Pretty amazing nose on this pint, a huge bouquet of stone fruit, pineapple, mango and lemon-lime, backed up by traces of earth and wet malt. Taste mostly follows suit, except for the unexpected firm bitterness on the back end, a welcome nod to old school West Coast hop-bombs inside a decidedly northeastern IPA. Grows medicinal as it warms, though, and I wish the hops were a tad brighter, but otherwise a very drinkable beer. Pours a hazy gold with a brief fizzy white head and modest lacing. Texture's perky but not quite as smooth as you want in the style. Good, but not a classic.

Can from Craft Brewed and multiple draft pours. Pours a clearish deep gold with a finger of foam that lingers, then dissipates. Dank aromas with peach, apricot, banana and dragonfruit aromas. Smooth on the palate, with a medium prickly pineapple bitterness. Some green tea mid-palate, with dry tropical fruit finish that lingers, some durian in there as well. --- Beer merged from original tick of 5ish Year Anniversary Beer on 26 Mar 2018 at 22:02 - Score: 8