Very hazy deep golden, orange and strong straw coloured body with a three centimetre tall deep tan head that covers the 90 per cent opaque body nicely. Aroma of oranges, dry malt, some light pepper and a heavy dose of sugars in the nose. Full-bodied; Nice orangey and slightly grassy kick at first with a good level of wheatie and malt notes showing right behind and pushing through a good sweet backbone that isn't cloying, and tasting like honey and caster sugar. Aftertaste shows a surprisingly nice balance of malt, hops, alcohol and sugars with a lot of the alcohol hidden here, but the orangey, malty and sweet notes are here, without any real bitterness. Overall, a very nice well-balanced and soft IPA that really doesn't feel of Imperial Status, which is surprising given the high ABV, but this tastes closer (or even less) than 8,0 per cent and while this isn't bitter from the hops, it does show some. A very nice beer - great for those who like smoother, wheatier IPAs with a ton of alcohol - I'll look for more from this brewery when I get back to New Jersey! I sampled this sixteen ounce, pint-sized can, purchased from The Beer Cave @ Bob's Sunoco in Callaway, Maryland on 10-May-2022 for US$5,73, sampled at my house here in Washington on 05-June-2022.

Bottle at home. Pours black, nose is chocolate, caramel, peanut, vanilla, taste is similar, sticky toffee, coconut, drier finish than expected.