Hazy amber. Aroma is actually quite chewy. There’s some light fruity character, accented towards tropical fruit. On the palate, it is lighter, with brighter hops, albeit with a lot if crystal still messing with it.

From a 500ml bottle on 30/9/2012. Pours a clear golden with a small head. Has a truly lovely floral aroma featuring heaps of passionfruit and lychee, with just a slight piney undertone. In the mouth, it doesn’t feature a whole lot of sweetness, with just a touch of light caramel malt and some distinct tangerine notes. This is more about the hops, with lots of grapefruit and orange and lemon peel in the mix. The finish is quite dry. This is a terrific and slightly unusual IPA. I’m a little surprised at the luke warm reaction it’s got on here to date.

The aroma goes big on the grapefruit. There’s also toast, tobacco and a caramel base. The taste is predominantly lemon with some grapefruit. It’s a surprisingly dry taste which takes a little bit away from the overall quality for mine.

Bottle, 11C. Clear amber with a frothy white head. Low bead. Aroma of citrus zest, pine, caramel, light tropical fruits, pepper. Medium bodied, slightly oily, lowish carbonation that suited it well. Taste has slightly toasty toffee and peach sweetness, pepper, kumquats, a little pine. Dry finish with moderate bitterness and lingering spices. Clean with enough malt flavours to balance the hoppiness at both ends. Not a knockout, but tasty and nicely balanced.

Pours amber with a large, fading head.Nose shows spicy and piny hops along with citrus fruits. Underneath is clean malt.Flavours showcase the hops, with more pine and strong grapefruit. Some clean malt is noticeable underneath, but overall it’s quite dry, with an assertive bitterness in the finish.Body is perfectly light, but not thin.A good brew for summer.