8.4

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5

16 ounce can into tulip glass, canned on 9/1/2017. Pours very hazy golden orange/amber color with a 1 finger dense off white head with good retention, that reduces to a small cap that lingers. Nice spotty soapy lacing clings around the glass, with a fair amount of streaming carbonation retaining the cap. Aromas of tangerine, grapefruit, orange juice, peach, pear, pineapple, apricot, passion fruit, papaya, mango, melon, guava, berry, lemon/orange zest, citrus peel, light pepper/pine, wheat, cracker, white bread dough, herbal, and floral/grassy earthiness. Damn nice aromas with great balance and complexity of citrus/fruity/tropical hops and moderate bready malt notes; with good strength. A little muted. Taste of big tangerine, grapefruit, orange juice, peach, pear, pineapple, apricot, passion fruit, papaya, mango, melon, guava, berry, lemon/orange zest, citrus peel, light pepper/pine, wheat, cracker, white bread dough, herbal, and floral/grassy earthiness. Light-moderate pine, citrus peel, grassy, spicy bitterness on the finish. Lingering notes of tangerine, grapefruit, orange juice, peach, pear, pineapple, apricot, passion fruit, papaya, mango, melon, guava, berry, lemon/orange peel, pepper, pine, wheat, cracker, white bread dough, and herbal/floral/grassy earthiness on the finish for a while. Incredible complexity, robustness, and balance of citrus/fruity/tropical hops and moderate bready malt flavors; with a great malt/bitterness balance, and zero lingering hop astringency after the finish. Light-moderate increasing dryness from bitterness. Medium carbonation and medium-full body; with a very smooth, moderately creamy/bready/grainy/sticky, and slightly resinous/rindy balanced mouthfeel that is great. Minimal warming alcohol for 9.2%. Overall this is a fantastic NE DIPA. All around outstanding complexity, robustness, and balance of citrus/fruity/tropical hops and moderate bready malt flavors; very smooth and dangerously easy to drink for the ABV; with the mellowly bitter/drying finish. Very dank, vibrant, and juicy hops; with balanced malts and no residual sweetness. Never heavy feeling. Just a little too bitter/drying on the finish, and not as bold/vibrant on the aromas as I hoped for. A highly enjoyable offering, and spot on style example otherwise.

8.5

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 10 | Overall - 9

12 oz bottle bought at a grocery store somewhere in Upper Michigan. Aroma is chocolate, coffee, dark bread, raisin, licorice, molasses. Pours black with a thin tan head. Taste is roasty, sweet, lightly bitter. Mouthfeel is oily, perfect carbonation. Just when I was thinking I was about done with stouts due to not having a good one for so long, this beer came along. Delicious and easy drinking.

8.1

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 9 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

Crisp, very clear golden coloured body with a peach and orange glow and a thinnish tan head, about a centimetre or two tall. Aroma of grass, light biscuity malt with some honey and grain and a finish of pure hops - more on the grassy and herbal side, but very pungent and high in alpha acids. Light to Medium-bodied; Strong grassy and very tropical fruity hops dominate at first with a large bitterness and a dry finish, all with a light but neutral malt backbone, which is nice for a lager and a mellow yet noticeable sweetness near the end. Aftertaste is dry, hoppy, floral and showing some good tropical fruit notes. Overall, a very nice lager and a great beer for the season - this is my first from the brewery, and I sampled it very fresh, but this was highly enjoyable and well worth trying to find if you can grab it! I sampled this stubby twelve ounce bottle purchased from Siciliano’s in Grand Rapids, Michigan by my dad on 13-June-2017 for US$1,69, sampled at home on the Eastern Shore in Pungoteague, Virginia on 02-July-2017 - Thanks Dad!

8.4

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 10 | Overall - 8.5

12 ounce bottle into lager glass, bottled on 5/8/2017. Pours crystal clear medium golden/yellow color with a 1 finger dense and rocky off white head with fantastic retention, that reduces to a nice cap that lasts. Thick soapy lacing clings down the glass, with a fair amount of streaming carbonation retaining the cap. Aromas of big grapefruit, tangerine, pineapple, peach, passion fruit, mango, melon, lemon zest, orange peel, light pepper, pine, biscuit, light honey/toast, herbal, and floral/grassy earthiness. Damn nice aromas with great balance and complexity of citrus/tropical/pine hops and moderate bready malt notes; with great strength. Taste of big grapefruit, tangerine, pineapple, peach, passion fruit, mango, melon, lemon zest, orange peel, light pepper, pine, biscuit, light honey/toast, herbal, and floral/grassy earthiness. Moderate pine/citrus peel/grassy bitterness on the finish. Lingering notes of grapefruit, tangerine, pineapple, peach, passion fruit, mango, melon, lemon/orange peel, pine, biscuit, light honey/toast, and herbal/floral/grassy earthiness on the finish for a while. Great complexity, robustness, and balance of citrus/tropical/pine hops and moderate bready malt flavors; with a great malt/bitterness balance, and zero lingering hop astringency after the finish. Very clean and lager flavors, with zero yeast notes present. Light-moderate dryness from lingering bitterness, increasing through the glass. Medium carbonation and body; with a very smooth, moderately crisp, bready/grainy/sticky, and slightly resinous balanced mouthfeel that is awesome. Zero warming alcohol as expected of 6.3%. Overall this is an outstanding IPL! All around awesome complexity, robustness, and balance of citrus/tropical/pine hops and moderate bready malt flavors; very smooth, crisp, and easy to drink. Very juicy, dank, and vibrant on hops; nice malt backbone with no residual sweetness. Never overly aggressive on bitterness. A highly enjoyable offering.

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Easy drinking wit

7.5

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

On tap. Dark brown pour. Nutty and cocoa powder aroma, molasses. Flavor is again nutty and cocoa powder, molasses, creamy, and a touch roasty. Pretty tasty to me.

7.8

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

12 oz bottle. Pours golden with a light haze and a white head. Strong piney aroma with floral and grapefruit hints. Flavor is strong in pine and grapefruit. Touch of hard candy. Definitely pretty good.

6.4

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 6.5

Refrigerated 12 oz. brown bottle from FlandersNed poured into a weizen glass. Hazy golden with small white head. Aroma is esters, medium/light body, little carbonation, and little lacing. Taste is esters, grainy, and some crackers.

7.8

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 10 | Overall - 8

Poured up on tap at Rochester Tap Room (in MI) where it exhibits a clear copper body that supports a near white head. The aroma offers up malt sweetened pine hops, some mango and pineapple cotton candy into the end of the draw. The taste delivers firm levels of resiny pine hops and then some mango and pineapple. It becomes more mango and guava like toward the finish. Pretty nice with persistent levels of resiny hop bitterness.

6.8

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

Sample at Bridge Street Tap Room. This beer is a reddish-orange color with a medium off-white head that dissipates steadily to an outer ring. Strings of lace. Citrus, hops and yeast in the nose. Medium body with flavors of floral hops, malt and fruity yeast. The finish is mildly bitter with a hoppy aftertaste. Decent overall.