Wee heavy is right. A glass of this at the bar leads to springy knees when getting off the stool. Very tasty, served in a very large schooner glass. Dark depp color and excellent flavor all the way down.

On tap at the Mickey Finn Brew Pub. Poured a deeper amber color with a small sized off white head. Aromas of smoke, some peatiness, toasted malts, and caramel. Tastes of caramel, smoke, and toffee.

On tap, pours a clear orange brown with a white head. The nose is pretty nice on this smoky, peat, and sweet. Sweet carmelized flavors smoky with biscuits, some bitterness, and a touch of alcohol on my throat. Finishes bitter and dry. Decent brew.

on tap, one of my favorites of the night. pours light brown with white head. nose is real smokey with toasted biscuit. flavor is smokey, meaty, and nice toasted biscuit in there too. i really enjoyed this smokey wee heavy. too me this is really a smoked beer.

Growler via a JPDIPSO associate. Translucent and light chestnut in color with a potato grease cover, and cascading, beady lace. Smoked peat and whetted cardboard come to mind at first sniff, and then I start thinking about ignited hardwood floor hidden under 1970s shag carpeting. Smoked cocoa beans and wood chipped hazelnuts enter through the aromatic backdoor. Smoky inclinations defiantly ring out with rubbery smoked peanuts. Subtle carbonation alloys with wood-fired white rye loafs. Smoked cocoa branches meet manila folders that have had burnt cocoa grinds scattered inside them for some time. Decently full-bodied and a generally well-balanced treatise. Smoke-kissed chestnut shells and earthen twigs compliment the crispy, dry recession. Well done.

Growler ala a roommate from the past. Thanks Dan. Copper to light umber color with a smaller lid of creamy looking ecru bubbles. Initial heavy smoke nose replaced by a mild dark caramel and light peat scent. Lots of caramel and and a pale malt flavors. Perhaps not a rich and thick as I would prefer, but still quite adequate. Some light fruit in the middle leading to a full lasting smoke filled sausage kitchen. This is a decent smoked brew.

copper dark pour tiny white head. Smoked aroma some peat light wood notes. Palate is well coated & lingering. Flavor is like licking some burnt wood from a peat fire w/ soem carmels. Too much smoke, not good at all.

Someone brought a growler of this from the Libertyville, IL location to the party at John’s. The beer pours to a coppery colored body with a dense nitro-like white head. The aroma is hone and peat-smoked malt. The flavor is peat-smoked malt and corn. Smoked honey. The palate is moderately bodied. Drinkable.

Red copper ale with a thin white head. Whiskey malt in aroma with light alcohol, like a good spirit. In mouth, smooth like a scotch, with light hops, and a good malt, peaty notes. Some alcohol wrmth. A bit on the lighter side. Sampled at the Map Room, Nov. 12, 2005.

UPDATED: JAN 4, 2006 Cask conditioned version available at Mickey Finn’s, Libertyville, IL. Clear amber ale having no discernable head. No discernable aroma and carbonation. Full bodied that starts with slighty sweet malt flavor with notable white grape juice and caramel hints. Sharp peppery alcohol flavor. Finishes with light bitterness and slight cloying sweetness. Definite alcoholic warmth. Inappropriately served in a rather large 20 oz goblet, considering the high alcohol content. Although this is a good drinkable beer, the flavors needed more melding together (more aging needed?) as it tasted like white grape juice drink spiked with ethanol. (original 3.2 rating). UPDATE: I had this ale again at Mickey Finn’s brewpub but this time I thought the second batch had a much better flavor. Clear brown ale having a small diminishing head. No discernable carbonation. Nice spicy fruity aroma. Full bodied with oily texture that starts with light sweet malt, spice, and caramel flavors. Finishes dry with lingering light bitterness. Delicious and well-balanced. Definite alcoholic warmth. Compared to the earlier batch that I sampled, this recent batch was much superior in that of the earlier batch. That is, the flavors were melded smoothly together and the beer was more dangerously drinkable. My ratings have been modified to reflect the average of both batches.