16 ounce can from Trenton Road Takeout. Hazy pale gold color. Large, pillowy white head. Wonderful lacing. Sweet tropical fruit flavors upfront. Floral hop aroma hints at mango and melon. Flavor upfront is sweet tropical fruit. Mango, tangerine, pineapple, peach and lime. Smooth and full of flavor. Some bitter hops on backend have a peppery note. Tasty.

Can. Banana-ey

Can thanks to mom! Pours a clear yellow with a white head that dissipates slowly to the edges. Aroma has sweet citrus with some pineapple with a bit of sweet grain supporting. Flavor has pineapple with growing citrus and a sweet grain backbone.

S: light grain - nuts - rustic A: dark brown coloured body - large microfoamed tan head T: rich malt - pecans - bread P: molasses - graham crackers - balanced O: complete - earthy - very enjoyable  16 ounce can - Trader Joe's (grocery): Royal Oak, Michigan - 09-November-2023 - US$1,63 - canned: 01-August-2023 - sampled: 19-March-2024

Ever so slightly hazy golden, peach and light copper coloured body with a thinnish, two centimetre tall off-white head that fades relatively quickly, but leaves a nice lace on the sides. Aroma of grass, caramelised sugars, some soft nuts and earthiness, with a rustic kick, some oranges and a bit of even lightly smoked malt here - I'm not entirely sure what it is - but it IS noticeable in the nose. Medium-bodied; Fairly crisp and malty notes show at first with a nice grainy and deep earthy profile with good hops here as well, but the caramelised sugars are the strongest here and provide a good layer of depth here, that are nice to couple with the hops and malt. Aftertaste is crisp, very floral, slightly dry, but also very bitter from the hops - nice and balanced, with the crisp caramelised sugars playing out well at the end and bringing out some complexity. Overall, a nice and deep malty, sweet and rustic/nutty IPA that is dry and robust throughout that is decidedly East Coastie and not kitschy or new school at all - great to have from my recent trip to Michigan, but sad to have on a Red Wings loss day (against the LA Kings). I sampled this sixteen ounce, pint-sized can, purchased from Beer Baron in Livonia, Michigan on 23-October-2022 for US$3,19, canned on 03-November-2021 and sampled at my house here in Washington on 12-November-2022.

s: roasty - almonds - brewed coffee (duh!) a: dark brown body - nice thick light brown head t: prunes - caramelised sugars - ground coffee p: light lactose - good malts - bitter o: rich grain - strong coffee notes - mellow sugars, more bitterness 16 ounce can - Red Wagon Liqours: Troy, Michigan - 18-April-2023 - US$3,89 - Canned: 11-November-2022 - sampled: 16-December-2023