Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7

Pretty hazy deep copper and bronze coloured body with a fairly thick and fast-dying five to six centimetre tall tan and very soapy head. Aroma of grassy and pretty floral hops with a strong bitterness, a dash of resin and light candy notes that seems to show some sweetness and a dry malt scent. Medium-bodied; Crisp grassy and floral hops s how at first with a soft soapy and more pungent malt bite with a nice balance and still some robust bitterness at the end that showcases the hops, but still brings out the malts and slight rustic nuttiness that shows that this came from the East Coast. Aftertaste is balanced, showing some nice bitterness and a smooth, but noticeable hop note all with the malt and caramelised sugars even stronger. Overall, a nice and robust, pure East Coast real IPA with bitterness but with enough malt, nuts and sweetness to show this as a good beer throughout. Nice to sample and a good beer for this classic style from the SouthWest of Virginia! I sampled this twelve ounce can, purchased from Trader Joe's in Charlottesville, Virginia on 20-February-2022 for US$1,67, canned on 06-December-2021 and sampled at my house here in Washington on 20-April-2022.

Shanendoah

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 7

Overripe pear and coriander nose. Hazy golden, medium head. Pear. Medium body, moderate carbonation.

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

12 ounce can from Beer Run, 6/8/23. Hazy pale orange, medium white head, average retention. Aroma of tangerine, pale malt. Taste is grapefruit, resin, tea leaves, toast. Juicy, mild bitterness.

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

12 ounce can from Wegman's Charlottesville, 6/8/23. Hazy orange, large tan head, average retention. Aroma of toast, grain, Noble hop. Taste is toast, caramel, butterscotch (a nice way of saying a weird meaty and buttery note that is not actually bad). Noble hops. Crisp, well balanced. Nice, though a bit strange. 3500th Virginia rating!

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7

12 ounce can from Wegman's Charlottesville, 6/8/23. Hazy orange, medium head, poor retention. Aroma of wheat, tangerine. Taste is tangerine, wheat, hint of spice. Brightwell balanced.

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

Pint can from Beer Run, 5/21/23. Can says DIPA series but I cannot find any indication on the can of the series # or the hops included. ABV matches. Very hazy orange, medium beige head, average retention. Aroma of tropical fruit, lime, grapefruit. Taste is mango, pineapple, passionfruit, pale malt, orange zest. Mild bitterness. Well balanced. Nice.

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Pint can thanks to hershiser2! 5/19/23. Not sure I've had any kind if cannabis beer before. Here goes. Does smell pretty woody and dank as I pour it. Hazy orange, large off-white head, average retention. Aroma of dank, wood, citrus. Taste is dank, wood, citrus, grapefruit, pale malt. Moderate bitterness, definite dank. It's honestly kind of off-putting. Decent. Well, maybe I'm channeling into some Boomer vibes here, but give me weed or give me beer, but not both together. Oh well.

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

Pint can from Wine Warehouse, 5/12/23. Black, large dark brown head, poor retention. Aroma of chai, roast, chocolate. Taste is cinnamon, ginger, chai, vanilla, roast, chocolate, a bit of fruitiness. Well balanced.

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

Pint can from Wine Warehouse, 5/11/23. Gushed a little. Hazy peach, large beige head, good retention. Aroma of tangerine, grapefruit, earth, herbal notes. Taste is grapefruit, tangerine, honey. Slick, low bitterness. Solid.