Sample from cask at the Big Tap In on 04/20/2013. The beer is a hazy copper-amber color with a thin white head that evaporates quickly. Spotty lacing on the glass. Aroma of citrus, yeast and hops. Medium body with flavors of citrusy hops, yeast and sweet malt. The finish is mildly bitter with a short hoppy aftertaste. Decent overall.

Bottle. Body is a slightly hazy orange and supports a fairly thin head of white bubbles and foam. Citrus and tropical fruit are present in the nose, as is an apple juice/caramel sweetness and a faint spice presence (Belgian yeast?). Flavor is very nice, but I’m not seeing much of a connection to an IPA, even a Belgian one. Lots of spices up front and then again in the finish... kind of a peppery clove presence or something like that. In the middle there is a pretty good mash-up of fruit and sugars... oranges, peaches, pears, etc. This is pretty exciting on another level as well... this is the fourth (?) Indigo Imp beer that I’ve tried and all of the previous samples left me with serious questions about whether this fledgling brewery was simply figuring out how to do QC for their bottling line or just a very bad brewery... I’m hoping that this is a sign of things to come and will go back and try some of the previous beers that were less than pleasant.