Bottle from unclemattie; Nose is both hoppy and spicy, dark fruity; kind of like an IPA crossed with a Belgian; definate RED with a medium beige head; flavor is hops, caramel, citrus, and some light spices, all in a medium body, ending with a mildly bitter hop finish!

Bottle. Light orange-pineapple hops aroma. Dark red-brown color with small head. Sweet pineapple-orange hops and light malt - hop flavor not ovewhelming. A great I2PA where the hops don’t totally take over the beer.

(Bottle 35,5 cl) Clear, orangey brown with a creamy, off-white head. Aroma of caramel and aroma hops. Full-bodied with lots of caramel and aroma hops. No overwhelming bitterness in the end. 220406

Reddish-brown colour with a rich head. Aroma is big mandarin hops with cedar and floral soaps and woody malt notes. Well-balanced. I like when that’s the first thing I notice. The hops are largely aromatic as the beer comes across fairly sweet. Orangey, floral hops drench the beer but never does it get resiny. One of the more refreshing beers in the upper mid-strength category. An interesting take on a concept that has thankfully proven to be fairly open-ended. Thanks to aracauna for the bottle!

2005. Deep orange-red body, medium/thick light tan head. Huge citrus (grapefruit) hops aroma, big caramel, brown sugar, etc. Cut a grapefruit in half, load it with sugar, and this is the result. Quite similar to Founders Devil Dancer in this regard. Sweet, caramely, toasty body with grapefruit and pine hops, but not syrupy or overbearing. The Munich malts add a nice "strawberry" cereal character with some similarity to Cheerios. I do detect alcohol, but in a quaffable concentration. What surprises me about this beer is that it is so soft, delicate, rich, and yet not syrupy or palate-destroying (although perhaps it is palate-weakening!). Flavorwise this reminds me a bit of Founders Reds Rye and also Bear Republic Red Rocket Ale. An excellent drinking experience! Many thanks to Dave (beeryum) for this treat!