Bottle from Halo. Pours as you would expect, all dark and, um, stouty, but just a bare ring of tan head. The sarsaparilla really works here, great balance. Good sweetness, without being syrupy, balancing toasty coffee and a little chocolate with that mild rootbeer and vanilla notes. Man I think this would kill if it spent some time in a oak. But solid as is.

This beer looks like straight up fruit juice. Pours a slightly thick orange juice with barely a ring of head. Lots of nice citrus OJ, with a mild sour backed by a pine hop, it good, but.. That pine hop builds pretty hard on the finish with some sharp resin bitterness. Not a great balance on that, but decent overall.

Brown bottle, 500 ml, from and with Sébastien Bertrand (merci!), brunch at my place, savoured on January 26, 2020; eye: reddish, clear, no effervescence, tiny ring of beige head, no lacing; nose: blackcurrant, acidity, earthy, dense; mouth: blackcurrant, acidity, earthy, dense, finale in blackcurrant with presence of acidity, medium body, average carbonation, mildly sweet, slick texture; in summary: quite good

FRANÇAIS
Bouteille brune, 500 ml, de et avec Sébastien Bertrand (merci!), brunch chez nous, savourée le 26 janvier 2020; œil : rougeâtre, limpide, pas d'effervescence, minuscule anneau de mousse beige, pas de dentelle; nez : cassis, acidité, terreux, dense; bouche : cassis, acidité, terreux, dense, finale en cassis avec présence d'acidité, corps moyen, carbonatation moyenne, moyennement sucrée, texture coulante; en résumé : bien bon

Brown bottle, 500 ml, from and with Sébastien Bertrand (merci!), afternoon Hit and miss at Sébastien Bertrand, savoured on January 18, 2020; eye: orange with a caramel hue, cloudy, no effervescence, ring of beige head, no lacing; nose: fruity, light white wine, orange, tangerine, pineapple, slight pepper, fresh; mouth: fruity, light white wine, orange, tangerine, pineapple, slight pepper, fresh, slight wild yeasts, slight musk, fruity finale with presence of white wine, medium body, average carbonation, lightly sweet, lightly fleshy texture; in short: nice surprise

FRANÇAIS
Bouteille brune, 500 ml, de et avec Sébastien Bertrand (merci!), après-midi Hit and miss chez Sébastien Bertrand, savourée le 18 janvier 2020; œil : orangée avec une teinte caramel, trouble, pas d'effervescence, anneau de mousse beige, pas de dentelle; nez : fruité, léger vin blanc, orange, tangerine, ananas, très léger poivre, frais; bouche : fruité, léger vin blanc, orange, tangerine, ananas, très léger poivre, frais, très léger levures sauvages, très léger musc, finale fruitée avec présence de vin blanc, corps moyen, carbonatation moyenne, légèrement sucrée, texture légèrement charnue; en résumé : belle surprise

(On tap @ the brewpub, Sept 21/19) Pours clear pale gold with an average white head. Notes of bright floral apple and pear, moderate lemon and lactic acidity, soft leafy hops that aren't really on an 'IPA' level, dominated by the quince really. Malt body is very retiring and neutral. Dry finish, lightly bitter tree fruit skin and leafy hops in the aftertaste. Light body with average carbonation. Solid fruited kettle sour here, quince isn't the most punchy addition but still nice to try something a little different adjunct wise.

(On tap @ the brewpub, Sept 21/19) Pours qutie hazy orange-gold with a thick white head and lace. Notes of sweet orange, grapefruit, some melon/papaya and floral softness, peachy sweetness in the middle, subtle malt body, finishing lightly bitter with orange/grapefruit peels and a touch of pine. Light malt body. Mid-sweet finishing fairly dry and fruity with light herbal/zesty bitterness and soft resin. Medium bodied, somewhat slick, with average carbonation. Solid contemporary IPA, not super plush NE style really but well-balanced.

(On tap @ the brewpub, Sept 21/19) Pours clear pale yellow with a big white head. Notes of delicate but still prominent lemon, fresh grass and flowers with very subtle apricot sweet/tart fruitiness, slightly crackery wheat malt type base, soft Brett funk and saison yeast but not highly estery or phenolic, lightly citric/lactic tart throughout and finishes dry with some grass/flower bitterness and maybe a little apricot skin/citrus peel. Light to medium body with average carbonation. Pleasant though not particularly heavy on the apricot, being more about lemon.

(On tap @ the brewpub, Aug 5/19) Pours near opaque red-brown with a decent whitish head and lots of lace. Notes of jammy sweet and quite tart blackberries and cherries with accents of currants and sour red grapes, promient lemon beyond just lactic acid, moderate acetic acid too, citrus peel bitterness, soft funk, some slightly odd mineral characteristics, finishing moderately tart with lingering citric and berry bite. Medium plus bodied with full slightly active carbonation and not too much of the booze apparent. Interesting but a bit all over the place as well, lacking balance as one might expect for a 10% 'saison'.

(On tap @ the brewpub, Aug 5/19) Pours opaque dull orange-gold with a thick white head and lace. Notes of sticky sweet mango and peach over brioche malt with accents of more floral papaya/melon and orange, moderate dank leafy catty Citra resins through the middle, finishing off dry and moderately bitter with the resinous aspects coming to the fore and leading to some hop burn and a bit of alcohol warmth. Medium plus creamy body with soft carbonation. Solid but a bit over-bitter for my tastes, a demi-NE DIPA.

(On tap @ the brewpub, Aug 5/19) Pours hazy pale orange with a hint of pink blush and a small white head. Notes of tart lactic lemony yoghurt and strawberry flesh with subtle kiwi accents, bit phenolic but not overly plasticy for strawberries, soft malty sweetness, low saline gose aspect, dry lightly tart fruity finish with a little mineral salty aftertaste. Light to medium bodied, a bit oily, decent carbonation. Solid refreshing first beer after a long hot walk in the summer sun.