12 ounce bottle into tulip glass, no bottle dating. Pours slightly hazy deep golden amber color with a 1-2 finger dense and rocky off white head with fatnastic retention, that reduces to a nice cap that lasts. Nice thick soapy lacing clings on the glass, with a fair amount of streaming carbonation. Fantastic appearance. Aromas of mandarin orange, grapefruit, lemon, peach, pear, pineapple, apricot, passion fruit, papaya, mango, melon, berry, citrus peel/zest, light pepper/pine, toasted bread, light caramel, herbal, and floral/grassy earthiness. Damn nice aromas with great balance and complexity of citrus/fruity/tropical hops and moderate bready malt notes; with good strength. Taste of big mandarin orange, grapefruit, lemon, peach, pear, pineapple, apricot, passion fruit, papaya, mango, melon, berry, citrus peel/zest, light pepper, pine, toasted bread, light caramel, herbal, and floral/grassy earthiness. Lingering notes of mandarin orange, grapefruit, lemon, peach, pear, pineapple, apricot, passion fruit, papaya, mango, melon, berry, citrus peel/rind, pepper, pine, toasted bread, light caramel, and herbal/floral/grassy earthiness on the finish for while. Awesome complexity, robustness, and balance of citrus/fruity/tropical/earthy hops and moderate bready malt flavors; with an awesome malt/bitterness balance, and no lingering hop astringency after the finish. Light-moderate increasing dryness from bitterness. Medium carbonation and body; with a very smooth, moderately creamy/bready/sticky, and fairly crisp/resinous/rindy balanced mouthfeel that is great. Minimal warming alcohol for 7.1%. Overall this is an awesome IPA! All around great complexity, robustness, and balance of citrus/fruity/tropical/earthy hops and moderate bready malt flavors; very smooth, crisp, and easy to drink with the modestly bitter/resinous/drying finish, not overly aggressive. They state 6 hops; and this is probably Simcoe, Citra, Amarillo, and 3 of the C's. Very juicy and fairly dank/earthy hop complexity; nice bready malt backbone, with minimal residual sweetness. A really enjoyable offering, and spot on Midwest style IPA.

22 ounce bottle into pint glass; no bottle dating, but is a recent seasonal release. Pours hazy dark ruby red color with a 2-3 finger dense and rocky light pink head with fantastic retention, that reduces to a large cap that lasts. Dense soapy lacing clings down the glass, with a large amount of streaming carbonation retaining the head. Incredible appearance. Aromas of lightly tart red/black raspberry, banana, bubblegum, peppercorn, clove, wheat, biscuit, light nuttiness, herbal, and yeast/toasted earthiness. Damn nice aromas with great balance and complexity of fruity/spicy yeast, raspberries, and bready malt notes; with great strength. Taste of big lightly tart red/black raspberry, banana, bubblegum, peppercorn, clove, wheat, biscuit, light nuttiness, herbal, and yeast/toasted earthiness. Moderate yeast spiciness with light tangy wheat/fruit tartness on the finish; with lingering notes of raspberry, banana, bubblegum, peppercorn, clove, wheat, biscuit, light nuttiness, herbal, and yeast/toasted earthiness on the finish for a good bit. Damn nice complexity, robustness, and balance of fruity/spicy yeast, raspberries, and bready malt flavors; with a great malt/yeast spiciness balance, and zero cloying flavors after the finish. Light dryness from carbonation. High carbonation and medium body; with a very smooth, creamy/bready, and slightly acidic mouthfeel that is great. Zero warming alcohol as expected of 5.4%. Overall this is an excellent fruited hefeweizen style. All around great complexity, robustness, and balance of fruity/spicy yeast, raspberries, and bready malt flavors; very smooth and fairly refreshing to drink. A very enjoyable offering.

750 ml bottle into tulip glass, 2016 vintage bottling. Pours lightly hazy deep orange/amber color with a 1-2 finger fairly dense and fluffy off white head with good retention, that reduces to a small cap that lingers. Nice spotty soapy lacing clings around the glass, with a fair amount of streaming carbonation retaining the cap. Aromas of big apricot, pear, apple, white grape, peppercorn, clove, light banana, caramel, toasted biscuit, nuttiness, hay, straw, herbal, grass, and yeast/toasted earthiness. Damn nice aromas with great balance and complexity of fruity/spicy yeast and dark/bready malt notes; with great strength. Taste of big apricot, pear, apple, white grape, peppercorn, clove, light banana, caramel, toasted biscuit, nuttiness, hay, straw, herbal, grass, and yeast/toasted earthiness. Moderate yeast spiciness and herbal bitterness on the finish; with lingering notes of apricot, pear, apple, white grape, peppercorn, clove, light banana, caramel, toasted biscuit, nuttiness, herbal, grass, and yeast/toasted earthiness on the finish for a while. Damn nice complexity, robustness, and balance of fruity/spicy yeast and dark/bready malt flavors; with a great malt/bitter/spiciness balance, and zero cloying flavors after the finish. Light-moderate dryness from bitter/spiciness, increasing through the glass. Medium carbonation and body; with a very smooth, fairly crisp, and moderately creamy/bready/sticky balanced mouthfeel that is great. Minimal alcohol warming for 7.3%. Overall this is an excellent Biere de Garde! All around great complexity, robustness, and balance of fruity/spicy yeast and dark/bready malt flavors; very smooth, crisp, and easy to drink. A very enjoyable offering.