Deep dark coppered and bronze coloured body with a nice, two to three centimetre tall thick pure white head that stays afloat for a long while. Aroma of nuts, earth, toffee and a good, healthy dose of bright citrusey and piney hops. Medium-bodied; Deep hoppy bite throughout with a lot of earthy and nutty flavours with a softer sweetness from caramelised sugars, all ending with a dash of hay and dry flavours. Aftertaste shows the grain and nuts throughout with a healthy dose of bitterness from the higher alpha acid hops and a good dose of sweetness from some resin and fruits as well. Overall, a nice and flavourful amber with a bright hoppiness, along with a good deal of sugars, bitterness and even some nutty and earthy notes throughout. Great to sample, especially fresh and local here in Los Angeles. I sampled this stubby, twelve ounce bottle, purchased from Whole Foods in Beverly Hills (Los Angeles), California on 26-December-2019 for US$2,75 sampled in my hotel room here in Downtown Los Angeles, California, a day later on 27-December-2019.

Bottle on 19th Dec 2019, in The Cellar, San Clemente. Amber pour, off-white head. Malty molasses in the aroma and taste alongside some resinous hop esters and flavours, semi-sweet rather than hop bitter, although the hops can be found throughout the brew.

Lovely but not overly distinctive . 3rd yellow

Tap at Maruho SkyO with a milky honey straw gold with a big juicy fruity tropical aroma. Medium to full bodied with a decent level of richness and sweetness. Wonderful stuff.

Draft. Black beer with a brown head. Roast and coffee aroma. Caramel and toffee flavor with bourbon and coffee. Medium-plus bodied. Caramel and toffee linger with bourbon, coffee, and roast.

Tap at Takanoya. Clear golden color with lace. Wine, acetic acid, white grapes in the nose. Flavor is tart but not at all acetic, vinous, Riesling, nice malt. Sharp, fruity, tasty.

Tap at Takanoya. Very hazy, thick pale gold. Huge tropical fruit and orange in the nose. Good juiciness. Juicy, peppery flavor, lots of ppaya and mango and the prickly part near the pit. Soft and smooth with lightly sharp carbonation and a peppery finish. Good.

Tap at Takanoya. Clear gold. Nose is citrus hops, herbs, crisp crackery malt. Nice lemony hop flavor, crisp, clean malt. Simple but tasty and nice malt character.

Tap at Takanoya. Big coffee nose, dark chocolate, light coconut, bourbon. Pitch black, low lacy head. Nice coffee and bourbon flavor, chocolaty, nutty, coconuts are not over the top. Sweet but not overly so and not too strong. Nice.