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

Backlog February 2009. Slightly unclear orange yellow body under a dense, fading white head. Nice hoppy aroma of citric fruits, grapefruit, grass and pine. Taste is average malty with a fine fruity bitterness and bitter aftertaste. Refreshing, easy to drink classic American pale ale.

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

Can at Mugishutei. Black and shiny. Rich chocolate nose, nice roasty notes to balance. Sweet chocolate, roasted malt, lightly fruity. Very chocolatey but not overly sweet or cloying. Nice indeed.

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

Tap at Mugishutei. Cloudy and foamy. Dank, resiny nose with honey malt. Lots of piny resin in the flavor, grapefruit and orange, sweet malt. Ok.

Canned. Super fluffy pour, orange yellow haze. Weed, citrus, pine resin, grapefruit

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

Amber pour from can big white head. Carmel malt, clean resin, light citrus. Bitter burn. Pretty good.

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

Bottled. Poured a dim amber with slight opacity and white foam. Strong hop and malt/bread smell. Caramel malts and strong piney hops. Grapefruit finish. Really good for a 6.5.

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

Bottled. Golden pour and white even foam. Floral is no lie. Fruity and rose water taste.

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 9 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7

22oz bottle from decicco. Dark brown to black pour with edge of red. Chocolate, vanilla, oaky bourbon. Quite good.

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

Bottled. Poured a dark brown with white head. Sweet brown malts molasses and mild spice and zesr.

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

Bottled. Pours brown obviously. Great smoke aroma. Deep maltiness and bacon bits. Bamberg quality rauch here.