Bottle. Slightly hazy deep reddish amber color with a bubbly off-white head. Aroma of piney and resinous hops, a bit stale, malt, caramel and a hint of toast. Flavor has some sweetish chewy maltiness, some piney hops, a bit stale, and an aggressive bitterness, a bit harsh. Medium-bodied. Alright, but probably a bit past its prime.

From Feb 2008

I had this on tap at the Fire Rock Grill Feb 23, 2008.

The pour reveals a cloudy rust gold with a 1 finger head of foam. Good head retention here and there's some very nice lacing.

The smell is on the delicate side. All I get is some light notes of malt and floral hops.

The taste is...my...very well balanced. It's big on caramel malt and biscuit, with some earthy tones, and big with the hop bitterness, both from some grapefruit and some floral, but the sweet-bitter thing going on here works very well! The mouthfeel is firmly on the medium side and it finishes with a slight bitterness that makes you want to take another sip. So easy drinking for the abv that it's scary.

Btw, I was served this pint in a frosted glass,(I'll correct that next time I'm here) and as the beer warmed, all the flavours intensified and I enjoyed it even more. I think this is a very solid, very balanced, very easy drinking DIPA and I'm going to revisit the draught version, just $4.25 a pint, soon.(Botttles are still not in town)

On draft at spacebar falls church. Pours a hazy amber with an off white head. Fruity hop aroma. Grapefruit and apricot notes. Mildly bitter finish. S nice dipa.

12 oz. bottle, pours a hazy golden orange with a small off-white head. Aroma is full of oranges and some subtler tropical fruits, followed by moderate resinous hops (for a IIPA). Flavour is a bit more muted than I expected, with some resinous hops, various tropical fruits, mandarin oranges, and some sweet caramel malt that finishes, quickly dying out. A bit on the sweet side, with the malts outweighing the hops, and with a bit more muted of a palate than ideal. Still, a decently well-made IIPA.

Bottle. Sweet buttery caramel malt, apricot, and orange hops aroma. Hazy orange with a minimal off-white head, light lacing. Aroma indicated flavor. Sweet buttery caramel malt, apricot, and bitter citrus peel hops flavor. Medium to full sticky body.

12 ounce bottle. Hazy deep gold color. Medium rocky off-white head. Aroma is of citrusy, pine hops. Good toasted maltiness. An explosion of citrus hops comes right at you. The high alcohol doesn’t show at first. Lot’s of hops through the finish. a wonderful hoppy IPA.

Very good double IPA. Pours a muddy, golden yellow with small head. Strong floral hop aroma. Flavor is very citrusy--some orange juice and even mango flavors in there--along with the hop bite. This was a satisfying beer.

Bottle. Amber beer with a cream colored head. Pine and grapefruit aroma. Grapefruit and pine flavor with light caramel. Medium bodied. Good bitterness. Pine and grapefruit linger with light tropical fruits and light caramel.