Bottle from a Lazy Dog Slightly hazy deep yellow color with a huge bubbly rocky white head that persists. Spicy earthy peppery nose with a bit of sweet bready malt beneath it. Pomme fruity with some earthy rustic lightly funky flavors and a bit of spicy hop flavor. Pretty tasty.

4 oz pour on draft at Big Hunt. Slightly hazy yellow with off-white head. Aromas of herbs, citrus fruit and peel, light floral notes. Tastes of herbs, citrus fruit and peel, yeast. Medium body with a dry finish.

Bottle. Huge bubbly white head with hazy golden body. Aroma of grapefruit juice, spice, clove, basement, floral hops, toasted grain. The flavor is moderately sweet and lightly bitter. It finishes lightly to moderately sweet, lightly to moderately bitter and lightly to moderately acidic. Medium body, watery/sticky texture, lively carbonation. Fizzy in the mouth to begin, sticky in the end. Tart, dry finish. Taste of citrus, lemon, clove, light funk. Good balance among hop bitterness and acidity.

bottle - Pours hazy pale yellow with a big white head. It has a yeasty, floral aroma. The flavor is moderately bitter with the Belgian yeast and floral character coming through. It has a very bubbly mouthfeel and a dry finish. It’s pretty good but not my favorite thing for some reason.

Draught at Methuselah, Pittsfield, 6/26/15
Very lightly hazed light amber with some burnished copper highlights and a small, white head that recedes quickly to cover.
Nicely phenolic nose starts things off peppery and dry while honey and vanilla emanate from the malt, balancing and creating a solid palette for the not-all-that-hoppy hop notes. They are indeed light and playful, adding bits of citrus, light red fruits and a touch of spicy/floral character. It works well, complementing, but not outdoing the yeast while no alcohol or flaws are apparent.
Sweet, though not overly so, with soft, honey-like pils malt giving a slightly sticky texture that is then broken up by the dry estery/phenolic Belgian yeast and very minimal bitterness from the hops. Quite drinkable on account of the sweet, easygoing flavors, light wateriness and brisk carbonation. For a beer with the word hop in the name, it’s not all that hoppy, but for a lighthearted summer ale, it works. Maybe just a bit too much cake/icing sweetness on the finish, with slightly over-doughy maltiness bogging down the palate. Still, clean and drinkable, but the alcohol and tendency towards sweet/malty are a bit at odds with the lighter, hoppy summer session ale intentions here.

Draught @ Stout, New York, NY
Pours hazy golden with a off-white head. Aroma has notes of malt, dried fruits, yeast and grass. Taste is medium sweet and light to medium bitter with a long fruity, yeasty, peppery and grassy finish. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft.

Draught @ Albion. Cloudy dark orange with creamy small off-white head, vanilla-citrus aroma, medium carbonation, strong vanilla infused taste, long finish with yeasty aftertaste. Quite a good brew.