Can. Pours a slightly hazy orange color with a small off-white head. Has a malty hoppy bitter grapefruit aroma with hints of pine needles. Malty hoppy bitter grapefruit flavor. Has a fruity malty hoppy bitter finish with a long bitter aftertaste.

On tap at the Mellow Mushroom in Asheville, NC. Wow, nice looking brew. It pours a striking amber with creamy top and bubbly underneath tan head. The aroma is full of rich malts and nuttiness and a touch of chocolate too. The taste is sort of Newcastle like but richer and chewier which is a very nice feature. It is nutty, sweet with malts and seems kind of lager-y with yeast. After a few ounces this thin bodied beer gets pretty sweet.

Bottled at Monk’s Café Wallingatan, Stockholm. Hazy orange, small head. Aroma of lemon and glue. Dryish and surprisingly light bodied, heavily carbonated. Orange hops dissolved in chlorine and glue, growing resiny bitterness.

courtesy of BA trade. pours dark brown, beige head. aroma, roasted malts, light yeasty nose with lactic like touch, barley and light fruits. flavor, lightly hoppy, keeps a good roasted malt palate with hints of coffee and a mild bitter finish. Medium carbonation, light dark fruits, coffee finish.

750ml bottle - neat label - this beer is all fucked up - the initial whiff is promising, coming across almost like a gueuze, with moderate funky notes smoothed out by oak - deeper inhales reveal some melon and citrusy hops, but somehow it all seems to work okay - however, the flavor is where it kind of falls apart - begins decidedly funky, with mild acidity - not terribly complex, but decent - then, the hops start becoming noticeable, and just get stronger and stronger - the funk remains, but the hops start adding odd fruity notes, and then become downright peppery in the finish - vanilla notes from the oak arrive late, so the finish ends up tasting like a lightly funky oak-aged IPA (like something Upstream would make) - I don’t know if I like this, or I hate this; my opinion changes with every sip - why would you DRY HOP a sour ale with FRESH Centennial hops? - I don’t know - this is an effed-up experience - I think that this has potential, just don’t dry hop it next times, guys.

Bottled (Oct/2008)@MC
Dark brown color, small off-white head. Coffee, some odd sweet notes in the aroma. Caramelly, sweet candy, brown sugar - low bitterness. Sweet porter.

Sample at the Eurostash II tasting on 12/12/09: Canned version. This brew is a clear copper color with a medium off-white head that has good retention. Sticky patches of lacing on the glass. Piney hops aroma with a good balance of malt. Medium body with a moderately bitter hops character that has citrusy and piney notes. This is offset by a fairly robust malty base. The finish is hoppy with a lingering bitterness left behind. Overall this is a straightforward and well-executed IPA.

Sample at the Eurostash II tasting on 12/12/09: Canned version. This brew is a clear reddish-orange color with a thin off-white head that dissipates quickly. Short strings of lacing on the glass. Caramel malt aroma with hints of vinegar. Medium body with a sweet malty character and notes of butterscotch and citrus. Again there is an off vinegar presence in the background. The finish is short and malty. Slightly below average ESB overall.

Sample at the Eurostash II tasting on 12/12/09: Canned version. The beer is a clear yellow-gold color with a thin and fizzy white head that recedes quickly. Spotty lacing. Mild floral hops and sweet malt in the nose. Light, clean body with flavors of sweet honey and grainy malt along with mildly bitter hops. The finish is short and lightly bitter. Barely average overall.

Can 12fl.oz.Light unclear medium amber orange color with a average, frothy to creamy, good lacing, mostly lasting, light beige head. Aroma is moderate malty, caramel, light heavy hoppy, pine, grapefruit, orange. Flavor is moderate to heavy sweet and light heavy bitter with a long duration. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft. [20091122]