2$ can from vintage estate. Pour is slight haze on pale. Perfumy odd hop aroma. First flavor impact is ill-mannered, impolite, discourteous, impertinent, insolent, impudent & cheeky. Another terribly on style IPA. What's up with all these gahzillion IPA out there, that all practically taste the same? In the middle getting a little bit of rubber inner tube from an old Royal Enfield tire. At least there is a tad of carbonation. Finishes with an ending that ruined my taste buds for a half hour. Will somebody please give me a chaser of cold macro american light pale lager to worsh this down? So bitter so nasty so rude. This IPA experience does the completely black label, its proper justice; a bitter tick. Hoping the alky volatility of this makes this tick worthwhile.

OK, found this can in the fridge. My daughter must have put it in there. Just curious if its a leftover from last year or is an early arrival for this year hehehehh. You know, these things come out earlier and earlier every year. Anyway, after a long rewarding morning and afternoon in the hot 95F sun doing yard and garden work, this stuff at 7.5% should be great, no matter what it tastes like. Its cold, its high alky and its beer - period. Well, when I pop the can (dated ?/18/23), it pours rather medium brown and it has a very nice foamy tan head. Smell is a very mild pumpkin spice, just barely; its mostly a malty smell beverage. First taste is a volatile near sweet cloying mess. Not sure if I'm getting much pumpkin spice, but I can tell tis there. Perhaps the aging of this has changed it a little. Somewhat warming sensations down the throat thru the middle. A little bit of off bitterness starts to shine thru near the end. Very mild co2 effects in this, almost flat but there is a sense of fine sizzle in there if you look for it. Starts to yield a calming sensation on my brain. I guess that's the higher ABV kicken in, yay. Maybe it'll allow me to forgive the fact this is not really a refreshing brew. There, you have it.