Super rich and hazy copper, orange and bronze coloured body with an almost ruby tint and a rich, slightly frothy tan head. Aroma of alcohol, hops, toffee, rich malts and a heavy dose of bitterness all around. Medium to Full-bodied; Rich malty flavour with some nuts, earth, caramel, toffee and of course hops tucked in. Aftertaste doesn’t show much complexity, but shows some depth, especially with the malt bill and the rich toffee and sweetness - nice and full-bodied with solid flavours that don’t bitter or make the flavour pungent. Overall, a rather nice beer with a full body and a well-rounded, balanced flavour that isn’t surprising, variable or evolutionary, just a well-produced beer with good flavours that hits the style well - I’m pleasantly surprised. I sampled this twelve ounce can purchased from Total Wine in Alexandria, Virginia on 20-November-2014 for US$2,99 sampled at home in Washington on 29-December-2014.

Dried leaves, pepper, wormwood nose, a little vegetal. Clear tea colored, thin yellow head. Cherries, oak, boiled cabbage. Tangy, medium body, viscous. Sampled from a growler that wasn’t sanitized. It was rinsed thoroughly and the beer was sampled less than 6 hours from filling. I don’t think this is all the growler’s fault.

Draft at Sedona. Clear amber color. Aroma of caramel and cardboard, Taste is sweet caramel.

Draft at GABF. Pours cloudy amber. White head. Nose and taste of light fruit, malt and touch of citrus. Lighter medium body.

Sampled at Lost Rhino. Hazy orange with lots of fluffy off white head. Nose has a distinctly home brew-y smell, like lots of old orange peels, some lemon, malt, caramel. Flavor is better, citrus is palatable, orange, lemon, pine, cracker, caramel. Bitter finish tempered with a touch of sweetness. Fix the nose and this is a flagship beer.

Had this at the Summer NOVA BrewFest. Poured a slightly hazy light red color with a small white head. Aroma was caramel, with plenty of citrus notes. Lots of citrus. Earthy and citrus hop character to this one, balanced pretty well by caramel. This was refreshing, and despite the claim of the IBUs, this wasn’t too killer on the palate. Enjoyed.

Draft at Beer Run. Pours a hazy orange-red color with a medium sized creamy off-white head. Decent head retention. Aroma of caramel malts and citrus hops. The taste is citrus and resin hops with caramel malts. Medium bodied, slight lingering bitterness.