Clear gold always a surprise to see this day and age. Nose is tropical fruit and herbal. Tastes of grapefruit, honey, apricot, herbs, light banana. Some bitterness. Lighter bodied. Alcohol on finish.

16 oz. can. Aroma and flavor are old school. Pine, herb, and grapefruit like citrus. Soft Caramell malt to balance the hops. It’s exactly as they say it is. A throwback brew from 2009, well crafted but to me it is boring.

Draft at the Thirsty Moose Manchester. Hazy dark golden color with a smallish bubbly white head. Bready caramel with a hint of extract twang to it on the malt side. I know its probably not brewed with extract but its got that oxidized molasses thing I remember from my early homebrew days going on. Resinous pine earthy light spice with a lingering astringent hop bitterness in the finish. Not a bad beer, but certainly nothing earth shattering either.

Draught at the brewery, 5/14/16.
Deep auburn-mahogany with a beige head atop that is medium-sized and showing modest retention. Good clarity.
Bit of spice and earth are quickly consumed by pine, pineapple and grapefruit. It’s fairly straightforward with more bready malts behind it. Bit of sour/resin hanging out on the finish with no alcohol or flaw.
Hard, crystal malt-driven texture doesn’t really soak up the strong resin presented by all of these piney-grapefruity hops. Tons of bread, orange rind, white grapefruit and pine resin lingering, with a bit of caramel to balance. Quite dry with ample carbonation.