Very rare and very civilized! A brownish pale color. Has a tart feel about it on the olfactory. Mild and easy to take from the start. Probably the best beer I had today. Not bad. Better than expected, good job FP. Yes, tartness or wild feel to this one but its not over the top, just friendly and easy. I was thinken this was a famous west coast beer but here it is, right here in W. PA! Jest enough alky to let you know its not beer and it is so nice!. Well balanced, nice job! Very easy and acceptable, I liked the attitude of this one.

Location: 12 oz bottle from Buy Rite - Jersey City, 12/2/15

Aroma: The nose is citrus hops and some roasted malt, a bit of dark chocolate comes through too
Appearance: Pours a basically black color with a thick, foamy brown head and fairly heavy lace
Flavor: Tastes dark, bitter, roast mostly, fairly malty, not a ton of sweetness or citrus in the flavor
Palate: Light-medium bodied, fairly smooth and clean, soft carbonation, and a good bit dry
Overall Impression: Pretty good, interesting beer. Has a nice citrus hop presence in the aroma, almost smells like a Black IPA, but then in the flavor I lose that hop presence and I just get a dry, roasty dark ale. Solid beer overall, but the aroma is the most interesting part for me.

Sampled on draft at the brewpub this beer poured a hazy caramel-tan color with a large creamy orange-tan head that left decent lacing. The aroma was cola and tart citric acid. The flavor was tart, sour and dry with a citric acid presence. Long finish. Medium body. Meh.

I ended up enjoying this one more than I expected. +++ Sampled on draft at the brewery this beer poured a copper-orange color with a small foamy white head that faded quickly and left minimal lacing. The aroma was jalapeno, tangy and sugary. The flavor was sweet and malty with honey, vague fruits, sugar and a bit of jalapeno. Medium length finish. Moderately full bodied. Odd but ok.

Sampled on draft at the brewery this beer poured a very dark brown color - almost black - with a small foamy beige head that left decent lacing. The aroma was vanilla, toasty malts and caramel. The flavor was wood, bourbon, toasty malts, vanilla and caramel. No noticeable rye presence. Longish bourbon and caramel finish. Moderately full bodied. The alcohol was very well contained. Quite nice.

Sampled on draft at the brewery this beer poured a crystal clear dark amber color with a medium sized foamy off white head that left decent lacing. The aroma was faint with a mild tangy note and a hint of golden fruit. The flavor was oddly tangy yet dryish with a hint of golden fruit. Medium length fruit finish. Medium body. Not bad.

Sampled on draft at the brewery this beer poured a hazy vibrant golden color with a large creamy orange-white head that left incredible lacing. The aroma was tangy and tart with citric and piney hops. The flavor was bitter with notes of Pine-Sol and lemon. Very long Pine-Sol finish. Moderately full bodied Meh.

Hazy light amber and deep copper coloured body with a single centimetre tall tan head. Aroma of honey, resin, alcohol, pine, sap, apricots and sugary alcohol. Full-bodied; Assertive apricot and honey flavour with a lot of resin and pine right behind with some malt, caramel, toffee and much more alcohol burn near the end. Aftertaste shows some heavy body, syrupy apricot sweetness and a lot of hop bitterness with very little else. Overall, a very high alcohol and apricot sweet heavy beer with a big body and little room for anything else. That said, it isn’t the worst beer, but just an Imperial IPA with a relatively narrow focus and heavy body/alcohol content. I sampled this twelve ounce bottle purchased from Total Wine in Tampa, Florida on 03-January-2014 for US$3,99, sampled on 30-October-2015. This bottle states an ABV of ’only’ 10%. Bottle Best By: 31-Dec-2013 (Lot 348) // Purchased: 03-January-2014 // Sampled: 31-October-2015