On tap at the source. Pours with a clear full golden hued body with a retentive white head. Aromas are floral, citrus, tangerine, sticky resin, low malt. Flavors are of tangerine, hoppy, floral, citrus, medium-high hop intensity, bright, grapefruit. Good pale. Medium malt, dry, low alcohol perception, moderate to fuller carbonation, lower bodied. Good.

On tap. Almost clear amber golden with a creamy off-white head leaving a broad curtain of lacework. Fresh aroma of pine and peach. Medium body with sweetish caramel and fruit, before the aroma hops leave a massive bitterness. Delicious. 080709

From tap at the brewpub in Solana Beach. Pours clear and golden orange with a small, creamy and dense white head. Hoppy and fruity aroma. Flavour is crisp apple and grapefruity. Light malt base. Dry and bitter flavoured finish. Nice and smooth.

Draft at Solana Beach. A hazy dark golden beer with a lazing orangey head. The aroma is lovely hoppy - citrusy - grapefruit, lime peel as well as malt and caramel. The flavor is sweet with strong notes of hops lending it lovely notes of grapefruit and grass, leading to a very bitter finish. Nice.

Draught samples at ABF on 6/16/07
Very soft, lightly hazed pale-lemon colored beer with gold tints and a large, white head that is retained well and laces strongly.
Very crisp and dry are the hops, focusing on citrus mainly, but not your typical, boring candied orange and grapefruit cascade medley. Rather, it has bits of juicy tangerine aroma, with a very strong lemon zest note. Almost reminded me of concentrated lemon juice. Probably some amarillo in it, mixing with the cascade or whatever C-hop they used. It’s done well, and the dryness dosent have to fight through much sweetness, nor any medium malts. A true San Diego Pale Ale in every sense. Bitterness brings some zip to the finish as well, and there were no flaws/alcohol detected. Medium-high strength of aroma.
Soft pale malts are dextrinous and give a medium body, while bitter, lemon and grapefruit rind hoppiness slowly spreads out on the palate. A strong juiciness is present, giving more flavor than bitterness, eventually, as well as plentiful lemon-lime suggestions and typical, though not overdone, orange. Nothing heavily resinous here, nor was it overdone in bitterness. Not overly complex in malt, with mostly pale malt sugars providing light honey-vanilla and a bit of cake-icing-like sweetness. Quite dry overall, and very drinkable, with ample carbonation that helps accentuate the more delicate citric qualities of the hops. No flaws.