10

Not sure what the flavor profile is, but this beer tastes wonderful. Full stop.

5.9

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 5.5

Sampled on draft at the Rivertowne Pub this beer poured a honey-caramel color with a medium sized fluffy orange-white head that left minimal lacing. The aroma was sweet with table sugar and pine. The flavor was bitter pine, fruity hops, medicine and caramel. Long finish. Moderately full bodied. Meh.

7.2

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7

16 oz pour on draft at Boston Beer Garden in South Boston. Served in a shaker pint. Clear golden orange with off-white head. Aromas of citrus, floral notes, malt. Tastes of citrus, floral notes, toasty notes, malt. Medium body with a dry finish.

9.2

Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 9 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 10 | Overall - 9

Aroma: resin, hay, floral, citrus Appearance: hazy golden, off-white head Taste: medium sweetness, medium bitterness, Palate: medium body, sticky, average carbonation, bitter finish, Delicious

7

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

2015 bottle (shelf), drunk 11/20/15.
Clear, soft peachy apricot-colored body is topped by a small, rocky, white head that shows moderately strong retention.
Grassy, lightly citrusy hops in the nose also yield some perfume and floral notes, with a bit of grain in the background, a touch of oxidation, it seems and more herbs (oregano, thyme) on the end. A bit of yeastiness shows off some fruity esters and there’s a touch of pepper and dough. No alcohol noted.
Dry, quite a bit so, with grass, herbs and a grainy, almost husky malt character up front. It gains light pear, apple and lemon character, ending with just a passing bit of honey, some rather bland, almost oxidized, papery notes and a bit of juiciness coming on at the end from some danker, earthier hops. Pretty subdued. Low on the bitterness, but it’s almost too dry, exposing husk or oxidation, despite being assumedly fresh. Still, no off-flavors, nor alcohol and certainly not overdone with the bitterness or resin.

7.2

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

12 oz. bottle dated 08/11/15 so about 10 weeks old. Tulip glass. A: Average strength pours yields a heady hazy tawny gold body Big bubbly head that recedes in a couple minutes to bubbles but never completely dissipates. Small amounts of patchy lace. No sediment seen but the beer is translucent S: Smells of pale malt and a slight hint of orange pith. Very light aroma. T: Citrus punch is first with juicy bitterness. Pith is still there in the mix with a sour malt breadiness almost an afterthought toward the finish. More grapefruit noticed along with orange. Both fruit and pith. No real pine flavor. M: Dry and fairly light with a medium length, pretty clean finish. Nice stiff but refined carbonation scrub. O: I don’t get the dankness I was expecting but this is a very nice crisp, hoppy ale that is restrained rather than overdoing anything and this makes it very good IMO. A decent middle ground between a standard IPA and a Session ale, as it should be. ABV is at an accessible level also without being too strong or too watery. Good overall product that I hope will be distributed to NC soon. I recommend it.

6.4

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Bottle pour at Powder Keg Beer & Chili Festival. Aroma is grassy, hay, hoppy scent. Appearance is yellow-green, slightly hazy, no sparkle, small white ring of head with attractive lacing. Taste is mild to moderately bitter balanced with mild sweet malts and citrus. Palate is light bodied with average texture and average carbonation. Overall, not a bad beer by any means but more bitter than I’d like, appearance is not terribly attractive, and palate is pretty meh.

7.1

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

Bottled. A golden beer with a white head. The aroma has notes of hops, malt, and straw. The flavor is sweet with notes of hops, exotic fruits, spices, lemons, and fruits, leading to a bitter finish.

6.5

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8

Pours an amber from a bottle with a white head, good lacing. Pushing the boundary of what isn’t an IPA. Hoppy aroma, hoppy flavor, some sweet malt. I guess it’s an APA. Good beer regardless.