Thick draught like head even though it came out of a bottle. Leaves lacing. Amber color. Flowery and hoppy aroma. Sweet flowery hops in the taste. Pretty nice mouthfeel. Not too bitter. Some citrus taste in there as well.

Bottled(355ml). -Dark golden coloured, medium sized off-white head, spicy citrusy nose. Typical sharp Cascade hops, mild alcoholic and light fruity taste with citrusy and herbal notes. Soft mouthfeel, long slight hoppy aftertaste.Very good IPA.

Pours deep amber into a shaker. Off-white head recedes to coat surface. Mild resin aromas. Crisp and well balanced with upfront caramel malts and a lasting pine and grapefruit finish.

Sampled at Brew at the Zoo at the National Zoo in Washington DC. The girl pouring the sample said that this was her favorite of all the Sierra Nevada beers. Whoop dee doo. Pours a orangey copper with a very frothy, active white head. Smells fairly standard, wasn’t overloaded with hops, just a touch of grains and biscuits. Mild nose to say the least. Flavor was the same, some citrus, some bread, nothing to knock your socks off. Finish was a little bitter, but fairly weak. The cascade hops should have been the star, instead this was one of the more disappointing beers I tried all night.

Brown bottle, 12 ounces, 2007, gift from Ian Guénard, savoured on August 19 2008; eye: copper with a golden hue, clear, light effervescence, tan head made up of rather large bubbles and that turns into a sheet over the beer, good lacing; nose: resinous hops, grapefruit, caramel, pine; mouth: resinous hops, grapefruit, resinous hops returns, tiny layer of caramel, pine, finale in resinous hops with a presence of diluted caramel, slightly sweet, rather bitter, medium body, slightly harsh texture, not much carbonation; overall: quite likable FRANÇAIS Bouteille brune, 12 onces, 2007, cadeau de Ian Guénard, savourée le 19 août 2008; œil : cuivrée avec une teinte dorée, claire, légère effervescence, mousse fauve formée de bulles plutôt grosses et qui se transforme en une couverture, bonne dentelle; nez : houblon résineux, pamplemousse, caramel, pin; bouche : houblon résineux, pamplemousse, houblon résineux de retour, petit filet de caramel, pin, finale en houblon résineux avec une présence de caramel dilué, très légèrement sucrée, plutôt amère, corps moyen, corsée, texture légèrement rugueuse, peu carbonatée; en résumé : bien aimé

Bottle. Golden colour with an off-white head. Aroma is fruit, sweetness, hop, malt. Flavour is sweet, fruit, hop, malt. Nice beer.

Hazy amber, lasting beige head.Slightly tinny sweet nose. Rather subdued start, medium strength lasting hop finish

12 oz. bottle from Whole Foods Charlottesville. Reddish amber pour with a nice three finger head. Great retention. Pine and citrus hop aroma. Very strong hop taste, vegetal and very fresh. Some sweet malts to back it up. Refreshing.

Bottle. A clear, golden beer with a small off-white head. Fruity nose, of the tropical kind, with malty sweetness and piney hops. Quite sweet flavor with fruityness, pine and resin, but not as bitter as expected. Medium to full body, and a nice fruity and resiny finish. Good drinkability, but not a thirst-quencher.(080620)