Draft pour to a tulip at Cairn, celebrating their two year anniversary. Cheers to my ultimate local! Clean and bright golden pour. Moderate aroma of straw grains and belgian yeast. Certainly didn't expect the the imperial extra strong ale that followed. Grain front, white grape, Belgian yeast, but really hot up front. 9.7% seems to be describing the second runnings of this strong. Boozy sure, but the flavor isn't bad. Drinks easy enough all things considered. It is what they say it is, and then a little more. Between harsh and nice, it vary leans towards nice.