Local 1 uses a blend of barley malt and hops from Germany, aromatic raw sugar from Mauritius and Belgian yeast.  The beer pours a coppor color with a big white head.  The nose is malty with quite a bit of yeast.  The middle is really heavy and has plenty of malts and some underlying hops.  The finish is not extremely big and is a little dry.  There was plenty of hanging lace on the glass which is a result of the abundance of malts in this beer.  Local 1 is complex and after a 750 mL bottle, still hard to figure out.  It is a solid beer but nothing that I would go out of my way to find.  The alcohol and malts are there and it is a strong ale, but I can't help but think it is a little to heavy.