Bottle thanks to xproudfoot. Translucent but murky red-brown body, thin light head. Aroma of toast and raisin. Body extremely light, thin, with notes of raisin, soy, and coffee, in addition to roasted malts and subtle hints of alcohol. Four parts water, one part beer.

Let me just say firstly, that I had this last summer on draught and it was NOTHING like this beer that I had in the bottle. Furthermore, clipper city beers seem to be MUCH better on draught than in the bottle.
This 12oz bottle did not have it’s BB date notched, but is fresh off the shelves here in Mass. Shared with SuIIy on 6/8/06.
Large dark beige to light tan head shows moderate retention at best, receding to cover and ring fairly rapidly. Deep brown but clear and plenty of dark crimson notes. Says bottle conditioned, but it still seems like there is an artificial carbonation addition. If it truly is bottle conditioned, it seems like they toss in about 2 yeast cells.
Nose is heavy, fruity hops. Strong grass and then tons of resin/citrus that bites and bashes its way to the front of the picture, fending off any challengers (read: malt). Strong oranges and unripened pears, with pine, linger. Some caramel brings up the rear, but it’s timid, to say the least.
Strong hops again, in the flavor, would be an understatement. It’s not punishing acidic bitterness, and it’s quite nicely done, fruity, lively and all, but there is just no beer behind it. Watery, loose texture to the extreme and seems like a strong brown ale. Filtered, no oomph, no thick malts that you can sink your teeth in to (can’t even nick your gums here). Some very light char is the extent of the malt depth. Low carbonation, no alcohol noted.