6.3/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6.5
Flavor 6
Texture 7
Overall 6
a: hazy golden coloured body | thin ugly white head
a: cream | biscuits | light artificial fruits
f: cake batter | herbal | lactose
t: creamy | odd malts | strawberry finish
o: blonde-forward (opposed to fruits, etc) | yeastie | one-dimensional (no real complexities)
16 ounce can | Trader Joe's (grocery): Chapel Hill, North Carolina | 01-March-2026 | US$3,50 | canned: 03-February-2026 | sampled: 23-July-2026
a: cream | biscuits | light artificial fruits
f: cake batter | herbal | lactose
t: creamy | odd malts | strawberry finish
o: blonde-forward (opposed to fruits, etc) | yeastie | one-dimensional (no real complexities)
16 ounce can | Trader Joe's (grocery): Chapel Hill, North Carolina | 01-March-2026 | US$3,50 | canned: 03-February-2026 | sampled: 23-July-2026
Tried
from Can
from
Trader Joe's - Cary
on 23 Jul 2026
at 06:38
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7.5
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
16 oz. can
7.0% ABV
Date: 04/28/26 - There is no indication as to what the date pertains to, but I'm going to assume that is the "Canned on" date.
$14.19 4-pk @ Publix
AROMA: Moderately sweet, with moderate scents of tangerine followed by mild scents of juniper. I find it to be quite nice with a touch of a tropical feel. As the beer warms the juniper becomes a bit more prevalent.
APPEARANCE: Pours a cloudy gold color with a two-finger, white, tight-frothed head that dissipates very slowly with excellent lacing. And when I say cloudy, I mean CLOUDY! In a clear glass, even though the beer is light in color, you can not see more than about 1/4 of an inch into the glass. I know this is a hazy IPA, but I've never had one that is this opaque. Still, even with that level of cloudiness, I am finding the beer to have an alluring look. But a lot of that has to do with the tidy head that seems to persist for eternity.
TASTE: The first thing I am hit with is mild bitterness that is then followed by light flavors of sweet citrus and pine. The finish is just more of that mild bitterness. Honestly, based on the aroma, I was expecting a little more citrus flavor than I got. Update: As the beer is warming, I am definitely getting more citrus flavor (predominantly tangerine and some orange peel), but the bitterness level is rising too. For me, the perfect balance between citrus and bitter was achieved right around 55º F. At that temperature I found the taste to be fairly enjoyable.
MOUTHFEEL: Medium-bodied with a slightly "grabby" texture. Carbonation is above average. Which probably explains why the head lasted so long. Finish is mildly dry. As I drank this, my first inclination was that there needed to be a bit more smoothness to the texture. However, the more I drank, the more I realized that the texture of the beer, really was a good match for the flavor and carbonation level.
OVERALL: As a cold beer, even though it is a perfectly fine beer, I would probably not purchase this again as it really doesn't have any outstanding qualities. It is just a good beer in a market that is flooded with good beers. However, as a slightly warmed beer, I find this to be a much more enjoyable beer that I would happily buy again. My only critique would be that even as a slightly warmed beer, I don't find it to have its own identity. What does that mean? Well, it means that if you handed a glass of this to me, I would drink it and say that I liked it a lot (and could you please bring me another). However, I wouldn't be able to tell you whether or not I have had this beer before, only that I liked it. For me, that's not necessarily a bad thing. But for the brewer, it makes it more difficult for them to become "popular" via word-of-mouth. Suffice it to say, that this is the first beer I have tried from this brewer, and (even though it didn't start off that way) my experience has been very positive, which means that I will be trying more of their other brews, in the future. Hopefully, I find their other quaffs to be just as enjoyable!
7.0% ABV
Date: 04/28/26 - There is no indication as to what the date pertains to, but I'm going to assume that is the "Canned on" date.
$14.19 4-pk @ Publix
AROMA: Moderately sweet, with moderate scents of tangerine followed by mild scents of juniper. I find it to be quite nice with a touch of a tropical feel. As the beer warms the juniper becomes a bit more prevalent.
APPEARANCE: Pours a cloudy gold color with a two-finger, white, tight-frothed head that dissipates very slowly with excellent lacing. And when I say cloudy, I mean CLOUDY! In a clear glass, even though the beer is light in color, you can not see more than about 1/4 of an inch into the glass. I know this is a hazy IPA, but I've never had one that is this opaque. Still, even with that level of cloudiness, I am finding the beer to have an alluring look. But a lot of that has to do with the tidy head that seems to persist for eternity.
TASTE: The first thing I am hit with is mild bitterness that is then followed by light flavors of sweet citrus and pine. The finish is just more of that mild bitterness. Honestly, based on the aroma, I was expecting a little more citrus flavor than I got. Update: As the beer is warming, I am definitely getting more citrus flavor (predominantly tangerine and some orange peel), but the bitterness level is rising too. For me, the perfect balance between citrus and bitter was achieved right around 55º F. At that temperature I found the taste to be fairly enjoyable.
MOUTHFEEL: Medium-bodied with a slightly "grabby" texture. Carbonation is above average. Which probably explains why the head lasted so long. Finish is mildly dry. As I drank this, my first inclination was that there needed to be a bit more smoothness to the texture. However, the more I drank, the more I realized that the texture of the beer, really was a good match for the flavor and carbonation level.
OVERALL: As a cold beer, even though it is a perfectly fine beer, I would probably not purchase this again as it really doesn't have any outstanding qualities. It is just a good beer in a market that is flooded with good beers. However, as a slightly warmed beer, I find this to be a much more enjoyable beer that I would happily buy again. My only critique would be that even as a slightly warmed beer, I don't find it to have its own identity. What does that mean? Well, it means that if you handed a glass of this to me, I would drink it and say that I liked it a lot (and could you please bring me another). However, I wouldn't be able to tell you whether or not I have had this beer before, only that I liked it. For me, that's not necessarily a bad thing. But for the brewer, it makes it more difficult for them to become "popular" via word-of-mouth. Suffice it to say, that this is the first beer I have tried from this brewer, and (even though it didn't start off that way) my experience has been very positive, which means that I will be trying more of their other brews, in the future. Hopefully, I find their other quaffs to be just as enjoyable!
Tried
from Can
from
Publix - Winter Springs Town Center
on 04 Jul 2026
at 18:21
6.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 5.5
Texture 7
Overall 6
Skews closer to a craft light lager than a kölsch, with a hefeweizen-ish vein of clove and vanilla sweetness and a very faint floral note on the back end. Very clean and unobtrusive on the finish with lingering esters and not much bitterness. As inoffensive as a freshly mowed lawn.
Tried
from Can
on 16 Jun 2026
at 00:08
6.5/10
Tried
from Can
on 04 Jun 2026
at 00:49
7.3/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 7.5
Draft at Stateside Tap + Tavern, 6/1/26. Beautiful first day of June for enjoying an outdoor beer. Pours a heavy orange color, white head, moderate lace. Grainy, grapefruit, citrus zest, some earthy notes.
8/7/7/7/7.5
8/7/7/7/7.5
Tried
from Draft
at
Stateside Tap + Tavern
on 01 Jun 2026
at 17:24
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 7
Heavy notes of caramel accented by a touch of toasted bread and cut flowers, followed by a gentle sweetness and a floral finish. Not bad.
Tried
from Can
on 29 Apr 2026
at 00:27
5.9/10
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Appearance 5
Aroma 5
Flavor 6.5
Texture 7
Overall 6
Golden color. Mild flavor with a nice balance of lactose sweetness with vanilla. Additives are not overpowering. Mild bitterness at the finish.
Tried
from Draft
at
Nick’s Tavern
on 25 Apr 2026
at 18:13
7.6/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
a: dark brown coloured body | thinnish brown glow
a: roasted grains | soft vanilla | creamy end
f: toffee | slight peanuts | coffee finish
t: bitter | mellow licorice | filling
o: enjoyable for style | nice maltiness | plentiful roastiness
16 ounce can | Trader Joe's (grocery): Chapel Hill, North Carolina | 01-March-2026 | US$3,00 | canned: 23-January-2026 | sampled: after seeing Bush here in Washington on 09-April-2026
a: roasted grains | soft vanilla | creamy end
f: toffee | slight peanuts | coffee finish
t: bitter | mellow licorice | filling
o: enjoyable for style | nice maltiness | plentiful roastiness
16 ounce can | Trader Joe's (grocery): Chapel Hill, North Carolina | 01-March-2026 | US$3,00 | canned: 23-January-2026 | sampled: after seeing Bush here in Washington on 09-April-2026
Tried
from Can
from
Trader Joe's - Cary
on 09 Apr 2026
at 16:20
7.3/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 7.5
Texture 7
Overall 7
Pours dark brown with a small beige head. Roasty aroma. Taste is roasted malt, dark chocolate, coffee. Dry finish. Good.
Tried
from Can
from
Central Market - Austin (N Lamar)
on 06 Apr 2026
at 03:15
7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Poured from a can dated 10/02/25 into an english pint glass
Pours deep cola brown bordering black with two fingers of tight tan head that settles leaving a good amount of sticky lacing.
Aroma of black coffee, sweet caramel, dark chocolate, some dark roasty malt and a bit of earthy hops
Taste follows the aroma with sweet caramel moving quickly into roasty black coffee and bitter dark chocolate leaning into some earthiness at the end.
Medium body with a bit of assertive carbonation, has a drying kind of bitter finish that plays well with the flavors leaving you ready to take another drink.
Overall a bit on the roasty, dry and bitter side but it's well crafted and complex enough that I'd come back again. Especially in the cooler months when you reach for a "leather jacket"
Pours deep cola brown bordering black with two fingers of tight tan head that settles leaving a good amount of sticky lacing.
Aroma of black coffee, sweet caramel, dark chocolate, some dark roasty malt and a bit of earthy hops
Taste follows the aroma with sweet caramel moving quickly into roasty black coffee and bitter dark chocolate leaning into some earthiness at the end.
Medium body with a bit of assertive carbonation, has a drying kind of bitter finish that plays well with the flavors leaving you ready to take another drink.
Overall a bit on the roasty, dry and bitter side but it's well crafted and complex enough that I'd come back again. Especially in the cooler months when you reach for a "leather jacket"
Tried
from Can
from
Alkies Brews and More
on 23 Mar 2026
at 23:46