Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

Can - first beer of a Disney vacation - old school imperial ipa - fairly sweet, medium sticky malt character - assertive hoppiness, bordering on abrasive - kind of hot finish - meh.

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

19.2 ounce can from Woodman’s Oak Creek, 9/23/22. Clear amber, medium off-white head, good retention. Aroma of melon, dandelion, toast, mild dank. Taste is melon, grapefruit, banana, resin, hint of berry. Booze well hidden, moderate bitterness. A bit weird. Maybe I have COVID? Nice beer. NARRATOR: He didn't have COVID.

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

12 ounce can. Amber orange pour. Frothy beige head. Nice lacing. Sweet toasted malt aroma has notes of brown sugar. Flavor is bittersweet toasted malt, followed by dank, piney hop notes. Stick and chewy. Yum.

Honey, orange pith and peel flavor. Big beer. Strong orange pith palate. Clear amber pour. Thin foam. Even lace.

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8

Tea and orange peel nose. Clear amber, medium head. Honey, orange peel, marigold, tea, grapefruit peel. Medium body, easy carbonation, resinous. Intense and complex. Tasty but it ruins the palate.

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

This beer proves I'm a sucker for labels, but especially for names. Depth perception is after all my academic area of expertise, so of course I'd have to drink a beer called that. I would otherwise consider scrolling past another DIPA, as I'm both more than a bit fatigued by high grav beers, and also big hops. We're in an era of over-hopped everything, even water, so I'm not excited. But hey, this is an old-school DIPA so that's cool. By that I mean its actually bitter, generally a clear copper color. Hops are mainly citrus and resin, a throwback to the early 2000s lol (like that was a long time ago...shit it was). Big malt body, plenty of caramel, with more citrus and resin hop flavors, and as noted, plenty of bitterness. Seems balanced at finish, I wanted to say semi-dry, but there's enough sweetness there to make me question that statement. Hard to judge really. So in the end, if you want a classic big DIPA, with a big malt body and plenty of bittering and finishing hops to stand up to it, then this is as good as any. But if you're tired of big beers and big hops, scroll past. For me? Shit I don't know, I'm just drinking.

Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 9

Surprisingly good DIPA from Terrapin. Seems like the anti-Imperial NEIPA. Huge malt presence offers up plenty of caramel and orange marmalade notes, followed by candied grapefruit zest and peach. Finishes with a moderate pine bitterness. Pretty much exactly what I want from a DIPA. Damn, Terrapin. Nice work.

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 9 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5

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12 oz. can, 9.1% ABV, Best By Date: Sep, 26 2022

AROMA: I'm first hit with something sweet and floral that I can't quite identify (jasmine??). Following that, I get scents of pine, hops, and oranges. The aroma is quite pleasant and maintains its level of odoriferousness, no matter if the beer is fresh out of the fridge, or has warmed up to room temperature. This is quite rare, as most beers have reduced aroma levels when they are cold, and then open up as the beer warms. But this beer is completely "open" as soon as you crack the tab on the can. I wish more beers were like this.

APPEARANCE: Pours a clear, medium brown (think iced tea) with a tall, khaki head that dissipates slowly and has good lacing.

TASTE: I am first hit with sweetness, which is followed by flavors of resin/pine, orange, and hops. The finish lingers for quite a while and is comprised mostly of hops and a tinge of orange. Note that, while I found the flavor to be surprisingly sweet for an IIPA, I didn't find it overwhelming or out of place.

MOUTHFEEL: Medium-bodied and slightly smooth on the palate. Carbonation is on the high end of what I would classify as "medium". Any more carbonation, and I would classify it as "high".

OVERALL: I picked this up as part of a BOGO that my local grocery store was running on Terrapin beer. I got a 6-pack of one of their beers that I know I like, and then picked up a 6-pack of this beer as my "free" beer. I really wasn't sure what to expect from this beer, but I figured I wasn't out anything if I didn't like it. Suffice it to say, that I'm pretty happy with my decision. Its heavenly aroma promises sweetness and its flavor delivers on that promise. Additionally, it is a very smooth and drinkable beer that goes down easy, and tastes great. Which, given its high ABV, could make things a bit dicey as it will be hard to restrain yourself from treating this like a session beer, and downing several in one sitting.

12 oz. can from Publix. Pours a crystal clear amber gold color with a khaki head and good retention. Good lacing. Strong piney hops aroma. The taste follows the nose. Strong and bitter hops flavors throughout. Just another hops bomb. The 9.1% ABV is surprisingly well hidden. Medium body with a drying finish. Tick.