spruce sweetness. At midst, red apple ripeness, purple grape twang, and sun-dried raisin tinge counter ethereal floral-hopped bittering. As bottle empties, bruised orange-grapefruit notes gush forward, adding further complexity.

Lofty 6.5% alcohol advertised on clear bottle sufficient enough to garner attention from veteran ale heads. Deep orange hue, rich frothy head and active bready yeast aroma provide initial impression for peculiar caramel-buttered sugared malt sweetness perforating bitter hop finish.

Explosively carbonated roasted hop bitterness detailed by sedimentary-grained chocolate nuttiness typifying regal English strong ale posing as mild winter warmer. At midst, porter-like mocha creaminess bolsters candied apple, toffee, and cherry sweetness to honey-spiced cocoa finish.

Boundless honeyed malt terrain surrounds hop-fueled bitterness embedding zesty dark fruitiness to musty finish, but so-called Special Ale proves too predictable.

Rich barley overtones, creamy caramel malting and banana-nut breading moderate buttery frontage before bittersweet musty fruit finish consumes enjoyable foamy-headed dry English ale.