Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 3 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 4

Can. Pours a hazy deep gold with a white head that dissipates to the edges. Aroma has is full of syrupy sweet grains with sweet citrus and earthy bread supporting.

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 10 | Overall - 9

On tap at MBGSF 2018. Pours a red brown with an off-white head. Dark fruit and bourbon in the aroma. Flavor leads with iodine, oak, Scotch aromas paired with lots of cocoa and vanilla, caramel. Very flavorful. Best of a great festival day!

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

16 ounce can into tulip glass; no can dating, but is a recent new release. Pours slightly hazy deep orange/amber/light copper color with a 2 finger dense and rocky cream colored head with fantastic retention, that reduces to a large cap that lasts the whole glass. Thick soapy lacing clings on the glass, with a fair amount of streaming carbonation. Fantastic appearance. Aromas of big tangerine, lemon, grapefruit, peach, pear, pineapple, apricot, passion fruit, papaya, mango, melon, guava, berry, citrus zest, light pepper/pine, caramel, toasted bread, herbal, and floral/grassy earthiness. Damn nice aromas with great balance and complexity of citrus/fruity/tropical hops and moderate dark/bready malt notes; with great strength. Taste of big tangerine, lemon, grapefruit, peach, pear, pineapple, apricot, passion fruit, papaya, mango, melon, guava, berry, citrus zest, light pepper/pine, caramel, toasted bread, herbal, and floral/grassy earthiness. Light-moderate pine, citrus peel, herbal, grassy, spicy bitterness on the finish. Lingering notes of tangerine, lemon, grapefruit, peach, pear, pineapple, apricot, passion fruit, papaya, mango, melon, guava, berry, citrus zest, light pepper/pine, caramel, toasted bread, and herbal/floral/grassy earthiness on the finish for a while. Great complexity, robustness, and balance of citrus/fruity/tropical hops and moderate dark/bready malt flavors; with an awesome malt/bitterness balance, and zero astringent hop flavors after the finish. Light-moderate increasing dryness from bitterness. Medium carbonation and medium-plus body; with a very smooth, moderately creamy/bready/sticky, and lightly resinous/rindy balanced mouthfeel that is great. Zero warming alcohol for 7.5%. Overall this is an excellent IPA. All around great complexity, robustness, and balance of citrus/fruity/tropical hops and moderate dark/bready malt flavors; very smooth and easy to drink with the modestly bitter/drying finish, never aggressive. Extremely juicy and light dank hop complexity; nice dark/bready malt backbone, with minimal residual sweetness. Very Midwest style IPA on the malts. Cascade, Citra, and Mosaic hops. A very enjoyable offering, loved the hop profile as expected.

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

16 ounce can into pint glass, no can dating. Pours slightly hazy deep golden amber color with a 1-2 finger fairly dense and rocky off white head with fantastic retention, that reduces to a large cap that lasts. Thick foamy lacing clings on the glass, with a fair amount of streaming carbonation. Fantastic appearance. Aromas of big grapefruit, tangerine, lemon, peach, pear, pineapple, apricot, melon, citrus zest/peel, light pepper, pine, honey, lightly toasted bread, and floral/grassy earthiness. Damn nice aromas with great balance and complexity of citrus/pine hops, honey, and moderate bready malt notes; with great strength. Taste of big grapefruit, tangerine, lemon, peach, pear, pineapple, apricot, melon, citrus zest/peel, light pepper, pine, honey, lightly toasted bread, and floral/grassy earthiness. Light-moderate pine, citrus peel, floral, grassy bitterness on the finish. Lingering notes of grapefruit, tangerine, lemon, peach, pear, pineapple, apricot, melon, citrus zest/peel, light pepper, pine, honey, lightly toasted bread, and floral/grassy earthiness on the finish for a good bit. Great complexity, robustness, and balance of citrus/pine hops, honey, and moderate bready malt flavors; with an awesome malt/bitterness balance, and zero lingering hop astringency after the finish. Light-moderate increasing dryness from bitterness. Medium carbonation and body; with a very smooth and moderately bready/grainy/sticky balanced mouthfeel that is great. Zero warming alcohol as expected of 4.5%. Overall this is an excellent session IPA. All around great complexity, robustness, and balance of citrus/pine hops, honey, and moderate bready malt flavors; very smooth and refreshing to drink with the mellowly bitter/drying finish. Very flavorful with a great malt body for the ABV. Great juicy, vibrant, and lightly dank hop complexity; nice honey/pale malt backbone, with minimal residual sweetness. A very enjoyable offering, and well made style example. This is a great Amarillo hop showcase.

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 5.5

My sixteen ounce can lists out at 6,0% abv. Nice super hazy bronzed and light amber coloured body with a thick, two centimetre tall tan head. Aroma of fresh grassy and piney hops with a large herbal presence and some subdued malts, all with a dose of sugars throughout. Medium-bodied; Noticeable grassy and floral hoppy flavours at first with a little malt body, some sweetness, but a largely watery flavour toward the end, not too much going on. Aftertaste shows the herbs, grass and a little of the bitterness - but the malt is the strongest and the sugars at the very tail end. Overall, a decent beer at best, but with as many other options are around, this one isn’t a necessity to be on anyone’s list. I sampled this sixteen ounce can purchased from Siciliano’s in Grand Rapids, Michigan on 11-September-2015 for US$2,99 sampled at home in Washington on 19-January-2016.

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Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 9

Silver wax bottle thanks to Russell. Pours a very dark brown with small beige head that lasts. The aroma is strong maple, wood, vanilla, roasted malt. Medium mouth, sweet roasted malt, maple, wood, very nice.