Super hazy amber coloured body with a dense, three centimetre tall just off-white head. Aroma of bright grassy and herbal hops with a large rye-based malt nose and a lot of alcohol seemingly from the smell, even though 4,5% is printed on the front. Light to Medium-bodied; Strong rye flavours up front with a big hop flavour of grass, herbs and tropical fruits and a subdued yet earthy malt noticeable at the trailing end. Aftertaste is rich, yet light and showing a herbal note as well, but the hops are flavourful as well. Overall, a surprisingly nice balanced and unique beer that shows both a Light IPA quality and some of specialty grains (in this case, rye), while still remaining light and not cloying the slightest. I sampled this twelve ounce bottle purchased from Total Wine in Alexandria, Virginia on 17-May-2015 for US$2,24 sampled at home in Washington just hours after returning from one of the premier beer states (Michigan) to realise that Virginia and Washington have nothing on any real beer-making centre.

Bottle sample at a tasting at Ariel’s place. Thanks Shmupi. Dark brown to black with a small tan beige head. Aroma of roast, chocolate, caramel, some nuts, a fruity note. Sweetish flavor with chocolate, nuts, roast, caramel, and a bitterish finish. Medium-bodied, rounded. Good stuff.

Refrigerated 12 oz. brown bottle poured into a glass. Hazy light orange with small white head. Aroma is herbal hops, medium body, low carbonation, and little lacing. Taste is herbal hops and bitter hops.

Bottle: Very pale, hazy yellow with a puffy white head. Sweet lemon, wheat, almost a banana aroma....... Taste is light....sweet lemon, wheat malt... Soft....decent flavour and a pleasant lightness.

Draft at Virginia IPA Challenge at Capital Alehouse Harrisonburg VA: Lemongrass bouquet. Clear amber, medium head. Lilly flavor. Light body.

Cask (gravity) @ GBBF 2014, Great British Beer Festival, London Olympia, Hammersmith Road, London, England W14 8UX. [ As Port City Porter ].Clear dark black - red brown color with a small, fizzy, fair lacing, mostly diminishing, off-white head. Aroma is moderate to heavy malty, roasted, spicy. Flavor is moderate to heavy sweet and bitter with a average to long duration, malt - spicy bitter, roasted, sweet malt. Body is medium, texture is oily to watery, carbonation is soft to flat. [20140814]

Cask gravity at GBBF 2015 day 1. Mahogany brown coloured pour with a fading head. Aroma is toffee, spicy apricot jam, raspberry, flavour is composed of rich jammy fruit, apricot and raspberry, brown sugar, palate is sweet woody, moderate carbonation. Little plastic. Some grapeu fruit. Palate is full and viscous.

Cask at GBBF 2015. It pours near opaque dark brown with a tiny, bubbly tan head. The nose is rich, vinous, red grape, tannins, jammy, fruit compote and stewed plum. The taste is rich, bitter-sweet, dry, vinous, warming booze, oily, vanilla, charred wood, tannins and earth with a rich, vinous finish. Full body and fine carbonation. Good depth and great wine character. Very nice indeed.