Draft. Deep opaque brown-black body, thin clumping light brown head. Roasty nose. Oily, slick, bitter body with huge roast and leather; also chocolate and ashy coffee. The flavor profile is much denser than hinted at in the aroma. Very good.

Orange golden colour, slightest haze, white head. Aroma of hops, fruity, pine. Bitter flavour, hops, pine, tropical fruit. Bitter finish, tropical fruit, sweet malts. Quite nice.
(from 66cL bottle @ joes’ place. Thanks for sharing, joes!)

Bottle shared by Joes @ weekly tasting. Hazy orange color, medium sized white head that leaves fair lacing. Aroma is malts, hops, resinous, pine spruce. Taste heavy malty, hops, resin, very bitter, spruce. Lovely bitter, lots of hops. Medium to full body and carbonation. Nice!

Bottle @ joes shared by joes. Clear orange colour with a small white head. Smells hops, pine, tropical fruits, nice. Tastes hoppy, pine, sweet, bitter. Medium to full body, lingering taste, soft carbo.

Pours gold into a snifter. Bright white head with medium retention recedes leaving spot lacing. Sweet caramel aromas. Thick sweet stale caramel front to back.

22 ounce bottle into tulip glass, bottled on 10/8/2013. Pours moderately hazy golden orange color with a 2 finger dense off white head with great retention, that reduces to a small cap that lingers. Spotty soapy lacing clings around the glass. Aromas of grapefruit, tangerine, orange zest, lemon zest, pineapple, floral, grass, herbal, caramel, bread, pine, and floral earthiness. Nice aromas with good balance and complexity of citrus/earthy hop and malt notes; with good strength. Taste of grapefruit, tangerine, orange zest, lemon zest, pineapple, floral, grass, pine, herbal, caramel, bread, and floral earthiness. Fair amount of earthy floral/pine bitterness on the finish; with lingering notes of tangerine, grapefruit, orange/lemon zest, pine, herbal, floral, caramel, bread, and floral earthiness on the finish for a good bit. Nice complexity of citrus/earthy hop and moderate malt flavors; with a moderately crisp malt/bitterness balance and zero cloying flavors after the finish. Medium carbonation and body; with and lightly creamy, and moderately crisp/sticky mouthfeel that is good. Alcohol is well hidden with only a small warming present after the finish. Overall this is a nice IPA. Good balance and complexity of citrus/earthy hop and malt flavors; and quite smooth and crisp to sip on. A nicely enjoyable offering.

Fin duft av friske citrus frukter. dekkende skum Fin gyllen farge. Smak av gode sitrusfrukter som sitter.

22 ounce bottle into tulip glass, bottled on 8/21/2013. Pours very hazy orange copper color with a 2 finger dense cream colored head with good retention, that reduces to a small cap that lingers. Spotty soapy lacing clings around the glass. Aromas of big tangerine, grapefruit, orange peel, pineapple, orange rind, candi sugar, caramel, floral, grass, pine, bread, and floral earthiness; with a bit of booze. Nice and unique aromas with good balance of malt and hop notes; with big strength. Taste of big tangerine, pineapple, orange peel, grapefruit, orange rind, caramel, candi sugar, floral, grass, pine resin, bread, and floral earthiness. Good amount of pine resin bitterness on the finish; with lingering notes of tangerine, pineapple, grapefruit, orange peel/rind, caramel, candi sugar, floral, grass, pine resin, and floral earthiness on the finish for a while. Very nice complexity and balance of citrus/tropical hop flavors and malt sweetness; with a great malt/bitterness balance and zero cloying flavors after the finish. Medium carbonation and fairly full bodied; with a slick, sticky, and lightly syrupy mouthfeel that is good. Alcohol is fairly well hidden with only a small warming present after the finish. Overall this is a very nice and unique DIPA. Good complexity and balance of the big hop and malt flavors; and pretty smooth to sip on for the big ABV. A very enjoyable offering.