500ml at Teku. 20oz impy pint glass pour.
Classy medium gold, slight ring of lace.
Orange, pear, sulfite nose. Nothing great.
Tart, rounded sharps, some sight bittersweets with a long & soft earthy bite. Sweet acid with a pedestrian rose & Lipton tea finish. Sharp white wine bubbles. Sulfite headache.

Not as good as expected.

Pint can from Bottleworks, Seattle. Disposable cup back at the hotel after some great Pho.

Cooked down, savory lemon-lime Gatorade nose; extra lemon oil.
Lemonheads & rosemary oil at a good flavor ratio. More sweet than sour. Slightly brine-y finish is excellent & again reminiscent of Gatorade.
Slightly spirited, low co2, low tartness, noticeable but low preservatives.

Refreshing.

Medicine bottle from Press online.

Clear, pale dull gold pour, quick CO2 splash.
Lots of tropical quince/pear on the nose, saline, spices, onions, butter.
Rounded apples with a bit of sharps down the middle. Apple spice, pear floral, citrus punch, dry yeast notes.
Thin but murky, mellow abv, constant acidity, low CO2.

Hodgepodge of okay flavors.

500ml brown bottle via Press online. Pint glass back at home, with power, after hurricane Helene. Dusty but clear-ish, pale gold, quick soda sizzle. Citrus-y but otherwise mild, sweet orange-floral nose with a touch of perceived vinegar. Mild lemon & orange honey flavor, mild green tea, light earth. Very slight vinegar sweetness. Mellow carb, slightly yeasty, low abv. Okay-ish, if a little sleepy.

500ml via Press online. Must have forgotten this one for the Shig tasting. Clear solo cup at home, a few weeks post hurricane, still no clean water. Clear, medium pale, still gold pour. Whiskey butter & lightly spiced apple nose. Really robust & upfront sweet whiskey, oaky, maple syrup, cinnamon apple brandy, apple butter. Is this really dry? Hearty, syrupy, incredibly boozy, tough on crime. Way more potent than the 8.5% list, has to be. Mild carb. Slick texture. Completely foggy after half a bottle. Great nightcap, overshadowed as a cider.

Poured from 500mL bottle. Clear gold with minimal white head. Lots of apple skin, feint brown sugars underlay with a feint hint of bourbon, good balance.

500mL bottle, pours a clear bright golden with a small white head. Aroma has plenty of subtle bourbon, vanillin, brown sugars, and some red apples. Flavour has some bourbon and vanilla upfront, followed by red apples, brown sugar, and a touch of cherry. Lots of bourbon, vanillin, and relatively dry red apple skins. Very nice use of the barrels, with a good base. Very good stuff.

Panda courtesy of SHIG, cheers Shawn (and MicroGrog)! Orangey amber-gold colour, bubbly white rim and aroma of apple, wood barrel, rubbery, funk. Taste is sweetish, whiskey barrel, oaky, appley, caramel, fruity, vanilla, wood, leather, funk, earthy, with some tartness and soft tannin. Medium bodied, light carbonation, drying finish. Nicely drinkable.

Panda courtesy of SHIG, cheers Shawn (and MicroGrog)! Golden colour, short-lived white foam head and aroma of bourbon, wood, vanilla, oaky, apple. Taste is sweet, appley, bourbon barrel, vanilla, with some acidity and tannin. Medium bodied, light soft carbonation, dry oak vanilla & bourbon at the finish. Nicely drinkable.