Bottle from New Seasons Market. Dark amber, small foamy head. Big meaty malty aroma. Taste too goes straight for the malts, huge leathery, musty pipe tobacco. Dry, gentle bitterness finishes this.

Got a 22oz bottle of this one. Poured a slightly hazy golden orange color with a slightly off-white head. Aroma was some light citrus notes, but this one was dominated by malts - not sure if it is an older bottle, but I was under the impression that it was this year’s brew. Pretty decent regardless of whatever might have been missing in the hop department.

Sampled on tap at The Taphouse, pours a hazy golden orange with a small off-white head. Aroma of tropical fruity hops, maple syrup, and lots of caramel malts. Flavour is quite balanced, almost over-balanced with syrupy caramel malts which more than counteract the strong hop notes to the point of subordinating them. Duration is quite short, with a dry, syrup finish. Not too impressive here.

Bomber pours deep copper with slight haze, thin off white head and some sheet lacing. The aroma is full of pine hops and malts creating a pine mustiness. Not much else going on. The taste is similar starting with a moderate pine bitter hop bite moving toward mild grapefruit and pine hop flavor. It picks up a touch of roastiness and sweet malts by midway. Into the finish is seems to pick up more hop bitterness mostly coming from pine hops.

Draft at the brewpub. Brown amber color with a super puffy white head. Medium body and carbonation. Aroma of Xmas spice. Flavor of roasted malt, decent hop. Finish is well balanced, spicy, malty, hoppy. Could be a trace of ginger. Very nice.