Tap source. Big & black. Nice lacing. Very little aroma. Good co2 from the start. Much more co2 than most IPA based beers. I found the taste of this to come across more like a very good porter with just a tad of IPA hops. Not sure if its spoonwood or I’m just getting used to IPAs over the last year or 2. If this is really a black IPA, its pretty civilized compared to my memory of what most black IPA impressions should be. Yes, fairly civilized dark beer JMHO. One of the better black IPA I’ve had and I’m a lager lover, go figger.

Pale yellow with a slight BO hop nose. Decent co2 from the start. Taste is not overly IPA but there is a hint in there constantly trying to do so. Yes. more like a APA than a IPA, session or not. Not bad overall for this lager lover. I must say, the spoonwood version of an IPA is rather mild.

Listed as a white IPA on the beer menu. Somewhat hazy, nice lacing. Mils citrus aroma. At first I don’t think its IPA. It has a mild belgian yeast attitude about it. Just rises up into APA territory, not IPA. Yes, quite belgian in nature. JMHO, I don’t like IPA and this is not bad. Good cutting co2 right up till the end.

Tap source. High hopes for this since I am an expert in pale lagers. Clear pale. Mild lager smell. Taste has a little more personality than expected, probably should be in the premium lager category. Even so, its not over the top and is on par with many pale lagers that have more personality. Still remains a pale lager near the end. Good co2 to the finish. Good stuff, but not as reserved or refined as most of the pale lagers examples out there. Actually, the spoonwood working class may be more like a real macro pale lager in drinkability.

Tap source. Clear lighter pale color. Smells simply like clean fresh beer. Fresh easy taste. Some hints of slag. Good co2. Very friendly reserved brew, I enjoyed this. Could drink a few mugs of this.

Sampled on draft at the brewery this beer poured a orange caramel color with a large foamy orange white head that lingered and left excellent lacing. The aroma was sweet fruits and sour malts. The flavor was sweet fruity hops and sour malts. Medium length finish. Medium body. Pleasant.

Sampled on draft at the brewery this beer poured a very dark brown color with red highlights and a medium sized foamy beige head that left good lacing. The aroma was strong bourbon, coconut, caramel, booze and dark fruits. The flavor was wood, whiskey, honey, coconut, light fruits and booze. Long finish. Moderately full bodied. Interesting.

Sampled on draft at Tapped this beer poured a cloudy honey color with a large creamy orange white head that left excellent lacing. The aroma was sweet mixed fruits and tropical fruit. The flavor was tangy and bitter with notes of tropical fruit, grapefruit and lemon. Medium length tropical fruit finish. Moderately full bodied. Decent.