Caramel and grass nose. Relatively clear amber, medium head. Caramel, lemongrass. Pear hints, clementine upon warming. Full body, easy carbonation.

Ever so slightly hazy copper and buttered bronze coloured body, with a thick three centimetre tall tan head that stays afloat for a while. Aroma of alcohol, resin, pine, flowers, grass and a good support of malt - seemingly well balanced, with some candy sugar in the nose as well. Medium-bodied; Deep robust orange and light tropical fruit notes dominate, especially with a sweet flavour, but also some robust notes and a pungent, deep hoppy characteristic, with a large malt backbone that shows biscuits and bread, but the resinous and super pungent and astringent alcohol shows above everything and is quite strong - especially at the end. Aftertaste is robust and pungent, deeply hoppy, bitter, sweet and showing a lot of character - the oranges, citrus and tropical fruits are a nice elixir to the alcohol and bitterness of the astringency of this. Overall, a fairly nice Imperial IPA. It's strong, but it should be (for the style) and shows nicely with fruits, bitterness and balance! Good to try if you can find it! I sampled this sixteen ounce, pint-sized can, purchased from the Department of Beer and Wine in Alexandria, Virginia on 12-June-2020 for US$5,03 sampled at my house here in Washington on 02-July-2020 after returning from South Dakota.