Aroma: 8 | Appearance: 9 | Mouthfeel: 8 | Flavor: 9 | Overall: 8

this is a great hefe, really sets the style for others to match, the spicing is subtle yet present. Complicated and long-lasting nose...wheat, yeast, lemon, pepper and a deep not quite banana. Beautiful clouded gold body with a lovely very white head that has amazing retention, no lacing to speak of. Mouth is medium bodied with a bit of slipperyness and a nice tingle. Flavor is dead on style, lemmon, bready notes, alcohol fully masked, just the right amount of sour to play with the sweetness, no significant hops presence, and a crystal clean finish. This is a classic.

Aroma: 8 | Appearance: 8 | Mouthfeel: 9 | Flavor: 7 | Overall: 8

I suspected, after the first sip, that this would get low ratings, under-rated I believe. Long Trail is trying to re-create an historical version of an original IPA. The result is much sweeter than one expects in an IPA, especially and American IPA (which this beer is NOT trying to be)an the consequence, no doubt, is a lower range of ratings. I wasn't around when India was a colony but I am willing to take Long Trails attempt at face value. The nose is fairly well hopped but crystal malt predominates. This beer is unfiltered and naturally carbonated resulting in a very nice white head with good retention and nice lace and a slightly cloudy body that is pale gold in color with a hint of amber. The mouth is very full for an IPA and slick and chewy, its a very nice mouth feel. Flavor...this beer is as sweet as the nose promises. The initial hops taste become overwhelmed by sweet malts, there is a taste of violets, the hops are piney not fruity but the malt is a bit fruity, there is an astringency to the finish. This beer wants to be served on the cold side. The balance goes all to hell as it warms. All in all a very interesting experiment and probably a very good brew to introduce to folks who have never had hops before providing they drink it fast! (this is turning out a 4, if I reviewed it only after it sat in the glass for 15 minutes it would be closer to 3, the floral tastes dissapear and the hops turn to skunk).

Aroma: 8 | Appearance: 7 | Mouthfeel: 6 | Flavor: 8 | Overall: 8

WEll really, can you enjoy a black and Tan that comes in a bottle? Where is the visual appeal? This pours a not quite opaque dark brown with Ruby highlights, a decent beige colored head with OK retention and very nice lace. Nose is surprisingly hoppy for a combination of an "irish stout with an all-malt German style amber lager". Lots of pine and cirus notes, not much toasted malt in the nose. Mouth is a touch thin and a touch slick, not too bad really but maybe a touch under-carbonated. First taste didn't have much flavor but it was too cold, its filling out some now, will take a break for 10 minutes or so. Now I am noticing a big fruit flavor at the finish which is preceded by a bit of chocolate and rounded out with pine and citrus hop notes. A bit creamier mouth as well. I am not sure this should be classified as a stout, its an odd duck. Does not much resemble a traditional Black and Tan, a bit watery for a stout, not as sweet as a porter but pretty easy drinking.

Aroma: 8 | Appearance: 8 | Mouthfeel: 8 | Flavor: 8 | Overall: 9

Buddy had a bottle in the fridge while we were racking to secondary; what the hell a Belgian Breakfast! Typical of Ommegang, this offering hits the style nicely. Pours a cloudy medium amber color on the reddish side with big frothy head and nice retention. Lots of malt souring fruit in the nose. Good full mouth slippery and good carbonation. Pretty complex flavor with solid malt backbone, initial sweetness and corriander, sour apples and fig, slightly bitter towards the end and a sour dry finish. Does not sit as heavy as some other Belgians which I find quite a pleasing trait. A very very well made beer.

Aroma: 7 | Appearance: 8 | Mouthfeel: 7 | Flavor: 9 | Overall: 8

Nose of roasted malt is mild, pours a smallish off-white head with poor retention and no lace sitting atop of a clar pale copper colored body with odd hints of yellow and green. Mouth is a nice medium body coats the palate well, but carbonation is under done. Flavor starts slightly sweet and malty, goes to hints of pear and fig, has a bit of a hops bite towards the end and finishes peppery and just a touch sour. Fix the carbonation and this would be a much better brew.RERATE 11/2011 Been drinking a lot of this on draft and its excellent, carbonation is fine, malt presence is very large, best Oktoberfest I have had.

Aroma: 8 | Appearance: 8 | Mouthfeel: 9 | Flavor: 8 | Overall: 8

Man this is for the hop heads! Great big hops nose that eventually rounds out a wee bit, lots of pine and some spice. Good beige head atp a lovely deep amber body with nice lace and retention. WONDERFUL in the mouth, big full wet slippery carbonation nicely done. I am not quite a hop head but this flavor is wonderful, huge hops without tasting "green", screams of freshness, lots of grapefruit, lots of pine and pepper, decently balanced, alcohol masked, somehow doesn't finish as bitter as it tastes, nicely done.

Aroma: 8 | Appearance: 8 | Mouthfeel: 8 | Flavor: 8 | Overall: 8

What a wonderful surprsise. One of the tastiest lagers I have encountered. A great deal of lightly toasted malt in the nose and subtle spicy hop notes, peppers and earthy nutmeg-like notes. Pours a surprising middle amber color that is clear and with a glorious head and excellent lacing. Mouth is very full for a lager in a very nice way. Almost chewy and works the whole mouth. I loved the flavor (OK I like hop-head IPA's but I like otehr things TOO!), killer malt backbone with a touch of sweet carmel notes that finishes with subtle fruity hop notes and just a hint of bitter. A wonderful sense of balance and proportion with a depth of flavor that is rare in a lager. On top of all that this would be a killer session brew. Great job Smuttynose, hats off!

Aroma: 7 | Appearance: 8 | Mouthfeel: 8 | Flavor: 8 | Overall: 8

Grapes and figs in the nose along with serious citrusy hops. Very dark amber body with minimal head and lace. Very fullish slippery mouth, flavor is sweet carmelized sugar at first hit followed by anice, pears, raisins, pepper and a strong sour and bitter finish, after taste of piney hops.

Aroma: 7 | Appearance: 7 | Mouthfeel: 7 | Flavor: 8 | Overall: 7

Sweet brown sugar/caramel nose with malt and hops present as well as some dark ripe fruit. Clear dark dark brown body with a lot of ruby overtones very minimal head with no lace. Mouth is surprisingly light bodied. Taste hits sweet, strongly bitter hops kick in, hints of coffee and fig and some slight alcohol and carmelized malts, pretty nicely balanced. Tastes almost like a slightly smoked porter. but thinner.

Aroma: 4 | Appearance: 2 | Mouthfeel: 3 | Flavor: 3 | Overall: 3

I have added this beer. Hard to name the style because its a spiced lager and that is NOT an available style here. I don't know what to say, I have had three hooker beers on draft at my local and they all suck big time yet they get good reviews at most sites; it might be a problem with my local. However here goes. Sweet nose, not of malt and not of fruit. Medium amber body with thin head that provides no lace. Thin mouthfeel, almost watery. Bad flavor, mostly annice or licorice and putrified malt. Disgusting beer, perhaps because my local has a dirty tap?