Refrigerated 12 oz. aluminum can poured into a snifter. Aroma is light herbal hops, medium body, medium/low carbonation, and little lacing. Taste is herbal hops and bitter.

Sample at the tap room. Slightly hazy golden color with a medium bone white head that diminishes gradually to an outer ring. Stringy lacing. Hops, fruit and malt in the nose. Light-bodied with flavors of grassy hops, fruit and doughy malt. The finish is malty with a touch of hops in the aftertaste. Decent overall.

12 ounce can into pint glass, best before 3/17/2017. Pours crystal clear deep reddish brown color with a 1-2 finger fairly dense light khaki head with good retention, that reduces to a nice cap that lingers. Nice spotty soapy lacing clings down the glass, with a fair amount of streaming carbonation. Aromas of vanilla, milk chocolate, cocoa, caramel, toffee, brown sugar, toasted brown bread, light nuttiness/coffee, herbal, and roast/toasted earthiness. Very nice aromas with good balance and complexity of dark/roast/bready malt, vanilla, and light earthy hop notes; with good strength. Taste of big vanilla, milk chocolate, cocoa, caramel, toffee, brown sugar, toasted brown bread, light nuttiness/coffee, herbal, light pepper, and roast/toasted earthiness. Light-moderate herbal/spicy hop and light roasted bitterness on the finish; with lingering notes of vanilla, milk chocolate, cocoa, caramel, toffee, brown sugar, toasted brown bread, light nuttiness/coffee, herbal, pepper, and roast/toasted earthiness on the finish for a good bit. Very nice complexity, robustness, and balance of dark/roast/bready malt, vanilla, and light-moderate earthy hop flavors; with a nice malt/bitterness balance, and minimal astringent hop flavors after the finish. Light-moderate dryness from bitterness, increasing through the glass. Medium carbonation and body; with a very smooth, moderately creamy/grainy/bready, fairly sticky, and slightly chalky balanced mouthfeel that is nice. Zero warming alcohol as expected of 6%. Overall this is a very nice American style vanilla porter. All around nice complexity, robustness, and balance of dark/roast/bready malt, vanilla, and light-moderate earthy hop flavors; very smooth and easy to drink. Just a bit too bitter/drying than I would have preferred; this still has really great malt complexity and balance with the vanilla bean flavors. A very enjoyable offering.

On tap at the brewery. Clear golden orange appearance with an off white head. Aroma smells like a corn crib / barn, grass, caramel. Fairly dry. Full of cooked vegetables and cauliflower. Pass.

On tap at the brewery. Reddish violet, clear appearance with a white head. Aroma has cranberry, hibiscus, raspberry, and grass. Twangy, a little bit of celery. OK.

On tap at the brewery. Fairly clear orange appearance with a white head. Lightly tart, funky, vanilla, oaky flavor. Fairly fruity. Nice.

On tap at the brewery. Hazy yellow orange appearance with a white head. Mild citrus, banana, slightly sweet, orange flavor. OK.

Sample from cask at the tap room during the "Icarus and Ebullition Bottle Release" on 09/03/2016. Clear orange color with a thin white head that recedes quickly to an outer ring. Spotty lacing. Citrus, funky yeast and malt in the nose. Light to medium body with flavors of lemon, brett yeast, oak and malt. The finish is fruity with a lemony aftertaste. Decent overall.

On draught at the tap room during the "Icarus and Ebullition Bottle Release" on 09/03/2016. Clear pale orange color with a thin white head that dissipates quickly to a sparse outer ring. Spotty lacing on the glass. Aroma of fruit, funky yeast and malt. Light to medium body with flavors of brett yeast, fruit and rye malt. The finish is dry and fruity with a mildly funky yeast aftertaste. Above average overall.