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

12oz can. Deep amber-brown body, unfiltered. Rather unique, not really anything like the recent wave of Mexican Lagers...this is way deeper, maltier. The oak takes it a step further. Deep caramel tone with a touch of vanilla from the oak. Doesn't really seem to nail it as far as the lagering, but the oak covers up a lot of subtleties. Unique, OK.

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

A deep dark stout with a thick brown head. In aroma, sweet fruity chocolate malt with butterscotch, nutty notes, very nice and smooth. In mouth, a nice chocolate malt with licorice, molasses, dark fruits, alcohol warmth, very nice. On tap at Liquid Arts 2019.

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

Can 1 pint. Pours a cloudy, reddish golden - as in pinkish grapefruit flesh - with next to no head. Vague. spicy nose. Kinda light in body, tart, dry grape fruit juice with a very vague bitterness. Not the most inspired creation. Do all beers have to be called IPA to sell? This has absolutely nothing to do with one. 050619

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

Can 1 pint. Cloudy, opaque golden with a small, white head. Massive - as in MASSIVE - cinnamon aroma with a decadent side twist from the tangerine/vanilla. Lightly sour, tangerine juicy but again: the cinnamon is really strong in this one. I can in full honesty say, that I've never ever had anything like it, but in some strange way, it kinda works.....I think. No real bitterness and hence hard to call an IPA. What a strange creation indeed. 050619

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

Can shared at Lucky Bamboo share. Pours a hazy gold with a finger of white foam that lingers. Juicy mango forward nose with some herbal and bright citrus zest and pith notes. Juicy palate with more citrus flesh, mango and pineapple with some dank and peppery rye as it warms. Smooth tropical fruit and pepper on the finish.

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

Taster at Binny's, North Riverside. Stands out as an IPA with a lot of extra business going on. The nose has some fruity hops to it. Pours a deep golden color, with a little foam. Taste is not the standard palate-blasting American IPA of the day, but a good mix of malt spiciness, warm ferment fruitiness and the tropical notes of American hops in interesting configurations.

Pineapple peach light and smoothness. Damn impressive juice bomb for a double

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

Sample at Fox & Turtle Restaurant. Slightly hazed pale golden color with a medium thin white head that evaporates quickly to a film. Spotty lace. Aroma of floral hops, yeast and malt. Light-bodied with flavors of earthy yeast, floral hops and malt. The finish is fruity and floral with a yeast aftertaste. Decent overall.

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

Sample from can at Standard Market. Smell is what this most has going for it. A hoppy nose of citrus and then a whiff of pine. But there's still a spicy aroma of a warm farmhouse fermentation. The expected thin foam on top, golden color with a bit of haze. Hopping is much less noticed in the taste. Just a spicy yeast note, but it's also dry, and offers a rather light mouthfeel for what can be a heavy style.

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

Sample from can at Standard Market. Strawberry in the nose is actually pretty subtle, with basil providing the balance. Fizzy and pale in the glass. Not as cloudy, I think, as a "plain" hefe. Basil comes through nicely in the taste. I think I've likely only had basil in a beer with the "Mama Mia Pizza Beer" ten years ago, but there was too much going on there to remember the basil. But here the spice is gentle. Gives the strawberry a dry edge that makes this pretty complex, and does not make me think of the usual hefeweizen.