Canned 7/16/16, drunk 1/13/17.
Obviously not ideal for a lager to sit six months, though I am always very curious when they do as it really is a chance to see how well-made a brewery’s beers are. This one pours a pale bronze with a large, moderately well-retained white head. High clarity.
The nose is peppery with grassy and herbal hops atop light hints of maize and a touch of powdered sugar or wax. Otherwise, clean as a whistle though not overly aromatic.
In the mouth, there’s a strong pepper component, with light grass, bits of biscuit and some of the waxiness from the nose. Perhaps just a touch of oxidation, really, and even to be expected. Clean and with ample carbonation and very good dryness. Banded Horn has really been impressing me lately.

375 ml bottle, Purchased at Spruce Creek Provisions. Almost clear good laden straw type color. Aroma has a good amount of Brettanomyces, mild oak, a decent amount of orange zest.

The Brettanomyces is slowly starting to grab ahold of the flavor. The pale malt shows the backbone with a mild citrus followed by a subtle oak finish. This has been in my fridge about 2 weeks. Not sure when it was bottled but glad I popped it now. I like having the hops present in a sour. Having a hop profile is the only way I can really enjoy a sour ale. Nice brew.

Poured from can dated 12/29/16 hazy golden orange with a nice white head. Aromas of caramel malt citrus and pine. Taste is malt bread floral notes citrus rind and lingering pine. --- Beer merged from original tick of Daikaiju DIPA on 27 Jan 2017 at 20:12 - Score: 7

Fresh can drunk 12/10/16.
Clear, medium mahogany with auburn tints and a light tan head atop showing moderate retention.
Rich, but not overly burnt/charred coffee in the nose is augmented by moderate roasted barley and a good backing of base malt creating a solid caramel foundation. Very clean; no staleness, vegetal or beany character from the coffee. No alcohol noted.
Quite light-bodied for its size, though not thin. Flavorful, rather fruity coffee with sweet vanilla and caramel character. Engaging carbonation and ample roast balancing, with more coffee, molasses and caramel lingering.

Pours hazy gold into a tulip. Bright white head with excellent retention recedes leaving sheet lacing. Dusty peach and lemon aromas. Sweet apricot and chardonnay upfront turning to dusty yeast in the lasting finish.

Pours clear deep gold into a tulip. White head with medium retention recedes to skim surface. Tangerine and Brett aromas. Soft and dry with band aid and aspirin front to back.

Pours hazy straw into a pint glass. Foam explodes from the can. Meringue head fills the glass. Yeast and bread arromas. Soft with lemon and playdoh upfront turning to bitter earth and souring pith in the lasting finish.

Keg at the brewery. Dark brown, large creamy tan head, good retention. Aroma of big roasty coffee. Taste is coffee, chocolate, roast, hints of cherry. Medium bodied, lingering bitterness.

Keg at the brewery. Dark brown, thin creamy tan head, good retention. Aroma of coffee, roast, chocolate. Taste is roasted malt, chocolate. Medium bodied, creamy, lingering bitterness.

Keg at the brewery. Hazy pale yellow, large creamy offwhite head, good retention. Aroma of tropical fruit, lemon, grapefruit, earth, pale malt. Taste is bitter grapefruit, tropical fruit, onion, pale malt. Medium bodied, lingering bitterness.