Slightly hazy orange amber with a small lingering off white head. Strong citrus and pine nose with some light caramel and honey. Light toffee sweetness under a big bitterness of citrus and tropical fruits. Floral hints rise as it warms. Medium slick mouth with average carbonation and a long lingering bitter finish. True to the style.

22oz fresh bomber from Youri Levesque drunk 10/18/15.
Light amber liquid shows very little carbonation building a small white head that is poorly retained. Very clear, nothing on the bottom. Uh oh, seems rather filtered/force carbonated.
The nose contains dank, deep forest-like hop notes pitted against more aggressive grapefruit and pine. Caramel and vanilla in the background show a bit more use of non-pale malts than I’d prefer (ie. any use at all). No alcohol or flaw.
Sure enough, a rather lazy, loose carbonation in the mouth, with a bit too much sweetness, dry toffee and almost sourdough-like maltiness clashing with the resinous, pine and grapefruit laden hoppiness. Iced tea-like flavors and even a passing bit of metal? Doughy yeast notes do not seem fresh or charming here. Caramel, grapefruit, resin. End. Hey Pit Caribou, 2004 called, it wants its IPA back....

650 ml bottle shared by Cuso at Bratislava Tasting, thanks!
Amber, hazy body, with a quite small, creamy, off-white head.
Aroma of grapefruit, pine, resin, orange zest, some biscuit.
Taste follows this, with a pretty strong, dry bitterness.
Medium, oily mouthfeel, with an average carbonation.
Finishes very bitter, very dry, zesty, a bit piney, a bit herbal.

Nice one. Lots of fruity hops, but too bitter and dry for me. I prefer it more balanced. Still a very characterful IPA.

Bottle at tasting, Gurthnar’s place, kindly donated by Puskhinwow. Hazy amber orange color with medium white head. Strong citrus hoppy aroma with caramel. Strong hoppy taste with caramel malt, spices. Long hoppy bitter finish. Very good.

650ml bottle shared by Cuso at Bratislava RB Tasting, big thanks. dark orange hazy color, small white head. smells pines, light sweetness, citric, light grass, obvious malt backbone. full body, soft carbonation, slick mouthfeel. tastes of pines, some sweetness, fruits, rather soapy, grass, herbs, some spices. finishes with pines and herbs and some citric notes, rather bitter. hops a bit oldish. rather soapy. overall decent.

Warm golden colour, white head. Aroma of hops, tropical fruit, passion fruit. Bitter hoppy flavour, dito finish. Nice and fruity.
(from bottle @ THT: Hey Julien is back and Dean’s floor is moist Tasting. Thanks for sharing, JulienHuxley!)

Bottle at THT. Orange golden with white head. Caramel, sweet malts, lime peel, light yoghurt, chicory, light spices, orange. Over medium sweet and bitter. Over medium bodied with quite some carbonation. Decent but a bit too sweet.

Sample at September THT courtesy of JulienHuxley decent creamy white head. Very hazy light amber pour. Nice bitterness. decent ipa.

Glass, 4-ounce, draught, savoured on May 30 2015; eye: amber, clear, no effervescence, ring of beige head, no lacing; nose: malt, hops, light caramel; mouth: malt, hops, light caramel, mild astringency, dry finale in bittering hops, full body, quite bitter, slightly sweet, harsh texture; overall: fine FRANÇAIS Verre, 4 onces, en fût, savourée le 30 mai 2015; œil : ambrée, limpide, pas d’effervescence, anneau de mousse beige, pas de dentelle; nez : malt, houblon, léger caramel; bouche : malt, houblon, léger caramel, astringence moyenne, finale sèche en houblon amérisant, corsée, pas mal amère, très légèrement sucrée, texture râpeuse; en résumé : bien