Pours a nice shade of amber gold. Transparent, no haze apparent. Big off-white head. Good lacing and retention. Nice looking beer. Absolutely reeks of diacetyl. Probably the most that I’ve ever smelled in a beer. Every time that I move the glass, it smells like someone squirted some movie theater butter flavoring. I don’t mean to be harsh, but the aroma dominates the beer. There’s some hops, but it’s hard to identify the notes underneath the butter. My guess would be grapefruit, grass and herbal spice. Unfortunately, they’re way in the background. There’s also a little booze, oak and some vanilla. Rough. The taste is sweet and buttery with a blandly bitter, buttery hop finish. It’s slightly better than the aroma but still quite bad. There’s some biscuity malt and a light tannic note. A little more vanilla and oak. Even when I try to put the aroma completely out of my mind, it’s still too sweet, lacks hop delicacy and tastes like artificial butter. Not much to like. Feel is fine, but it’s a bit hop harsh and boozy in the finish. It does get a little watery in the middle, and there’s a touch of hop slickness. Also, the diacetyl makes my palate feel funny as I drink. Not sure what that’s about. Probably the worst DIPA that I’ve ever tried.