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Pleasant malty, sweet, chocolate ale. An overall well balanced flavor for a brown ale.

IPA tasting. Seemed out of season. Not bad, but not even a good IPA.

High hop (IPA). Typical high hop flavor of S.N., they just balance it well.

Brewerer calls it assertively hopped, but more well balanced taste. Much better flavor than Rogue and Sierra Nevada seasonal.

Wheat Ale. Light, refreshing - more like a spring or summer beer. Bland after-taste. Just because you place winter scene on the bottle doesn''t make it a winter beer.

Rating it high as Christmas Winter Ale - Molassy, spicy but works well together. Wouldn''t drink a six pack but a good blending of flavors. Definition of a Christmas Ale. Heavy end of the ales - close to a porter.

Admittedly prejudice to bock beers, when you live in the northern climates, bock beer is the first sign of spring to a beer drinker! I have fond memories of Leinenkugel Bock Draft from Champaign, IL from the mid '80s. The beer disappeared and has now reappeared as 1888 bock. Not a sophisticated beer but an immensely good interpretation of a style: bock. I could drink this day-in and day-out throughout the spring. Very smooth malt without sweet.

A sophisticated brew from a long time, well established, brewery. Complex taste: roasted not smoked, malt sweetness is very well balanced. High end of bocks. Don''t know if it is the best bock but it is certainly a benchmark in this style category.

Initially, nice aroma. Good foam head. Sweet maltiness of a bock, little crisper. Not as a heavy mouth feel as some bocks.

Good crisp taste. Great summer beer that is refreshing that is a little light on taste but caries a slight after taste.

Not much head. Aroma has a hint of Scotch. Seems to have too simple of taste and the high alcohol comes out without a balance of flavors. Similar to drinking an average scotch - just not that interesting.

Sweet, fruity aroma. Carmel, toasty, dry, with a bit of a sweet finish. Like most Capital brews, it has a heavy mouth feel. Has some carbonation but on the lower end - not much head or retention either.

Slightly cloudy with the normal amount of head. Has a good mouth feel. A nicely balanced ale. Fruity (grape fruit) aroma. Has a good hop flavor and finish. Couldn't read the bottled on date, might be even better fresh!

Just a hint of haziness. Lemon, pepper aroma. Definitely taste wheat, carbonation, but doesn't taste like the aroma. Sixth beer of the night, so probably not fair to taste now as it is the only one of this style.