12 oz. aluminum can poured into a glass. Aroma is nice herbal hops, medium body, medium carbonation, and pretty good lacing. Taste is herbal hops and slightly bitter finish.

12 oz. aluminum can poured into a glass. Clear light brown, medium body, medium carbonation, and some lacing. Taste is earthy, herbal hops, and bitter hop finish. Not for me.

Poured from a can. Aroma has a moderate cinnamon note with some moderate chocolate and light roast. A bit sweet with a medium light berry note. Faint acidity. Pours black with a small, somewhat thin, dark mocha head that quickly recedes to the edges where it lingers for a bit. Flavor has a moderate sweetness upfront with some light tartness in the finish. Moderate notes of sweet, dark chocolate gives way to slightly stronger notes of roast and moderate cinnamon. Medium light berry notes mid palate into the finish add the light tartness that is found in the finish. Mouthfeel is medium full bodied with medium carbonation. Medium astringency and low alcohol warmth. Overall, this beer does not work for me. The roast and cinnamon in the finish exacerbate each other and the astringency. This is contrasted and highlighted by the berry notes and light tartness. An odd combination of flavors which might have worked without the cinnamon. The mouthfeel is also odd for the style, thick upfront but thin in the finish. Gets a little better a sit warms and the berries come out more in the flavor.

Poured from a can dated 04/27/2015. Aroma is fairly hoppy with a large simcoe character of grapefruit and resin with a medium light citrus and light tropical fruit note. Some medium light alcohol notes with some light caramel and biscuit. Pours a hazy, orange with a bit of a copper hue and a medium sized, white head that recedes fairly quickly to a thin film that lingers. Moderate lacing and longish legs. Flavor has a medium light sweetness with some light caramel. Strong bitterness with medium strong hop notes of grapefruit, orange and resin with lighter tropical fruit notes. Some medium light alcohol spice in the finish. Mouthfeel is medium full bodied and slightly sticky with moderate carbonation. Low astringency and medium low alcohol warmth. Overall, a surprisingly nice, big IPA with a not too sweet character. Nice bitterness. It doesn’t have the hop character of some of the very best TIPAs, but the malt presence isnt overwhelming and the alcohol is nicely hidden.

Can. A- Dark fruits, cinnamon, berries, mocha, cocoa, creamy, slightly tart. A- Black color, dark liquid, light brown color. T- Berries, cinnamon, mocha, milk chocolate. P- Medium body, average texture, average carbonation, complex finish. O- I’m not quite sure how to describe this one other than it was weird. It wasn’t a disappointment, but I certainly didn’t want more after finishing this either. The cinnamon was not a good addition in my opinion and it just felt weird overall.

12oz can pours out crisp golden topped with a white head. Nose is earth tones herbal hops floral notes and some sweetness. Taste is more of the hop mix and a solid malt.

12oz can via trade with alexsdad06 pours a murky, deep orange with some lacing, creamy, white head. Nose has loads of sticky tropical fruit bubble gum, perfume, lots of honey, guava, some mild booze, some lemon-lime soda. The flavor is sadly a bit less refined, quite sweet and bordering on cloying, pine, rotting tropical fruit, candy sugar. Actually, some Belgian tripel notes lurking. Sure, there is some nice galaxy fruit flavor, bubblegum, but just a bit too sweet.

Light citrus hoppy notes and a decent bitterness- more than expected for the style. More like a pale ale with some mild malt. Interesting brew.