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

Draught at the brewery, 1/30/16.
Copper-amber body shows good clarity and a medium-sized off-white head that steadily fades to cover.
Dank, earthy, fruity aromas are quite prominent and aromatic, with very light, dry caramel notes and a touch of a spicy element. Pretty interesting try a horizon single-hopped ipa, which I don’t think I’ve ever had. It’s certainly not an in-your-face type of hop and seems quite reserved, though certainly not unenjoyable. Red fruits, light citrus (orange rind, sweet lemon) and a pinch of sprucey pine on the end with no alcohol noted nor flaw.
Nicely attenuated flavor still retains a good amount of maltiness to balance the earthy, pine and citrus character. Despite not loving tons of pine and citrus, this one seems to have about a best-case-scenario for those notes, as you can get. Just a touch of bitterness and dryness to balance the sweetness, with mild fruitiness, spicy herbal qualities and dank, earthy aromatics on the end. Low, but not loose carbonation and no alcohol or flaws in the flavor. Very impressed! You’re not going to confuse this with the current trend of New England IPAs, but then, it’s nice to see some individuality and not every IPA needs to be a Julius.