A deep dark ipa with a thick frothy lacing brown head. In aroma, sweet chocolate malt with dark fruits, resinous hops, light oxydation, still pleasant. In mouth, sweet fruity chocolate malt with resinous floral hops, alcohol warmth, light licorice, pleasant.

16 ounce can. Translucent mahogany brown color has reddish highlights. Small foamy head dissipates quickly. Sweet toasted malt aroma hints at holiday spices. Flavor upfront is toasted malt, brown sugar and subtle notes of ginger and cinnamon. Slightly sticky mouthfeel. A bit on the thin side. Average at best.

pink orange with a medium sized foamy head. Semi sweet with tart cherry and a bit of yeast. Medium finish and body.

Cloudy orange with a huge foamy yellow white head that lingered and left excellent lacing. Bitter and somewhat tart with vague citric and floral hops. Long finish. Medium body.

Deep dark brown coloured body with a slightly opaque (around seventy per cent) copper glow that has a small, single centimetre tall tan head that fades fairly quickly but leaves a small lace on the sides of the glass. Aroma of deep spices, canella, allspice, cloves and even light chocolate with a touch of alcohol and rich malts towards the end without any hops of course and only a tiny dose of sweetness. Medium-bodied; Very strong malt and spice component with a light anise and deeper canella and allspice bite that shows a subdued molasses and caramelised sugar sweetness that ends with a hit of mild chocolate and a touch of dry hay and a good touch of relatively mild alcohol near the end. Aftertaste shows a good bite of healty dose of spices with a strong allspice and especially canella flavour and blends well with the sweetness from caramlised sugars, raisins, pitted fruits and some treacle as well along with a finish of bitter grain. Overall, a nice rich beer with tons of sweetness and spices with some light grainy and alcohol characteristics, but on the relatively mild side, but showing more spices than might lead onto that. A nice option, especially during the chilly (although not compared to Ithaca, New York) portion of the year or around Christmas where one might be wearing a pretty fuggly sweater. I sampled this sixteen ounce, pint-sized can, purchased from Liqour Outlet in Boonton, New Jersey on 21-December-2019 for US$3,59 sampled at my house here in Washington on 25-January-2021, a bit more than a year after purchase on the first [fake] sleetfall of the year, which lasted all of five minutes, in Washington.

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Can. Pours extremely hazy dark yellow-orange with small foamy off-white head, light citrus aroma, low carbonation, medium bitter orange-unripe mango taste, smooth body, long finish. Good brew.

Very hazy (shocking, huh?!?) orange and copper coloured body with a very large, four to five centimetre tall tan head that fades very slowly - nice looking! Aroma of grass, light citrus, some pine and resin with a little grapefruit, some alcohol and sugars, all noticeable here. Medium to almost Full-bodied; Very rich, super grassy and herbal notes dominate with a sweet resinous and floral profile that hits with some orange and tangerine fruitiness towards the very end and some relatively pungent malts and alcohol give this body - and add complexity. Aftertaste shows the herbal, grassy and floral hop notes with a strong, but smooth bitterness and some resin, syrup and sugar are all still there at the end to make this fairly standard across the beer, and predictable towards the end. Overall, this is an unfiltered IPA, but not really fruity or juicy and shows more alcohol than is actually here! Still, nice to try from New York State, but not worth trying to find! I sampled this sixteen ounce, pint-sized can, purchased from Whole Foods in Arlington (Pentagon City), Virginia on 30-September-2020 for US$2,99 sampled at my house here in Washington on 10-October-2020.

12oz bottle from Wegmans. Pale golden with weak head. Sweet fruity aroma . Taste is stone fruit and light bready malts. Abit more candy than fruity, but flavor is pretty full.