12 fl oz bottle. Pours clear and golden orange with a small white head. Aroma is grapefruity. Bitter, grapefruity. Peachy and smooth fruity. Crisp hoppy. Dry and crisp hoppy into the finish.

Crisp, slightly hazy copper coloured body with a bronze glow and a two centimetre tall slightly tan head. Aroma of pale malt, light earthy hops, some light sugars and a dose of alcohol and pine. Full-bodied; Strong earthy malt coupled with some grapefruity, cleanser and resinous hop notes with tons of bitterness from the hops. Aftertaste is lacking in complexity and depth with pretty much only the strong malt, bitterness from the hops and metal/alcohol notes coming through. Overall, not the worst Imperial IPA i’ve had, but not great. The bitterness is nice if you like it (I do) since it’s super strong, but the rest of the beer is lacking. I sampled this twelve ounce bottle purchased from Wegman’s in Sterling, Virginia on 03-May-2013 for US$1.67 sampled at home in Washington on 27-June-2013.

Nearly clear, pretty amber with a small, off-white head. Aroma is malt, syrupy sweet fruit. Taste is mild, earthy, orange peel and pine with a slight alcohol warmth. Very smooth. mild.

Location: 22 oz bottle from Buy Rite, 8/21/12

Aroma: The nose is a fairly standard combination of caramel malts and resin and citrus hops
Appearance: It pours an unclear caramel color with a smallish white head and average lacing
Flavor: Tastes fairly balanced with sweet caramel dominating up-front, and a later mid-plus hop bitterness
Palate: The feel of this one is fairly sticky and a bit syrupy, with a medium body, light heat, and a dry finish
Overall Impression: This one is a decent beer, thought it feels a bit muddled. It also feels more like a hoppy Barley Wine then a DIPA to me. Still though, it has some good components and some parts that work pretty well. Middle-of-the-road overall for me.

22 ounce bottle. Copper colored with a bubbly beige head. Toasted malt nose hints at cinnamon and resiny hops. Sweet malt flavor balanced by a tangy, peppery hop character. Lots of flavors here; bitter lemon, black pepper and bittersweet chocolate. Full bodied with a chewy sticky mouthfeel. A long bitter hop finish.

Bottle. Pours caramel amber. White head. Nose/taste of overly sweetened ice tea, caramel, citrus, cane sugar and pine. Ultra sweet on the palate. Body is the lighter side of medium. Slightly dry finish with sweetened ice tea aftertaste.

22oz bottle pours a clear orange with some wispy white head. Nose is malty, sweet, lemon, light pine. Flavor is sweet, malty, pine, lemon. Full bodied finish.

Bomber from Whole Foods Market Charlottesville, Pours a slighty hazy amber color with a thin white head. Decent head retention. Aroma of citrus, resin and tropical hops with a faint tinny note. The taste is candied citrus, tropical notes, cotton candy, a chemical note and a bitter finish. Medium bodied, lingering bitterness, low carbonation. Weird and disjointed.

Draft. Clear golden color, small white head. Aroma of grass and light pine. Taste is nicely balanced.pine, not overwhelmingly bitter.

Draft @ Ramshead Tavern & Fordham Brewing Co, Annapolis, MD. Pours a clear amber color with a small off-white head. Has a fruity malty hoppy bitter piney aroma. Sweetish malty hoppy bitter piney flavor. Has a sweetish malty piney finish.