10th July.2018
Do you know a silly fucker who would pay a premium for this, put it in a cupboard and then forgot about it for 2 months? I know some such person pretty well. Fortunately it hasn't suffered too much at all, at least I had the nouse to put this in my cold dark cellar cupboard. Hazy orange - gold beer, tidy palw pale cream colour head. Palate is light, mildly and has a sharp minerally crispness. Light malts, slightly thin but not annoyingly so thanks to the very clean and crisp palate. Super light creamy sweetness. Good cooling pine. Mellow soft skunk. Mildly spicy citrus. Mild bitterness. Light but juicy mango led tropical fruits round it of before a light and mildly tangy bitterish finish. Very crushable and the 660 pretty much evaporated. Must be the heat. Cough!

Got in a trade with RaulMondesi. 12 ounce can into pint glass, canned on 5/21/2018. Pours moderately hazy/cloudy golden amber/light orange color with a 2 finger dense and rocky off white head with amazing retention, that reduces to a nice cap that lasts the whole glass. Thick soapy lacing clings on the glass, with a fair amount of streaming carbonation. Insane appearance. Aromas of big tangerine, grapefruit, lemon, peach, pineapple, apricot, passion fruit, papaya, mango, melon, berry, citrus peel/rind, mint, peppercorn, pine, toasted rye bread, light honey, herbal, and floral/grassy earthiness. Damn nice aromas with great balance and complexity of citrus/fruity/tropical/earthy hops and moderate bready malt notes; with great strength. Taste of big tangerine, grapefruit, lemon, peach, pineapple, apricot, passion fruit, papaya, mango, melon, berry, citrus peel/rind, mint, peppercorn, pine, toasted bread, spicy rye, light honey, herbal, and floral/grassy earthiness. Moderate pine, citrus peel/rind, herbal, grassy, peppery bitterness on the finish. Lingering notes of tangerine, grapefruit, lemon, peach, pineapple, apricot, passion fruit, papaya, mango, melon, berry, citrus peel/rind, mint, peppercorn, pine, toasted bread, spicy rye, and herbal/floral/grassy earthiness on the finish for a while. Incredible complexity, robustness, and balance of citrus/fruity/tropical/earthy hops and moderate bready malt flavors; with a nice malt/bitterness balance, and minimal lingering hop astringency after the finish. Moderate increasing dryness from bitterness and carbonation. Medium-high carbonation and medium body; with a very smooth, moderately crisp, bready/grainy, and sticky/resinous/rindy balanced mouthfeel that is great. Zero warming alcohol for 5.6%. Overall this is a fantastic American pale ale! All around outstanding complexity, robustness, and balance of citrus/fruity/tropical/earthy hops and moderate bready malt flavors; with smooth, crisp, and pretty refreshing to drink with the moderately bitter/drying finish, not overly aggressive. Great Simcoe, Citra, Eureka showcase. Balanced juicy, dank, vibrant, and earthy hop complexity; nice bready/rye malt backbone, with no residual sweetness. A highly enjoyable offering, and spot on style example. Loved the hop profile as expected.

Can @ home. Clear golden color, medium sized white to off-white head that lasts for a decent while and leaves fair to good lacing. Aroma is incredibly hoppy, traditionally hoppy I'd say. Flavor has it too. Hard to describe. Weird to say "traditionally hoppy", feels like I'm an old man all of a sudden. Not the over the top fruit juice that appears to be all there is nowadays. Medium body and carbonation. In any case: I really love this IPA. Awesome.