Very hazy golden, peach and light orange coloured body with a nice and soft two centimetre tall, just off-white head. Aroma of flowers, astringent grain, cleanser and a heavy dose of high alpha acid hops without any fruits or juicy qualities, but that is quite refreshing with this one. Medium-bodied; Slightly astringent and potent, hop flavours dominate with a lot of bitterness and dry grainy malt notes with some slightly subdued specialty grains on the edges and a dash of flowers and subtle spices towards the end that show more of a saison than a 'true' New England IPA. Aftertaste is deep, robust, potent and quite bitter in terms of the hops thrown in the mix - this tastes much more of a West Coast IPA than New England, aide from the unfiltered [hazy] qualities. Overall, a very nice, if slightly misnomer-ed beer, that shows a lot of bitterness, flavours, robust qualities and alpha acid hops, much more so than most 'true' New England IPAs, but in a good way for the 'typical' hop lover, like me. I sampled this sixteen ounce ,pint-sized can, purchased from Whole Foods in Pentagon City (Arlington), Virginia on 22-October-2019 for US$3,49 sampled at home in Washington on 08-November-2019.

Can from the Lazy Dog Hazy orange lemon in color with a huge tightly bubbled off white head that slowly recedes. Serious carbonation here. Lemony sweet pitted fruit with a hint of spice. Light astringency light chalkiness.

Can from a Lazy Dog Pours a slightly hazy deep gold color with decent sized frothy off white head that quickly recedes. Aromas of sweet bread and tropical fruits mostly. Hints of apricot and light earthy spice. Mild warming alcohol decent beer.

Wow, look at the clarity of this beer! Crystal clear gold! Aroma isn’t much; slight grain, weak citrus. For a 25th birthday brew I am surprised on how generic this is. Weak citrus, mild malt backbone and weak herbal. Light bodied and no real character. I was expecting A LOT more for a 25 th celebration.

Can pour into nonic pint glass--thanks, Chris! Appearance is clear yellow with greenish tinge with fair sparkle, ring of off-white head with fair retention and trace lacing. Aroma is moderately strong sweet citrus, fruit. Taste is fruit, caramel malt. Mouthfeel is light-to-medium bodied with smooth texture, soft carbonation and finish as taste. Overall, not bad by any means but doesn't stand out in any way and doesn't really make me think of Finest Kind either.

Just a slight haze in the yellow liquid. Aroma shows me exclusively pine. Flavor has a slight malt sweetness with a hint of citrus. Mild lingering, last pine bitterness. This seems like a weaker Finest Kind IPA. ( It just reminds me of Finest Kind from way back when). Serviceable and affordable.

Dark brown. Aroma is raisins caramel clove some other phenols cinnamon and a hint of roast. Taste is very sweet with some wood sugar and spicy clove. Smooth and drinkable. Not bad.