bottle - This brew smells mainly of resinous hops. It tastes of resinous and herbal hops and big, syrupy malt. It’s the latter that’s the problem. The syrupy blend of malts and resinous hops combine to make something that tastes far too much like cough syrup. I love half cycle IPA, but while still decently drinkable, it’s "pissed off viking cousin" is flawed, IMO.

Bottle: Clear, amber-copper with a thin, off-white head. Orange, honey-cough syrup aroma. Taste is semi-sweet, spicy orange malt, juniper flavour. Slight alcohol bittering, but rather well masked for the strength... Resiny....solid bitter.

On draft at Twenty Tap in Indianapolis. Pours a a clear copper with an off white head. Fruity hop nose. Flavors of citrus and pine resin. Viscous mouthfeel. Bitter finish.

Draft. Golden body with a frothy white head. Aroma of pine, grapefruit, resin, citrus, toasted grain with a hint of dusty grain. The flavor is moderately sweet and lightly to moderately bitter. It finishes lightly to moderately sweet and moderately to heavily bitter. Medium to full body, velvety texture, soft carbonation. Bitterness overpowers citrus and orange tastes. Taste of resin/pine lingers with the bitterness.

Tap. Honey orange malt and citrus hops flavor. Amber color with small head. Honey, orange malt and moderately bitter grapefruit peel flavor. Hides its strength well.