Bottle via a trade with scrizz. A clear golden orange body with a large off-white head. Unique peppery grape hop aroma. Grassy. Very fruity. Flavor is very fruit, light caramelness. Light, creamy bubbles. Way to go Widmer!

Bottle, labeled as 8.6% abv - obnoxious-looking label, with the name of the beer is some gay-ass font that resembles the LucasFilm logo - clear copper pour - faint ring of lace - I was expecting it to be a lot more aromatic, considering the types of hops used - the nose is equal parts peppery and sweet - those spicy New Zealand hops are there, but you really have to inhale deeply to get them in all their earthy glory - light-bodied for an IIPA, which is welcome, but it winds up being too thin to sustain the abv - loads of tasty, spicy, floral hops are this beers one strong point, which I suppose it should be, considering the style - however, that’s really all that is going on, besides a rather strong sugary sweetness - no malt complexity to compliment the hops - just sweetness - I don’t think this hops works well in the style either - it works better in lighter, more nuanced beers - anyway, not terrible - love them hops - just flat, one dimensional, and overly sweet.

A nice effort from a macro-micro. Light rusty-amber with a nice dense and lasting white head that left very nice lacing rings all the way down showing the evidense of each swallow. Plenty of biterness, a bit short on upfront fresh hop flavor and a bit dry and lacking in a big malty backbone that I think should be in the style but was admittedly not holding out much hope for in this offering. I was very curious how "double" Widmer was willing to go or was afraid to stop short of. A lasting bitter bite. Am surprised at the 9.5% that I only now noticed. Again, a nice effort, and nearly there.

Bottle. Poured orange with fast dissipating head. Full aroma of orange and naartjies. Citrusy flavour, with a malt tinge to keep the bitterness down. Long lasting hoppy finish. Doesn’t taste as strong as it is.