Copper colour with thin head. This IPA has a slight hint of sweet spice behind the earthy, resinous hops. Perhaps from the wood.

Just far too astringent and harsh. Like a british cask ale that’s been far too bittered without body to back it. Beer temple ams

Mörktgyllengul vätska med vitt skum. Tobak, grape och en aning deg i aromen. Maltig medelstor kropp som matchas av en rejäl beska där främst tobak och grape återkommer. Mot slutet en aningens cederträ.

Deep and perfectly clear dark copper and bronze coloured body with a large four centimetre tall tan head that fades into larger bubbles on top after a few seconds. Aroma of deep piney, floral and grassy hops with a pungent dry woodsie flavour (perhaps the cedar?) With a strong malt backbone, some light sweetness as caster sugar and a deeper earthy, nutty and rustic scent at the end. Medium-bodied; Strong deep malty, grainy, earthy and deep woodsy, definite cedar notes that show a very pungent malt-side of the equation with some assertive simcoe and English (read lower alpha acids and more earthy) hops coming through and giving a nice balance towards the end. Aftertaste shows the deeper grain, a good deal of hops (while not bitter, do show character) and a lot of the super dry, woodsy and bitter cedar - very nice as some who enjoys cedar! Overall, a nice lighter hopped beer, but the malt and especially in vessel used to age or flavour the beer has done wonders, much better (in my opinion) than the white oaked version. Great to try, especially freshish, unless for some reason the cedar would amplify over time, but I couldn't imagine that happening in a can. I sampled this twelve ounce can purchased from the Department of Beer and Wine in Alexandria, Virginia on 21-August-2020 for US$3,43 sampled at my house here in Washington on 17-September-2020.