Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

Super deep copper and amber coloured body that's ever so slightly hazy, all with a nice, frothy tan head, three centimetres tall that's microfoamed and caps the beer nicely. Aroma of candy, stone fruit, caramelised sugars, toffehere. Me and a good amount of resinous hops with some tropical scents as well, but the malt and alcohol are hidden well in the nose. Medium to almost Full-bodied; Rich sweetness and especially stone fruits in the flavour up front that then bring out a very nice crisp and robust malt balance and bite with some smoother sweetness on the end and a dash of dry and floral aspects as well, with a kick of bitterness from the alpha acids at the tail end. Aftertaste is very rich, pretty well-balanced with some alcohol burn at first, then a nice level of sweetness from the stone fruits followed by a kick of bitterness from the alpha acids in the hops and finishing with a candy-like flavour and a touch of dryness. Overall, a nice IPA that's imperial-ish, but layered with flavours that are never cloying or pungent, but do show good complexity and range. Great to have super fresh and hyper local - a good IPA option, for sure! I sampled this sixteen ounce, pint-sized can, purchased from Costco in Alexandria, Virginia on 21-September-2021 for US$2,69, canned on 03-September-2021 with the tagline 'Tubular Man' and sampled at my house here in Washington on 27-September-2021.