Pitch black. Creamy head. Nose is loaded with vanilla, oak and espresso. Taste more of the same. Very creamy.

On tap at the brewery. Aroma is fairly hoppy with quite a bit of grapefruit citrus notes and some lighter tropical fruit balanced with moderate notes of pine resin. Medium light cracker and biscuit character. Pours a fairly cloudy yellow orange with a small white head that recedes to the edges where it lingers nicely. Medium high lacing and faint legs. Flavor has a moderate cracker malt character with a light sweetness. Medium hop flavor of grapefruit and pine resin with some faint tropical fruit notes and light lemon notes. Medium high bitterness that is fairly assertive for the size of the beer. Finishes with a nice dryness. Mouthfeel is medium light bodied with medium carbonation. Low astringency and low alcohol warmth. Overall a pretty enjoyable pale ale with a lot of hops but it has a danker hop character than something like Zombie Dust. A nice malt character balances the hop notes and bitterness.

Bottle @ Armin’s house, courtesy of bytemesis. Pours a bright cloudy yellow appearance with a white head. Juicy tropical fruity, pineapple, peach, funky, light bubblegum, bretty aroma. Somewhat tart, really juicy, apricot/peach, pineapple, vanilla, slightly sweet, bright fruity flavor. Tasty beer.

Tap. Pours cloudy pale gold, small white head that dissipates quickly with decent lacing. Aroma is light, dank spruce and citrus. Flavor is much the same, dank and earthy, light sweet and light bitter, pine resin and needles, things found on the forest floor (but not mushrooms). Well balanced. Medium body, a bit oily.