Reviewed from notes.
The appearance was a semi-transparent dark brown color with a finger’s worth of white foamy head that fell off at a decent pace. Slight messy sliding lace.
The aroma had sweet and toasted nuts up front with an ample amount of caramel/toffee malts Light earthiness on the back end.
The flavor was moderately sweet with a good toastiness coming about. Light earthy to nutty aftertaste. Sly nutty to toasty finish.
The palate was almost medium bodied, sitting just a touch under with a pretty good sessionability about it. Carbonation felt fine. ABV felt fine.
Overall, pretty good brown ale worthy of coming back to.

12 ounce bottle into tulip glass, bottled on 4/23/2017. Pours slightly hazy/cloudy medium orange/amber color with a 2 finger fairly dense and fluffy off white head with great retention, that reduces to a nice cap that lasts. Thick soapy lacing clings on the glass, with a fair amount of streaming carbonation retaining the cap. Fantastic appearance. Aromas of tangerine, grapefruit, peach, pear, pineapple, apricot, mango, melon, lemon zest, orange peel, citrus rind, light pepper, pine, light caramel, toasted bread, herbal, and floral/grassy earthiness. Nice and pleasant aromas with good balance and complexity of citrus/tropical/fruity/pine hops and moderate bready malt notes; with solid strength. Taste of big tangerine, grapefruit, peach, pear, pineapple, apricot, mango, melon, lemon zest, orange peel, citrus rind, pepper, pine, light caramel, toasted bread, herbal, and floral/grassy earthiness. Moderate pine/citrus rind/grassy/spicy bitterness on the finish. Lingering notes of tangerine, grapefruit, peach, pear, pineapple, apricot, mango, melon, lemon/orange peel, citrus rind, pepper, pine, toasted bread, and herbal/floral/grassy earthiness on the finish for a while. Very nice complexity, robustness, and balance of citrus/tropical/fruity/pine hops and moderate bready malt flavors; with a nice malt/bitterness balance. Slight lingering hop astringency through the glass, but not overwheming. Moderate dryness from lingering bitterness, increasing through the glass. Medium carbonation and body; with a very smooth, moderately bready/grainy, sticky/resinous/rindy, and fairly crisp balanced mouthfeel that is nice. Zero warming alcohol as expected of 7.5%. Overall this is a very nice IPA. All around nice complexity, robustness, and balance of citrus/tropical/fruity/pine hops and moderate bready malt flavors; very smooth, crisp, and easy to drink; despite the aggressively bitter/drying finish. Nice dank/vibrant hop complexity; nice balancing malt backbone, with minimal residual sweetness. A very enjoyable offering.

Keg at the brewery. Hazy red, thin foamy white head, good retention. Aroma of grainy malt, toffee, bright cherry. Taste is tart cherry juice, hints of pine. Medium bodied.

Keg at the brewery. Aroma of pale malt, lavender, a bit of citrus. Taste is honey, citrus, lavender, corn, pale malt. Medium bodied, lingering spice.

Keg at the brewery. Dark brown, large creamy tan head, good retention. Aroma of roast, coffee, dark chocolate. Taste is roasted malt, dark chocolate, coffee, booze. Medium bodied, mild heat.

Keg at the brewery. Dark brown, thin fizzy brown head, good retention. Aroma of oats, coffee, roasted malt, chocolate. Taste is chocolate, roasted malt, caramel, oats, coffee. Medium bodied, lingering bitterness. Very nice.

Keg at the brewpub. Dark brown, Medium fizzy tan head, good retention. Aroma of chocolate, smoke, ham, roast. Taste is roasted malt, chocolate, mint, a mildly smoky finish. Medium bodied, smooth, lingering bitterness.

Bottled sample at the brewery. Bottled today apparently. Not yet labeled. Thanks bartender and customer who said she was waiting two years for this! Hazy orange, large fizzy offwhite head, good retention. Aroma of strong asparagus, mint, earth, pale malt. Taste is mint, asparagus, pine, pale malt. Medium bodied, refreshing. 600th Michigan rating!

Keg at the brewpub. Slightly hazy copper, large creamy tan head, good retention. Aroma of rye, roasted malt, mint. Taste is bitter rye, caramel, bitter hops. Medium bodied, lingering bitterness.