I first drank ths on a trip to Lexington, KY a couple of years ago, and this bottle came from a recent haul from a trip to Greensboro, NC, USA.
12 oz single from Total Wine. 8136 Dot-Matrixed on the rear – Batch # maybe??
Hazy orange pour with good carbonation and a perfectly formed dense, bone-white head. Some lace. Sweet and creamy aroma makes its way out of the glass.
Sweet and rich malts dominate, with a slender, dry finish. Very mild English Toffee, perhaps a hint of caramel too, but not much. Well balanced. Simple brew.
Lacks the dry character sometimes associated with the style and is smoother and sweeter than many of its ilk. Essentially a good multi-purpose beer with sessionable traits even if not quite sessionable by ABV terms.