Pours deep gold into a shaker. Bright white micro head with excellent retention leaves spot lacing as it recedes to coat surface. Resin and grapefruit aromas. Crisp and fruity upfront turning slightly astringent in the lasting bitter resin finish.

An orange amber ale with a thin white head. Light c-hops in aroma with notes of grapefruits. In mouth, a nicely balanced malt, floral hops, with light grapefruit astringence. Light to medium bodied. Honest APA. On tap at Fenway brewpub, Oct. 12 2008.

Draught pint at Fenway locale on 7/31/07
Peachy-copper colored body is full of bubbles, sporting a frothy white head that recedes to cover, leaving minimal lace.
Sweaty hops and some yeast in the nose, giving not an overly fresh nose. It’s not dirty or anything, just a bit on the cheesy, grassy, catty side, with too much straightforward grapefruit and bitterness. Malt sweetness is fairly strong, relatively speaking and further sweetens things, though the simple base malt sugars add little/no complexity. Medium strength of aroma, obviously plenty of batch-to-batch variation. No alcohol or flaws, however.
Moderate carbonation helps dispense some of the sweetness, which is quite plain and does build up on the palate, with rather plain citrus hops adding candied orange, white grapefruit and some lemon notes. Bitterness could stand to be elevated to really dry it out, that or the attenuation taken up a notch. I think what bothered me the most was a persistent papery/flabby feel to the malt, which in turn, got bogged down in some wateriness on the end. Competent and probably a lot better off-season.

Sample from tap at the brewpub in Canal street. Pours orange light brown with a white head. Aroma is grape fruit hops. Flavour is dry and bitter with a clear fruitiness and malt base. No sweetness what so ever. Dry and strong bitter finish.

Sample at Beer Works Fenway (tower version): The beer is an orange-amber color with a medium thin off-white head that dissipates quickly. Very little lacing of which to speak. Citrusy hops aroma with hints of roasted malt. The finish is moderately bitter and dry. Overall another forgettable and average beer.

(Cask version): Very similar to the regular beer, just with more muted aromas and flavors. Also a rounder, softer finish. Same score.

on tap-pours a white head with an orange/yellow head. Aroma is hops, sweet, citrus. Taste is sweet/tart, hops, citrus, silky. Nice.

Draft. Nice hop flavor and nicely balanced. It's nothing outstanding, but easy to drink