Deep dark brown in colour with a tan head that lasts for a long while. Aroma of bubble gum, caramel and some raisins-no nuts at all. Medium-bodied; Raisiny taste with nuts strong in the finish all with a nice spiceyness. Aftertaste shows lingering sugars with some slight pit fruit tastes. Overall, a decent brown, but that isn’t saying much. I sampled this 65 cL bottle purchased at Whole Foods in Vienna, Virginia on 24-November-2004 on the Eastern Shore of Virginia.

Cloudy brown color, short brown head. Aroma of roasted malt, chocolate, bit fruity. Fruity taste, chocolat malty. Some licorice and alcohol in the palate.

Clear orange color, short creamy off-white head. Aroma of cascade hops. Bitter taste, bit sweet, some bubblegum. Bitter palate. Nice balance.

This beer came as part of my beer of the month club. Luckily I am rather fond of pale ales. Sampled from a 12 oz bottle this intriguing brew poured a dark red-brown color. The head was enormous. I tiled the glass to be sure not to make a large one. 1/3 of the glass ended up being beer before I had to stop due to the volcanic eruption of head off of this beer. Thick and creamy the head rose a mountainous 2 inches higher than the edge of the glass and sat there for a good 15 minutes before subsiding enough for me to actually try a taste of the fine elixir beneath. Huge amounts of lacing clung viniously to the sides of the glass as i proceeded to quaff the brew. The aroma was strong and enticed me as I waited for the head to clear. Definite notes of grapefruit and a mild malty undertone drove the scent. Very pleasant odor. The flavor was strong with grapefruit and flowery hops. There was a slight toasted maltiness to the finish. A dry beer which surprised me given the color. Overall a really nice IPA. My only complaint is that the beer was really overcarbonated. While I did not mind so much in the head, the carbonation lingered and interfered with the palate a bit too much for my taste.

This beer came in my beer club. I am not familiar with the brewer. Disappointing in general +++ Sampled from a 12 oz brown bottle this beer pours a nice mahogany color with a trace of a tan head. There is a nice sour nut scent. The flavor is bitter and mildly nutty. The bitterness fades to a sourness on the aftertaste. There is very little sweetness to this beer. The flavor is very disappointing given the color and scent.

Hazy blonde, herbal, pears and oranges on the nose. Dry, pears, peaches, pleasant sweet pale malt balance, off dry finish, this is very good tripel.

ich amber coloured body with a dense tan head. Aroma of peaches, pine, hops, nutmeg and a slight metallic twang. Medium-bodied; Metallic-bitter flavour starting fresh and finishing short. Aftertaste very bland and unimpressive. Hops and pine in the taste-but not sweetness at all! Overall, not a good beer-especially for the style! I bought this 65 cL bottle from Whole Foods in Vienna, Virginia and sampled it on 07-March-2004.

Dark copper/bronze coloured body with a large dense tan head. Aroma of floral-fragrant hops with a good balance of malt and little else. Light to Medium-bodied; Assertive hoppiness up front of a floral quality, then finishing very clean. Aftertate has some sweetness-but is left very clean and fresh. Overall, a great 'easy-to-drink' IPA, definately worth trying! I bought this 65 cL bottle at Whole Foods in Vienna, Virginia and sampled it on 04-January-2004.