Slightly hazy orange-tinted amber colour with a dense off-white thick head. Aroma of pure cascade hop pellets with superb malt balance and a subtle fruit and sugar quality. Medium-bodied; Initial hoppy flavour with some off-tastes and an unfinished wortiness. Aftertaste shows sweetness and a slight hoppiness-not bittering. Overall, if they fermented this another month it would be great-this just appears to be unfinished! I got this twelve ounce bottle purchased by my mom from Merchant's in Dearborn, Michigan and sampled it on 23-November-2003.

2003 bottle. Has a sour yeasty smell with a little bit of dry malt and some sharper citrus aroma. Fairly deep orange, mostly clear, good white head and moderate lacing. Begins with some sharp citrus tones, but quickly some of those german tasting yeasts come into the picture, not real excited about that. Finishes with some sharp but light grapefruit flavors. Overall, a bit muddled, good attempt to bring something new to the APA table (german sour yeast), but in the end it is just a decent beer, nothing incredible.

Full of sediment, and dominated by floral hops flavor. Malts add to the complexity, providing an almost sweet backdrop. A tasty pale.