Balanced and not bad but not overwhelming in any of its individual elements. Pours dark brown with mocha head and lacing and a copperish hue to the beer. Some roast and light citrus hops aroma. A little booze as well. Medium bitter finish as much from booze as hops and roast.

22 ounce bottle into tulip glass, bottled on 5/13/2014. Pours crystal clear deep reddish brown color with a 2 finger dense khaki head with good retention, that reduces to a small cap that lingers. Spotty soapy lacing clings around the glass, Aromas of grapefruit, tangerine, lemon zest, orange peel, caramel, chocolate, toffee, toast, nuttiness, brown bread, floral, grass, light pine, and floral/toasted earthiness. Very nice aromas with good balance and complexity of juicy citrus hops and moderate dark/toasted malt sweetness; with good strength. Taste of grapefruit, tangerine, lemon zest, orange peel, caramel, chocolate, toffee, toast, nuttiness, brown bread, floral, grass, light pine, and floral/toasted earthiness. Fair amount of pine/grassy bitterness on the finish; with lingering notes of grapefruit, tangerine, lemon zest, orange peel, caramel, chocolate, toffee, toast, nuttiness, brown bread, floral, grass, light pine, and floral/toasted earthiness on the finish for a good bit. Very nice robustness and complexity of juicy citrus hops and dark/toasted malt sweetness; with a great malt/bitterness balance and zero cloying flavors after the finish. Medium carbonation and body; with a smooth, lightly creamy, and fairly sticky/bready mouthfeel that is nice. Alcohol is well hidden with only a light warming present after the finish. Overall this is a very nice imperial brown IPA. All around good complexity and balance of juicy citrus hops and dark/toasted malt sweetness; and very smooth and crisp to sip on for the ABV. A very enjoyable offering.

Pours clear reddish brown color with tan head. Pine and chocolate aromas with some toasted malts. Toasted malt flavor with lots of resinous pine and some sweet chocolate. Medium to full body with average carbonation.

Pours deep bronze into a snifter. White head with little retention recedes to skim surface. Pine and resin aromas. Medium bodied with resin and chocolate front to back.

Bottle pour split. Pours near black with an odd hop spicy aroma. Caramel and a little chocolate flavor with some definite spice to it. Slight vegetable flavor too. This one is kind of odd for me. It’s unique in a lot of ways, which is nice. It has a very unique transition from dark flavor, to a hoppy kind of citrus flavor finish. I don’t know if I was expecting more from this beer, but I’m a little disappointed. Okay beer, but not really for me.

From a 22 oz bottle shared at Ryan’s. Pours a clear cola brown with a tan head. Aroma grass and caramel. Flavors of alfalfa with some smoky resin notes. Bitter finish.

Bottle @ home. Pours a deep copper / brown appearance with a brown head. Aroma is really spicy (mint, pine, and ganja) along with some cocoa, roast, and caramel. Some grassy and resiny notes in there as well with a bit of grapefruit / citrus. Medium bodied. Bready / cookie dough malty flavor. A little bit of chocolate. Herbal / piney hops with some resin. A little gooey and boozy on the back end but a pretty solid overall brew.