Canned, white head, poured ok. Citrus and such. Some bits of coffee, Not much else of note.

12 ounce can from Wine Warehouse. Out of date (bought last week) so I'll keep that in mind with the score. Hazy orange, thin foamy white head, good retention. Aroma of citrus and coffee. The taste is leafy hops, citrus, mild chocolate. Medium bodied. Seems the chocolate and coffee has faded. Good though.

Can from The Hop and Vine in Frederick, MD Aroma: coffee, chocolate, earthy, tropical fruits Appearance: clear golden with a white head Taste: medium sweetness, medium bitterness, Palate: medium body, sticky, average carbonation, bitter finish Odd - but tasty

12 oz can poured into a tulip. Canned on 2/16/2017. Clear golden orange with off-white head. Aromas of citrus, milk chocolate like those chocolate shell Easter Bunnies, some coffee, caramel. Tastes of citrus, floral notes, light cocoa, subtle coffee. Medium body with a dry finish. Better than Stone’s version.

Can: Grass nose, with pine and cocoa on the edges. Cloudy amber, thick head. Lemongrass, orange, moss. Medium body, soft carbonation. Chocolate and coffee not very apparent, they provide more of an earthy quality that supports the beer rather than plays lead.

Clear copper and light amber coloured body with a nice, two centimetre tall tan head. Aroma of assertive grassy and very resinous hops with some light malt notes, but absolutely no chocolate or coffee scents noticeable at all. Medium to Full-bodied; Strong resinous and very grassy hop flavours show strong at first with some good malt notes, a light yeastie complexity and signs of sweetness with oranges and apricots noticeable along with a bit of light toffee and caramelised sugars noticeable at the end. Aftertaste is bitter with the hops really coming out and balanced fairly well by the malts, but this is not showing any coffee or chocolate, which perhaps is a good thing? Overall, a decent Imperial IPA with more of a traditional feeling showing a good amount of alcohol, but not double-digits and a smooth malt bite with a lot of hops, but nothing crazy at all. Perhaps that doesn’t fit in with the beer industry the way it is today, but it’s not bad, and I do not really miss the chocolate or coffee - and if you are trying to decide on this one, pretend those words simply aren’t there. I sampled this twelve ounce can purchased from Whole Foods in Pentagon City (Arlington), Virginia on 24-April-2017 for US$2,49 sampled at home a few metres from the store, just four days later on 28-April-2017, super fresh.

Pour is a dark golden with a small white head. Aroma is a fruity mosaic hop and not much beyond that. Flavor is a bitter and herbal hop. This is fine as a IPA but this is supposed to have chocolate and coffee in it and I got neither in the aroma or flavor. As an IPA this is fine I just wish the flavor adjuncts would have showed up more.

Poured from a 12 oz can dated 02/2017. Aroma is initially very hoppy with lots of tropical fruit and citrus notes: mango, guava, melon and orange. Light cracker malt notes with hints of biscuit as well as some very faint chocolate and roast notes. Pours a slightly hazy, golden orange with a medium large, moderately thick, white head that recedes to a thin film that lingers in clumps on the edges. Moderately high lacing and small legs. Flavor is somewhat sweet with some cracker malt and biscuit notes and a medium high bitterness. Some tropical fruit and citrus notes with some light resin and pine notes. Fruity notes are mango, orange, grapefruit and melon. Faint hints of chocolate and roast in the finish. Mouthfeel is medium bodied with medium carbonation. Low astringency and low alcohol warmth. Overall, I wasn’t sure what to expect before I opened the can, but I am pleasantly surprised; that surprise is because the beer doesn’t really smell or taste of chocolate and coffee. Just a solid IPA where I wouldn’t even know there was coffee or chocolate in it unless I was told to look for it.

$2.90 can from Wine Warehouse. Aroma is peach, pine, citrus peel. I smell no chocolate or coffee. Flavor is grapefruit peel, pine, perhaps a hint of chocolate if I stretch far enough. It’s tasty, no doubt, but I almost feel like this was miscanned.