Draught @ Brewer’s on the Bay, Newport, OR. Pours a hazy amber color with a small off-white head. Has a sweetish malty hoppy grapefruit aroma. Sweetish malty hoppy bitter grapefruit flavor. Has a long malty hoppy bitter finish with hints of grapefruit in the aftertaste.

Draught @ Issaquah Brew House. Pours a slightly hazy golden color with a small white head. Fruity malty floral hoppy aroma. Fruity malty hoppy citrus and grapefruit flavor. Has a malty hoppy finish.

Draft at the brewpub, October 2007. A black beer with a brown head. The aroma is sweet with notes of chocolate and cherries - as the chocolate Mon Cheri. The flavor is sweet with notes of roasted malt, cherries, and chocolate - a somewhat subtle flavor. The body is a bit thin. I’m not really a fan.

Draft, came as Natty Imperial Red - listed at 8.5%. An unclear dark amber beer with an off-white head. The aroma is sweet and very hoppy lending it notes of grass. The flavor is sweet with notes of hops, malt, and caramel, leading to a dry bitter finish.

Draft at the brewpub in October 2007. An unclear dark amber beer with an orangey head. The aroma is sweet with strong notes of grass and grapefruit. The flavor is sweet and VERY VERY hoppy lending it notes of grass, nuts, and citrus. 120 IBU’s.

Draft. A hazy amber beer with a lazing beige head. The aroma is sweet with strong notes of hops, lending it notes of grass. The flavor is sweet malty with notes of grass, leading to a dry bitter finish.

Bomber from Bottle Trek. Hazy orange amber color with a minimal white head. Aroma is mostly lightly roasted malt backed by spicy floral hop. Body is a bit thin, and the carbonation is rather coarse. Flavor is pale malt with floral hop. No so rough in character as some. It’s a decent pale ale.

Bomber from Bottle Trek. Hazy gold color with a frothy white head. Resin and citrus aromas over a warm malt backbone. Medium in body, moderate, soft carbonation. Flavor is lightly sweet malt with a good dose of resin and grapefruit. Nice dry and bitter finish. Sure there is sugar, it just is not that noticeable. Stands above the run of the mill IPAs. It just keeps getting more so with time.

On tap Pours out a cloudy amber/orange topped with an off white head. A little bitter and some hops on this.

(On tap) Hazy, orangey golden. Fresh, citrusy aroma. Medium body, some malts and then a distinctly perfumy aroma hoppiness also leaving a very solid dose of bitterness. 240307