Very hazy golden and peach coloured body with a nice off-white head with a huge orange and copper tint that looks very nice when held up to the light, all with an ugly lace that shows on the sides of the glass. Aroma of super intense vanilla pods with a lot of grain, alcohol, marshmallows (somehow), pure caster sugar, a dose of yeast and some more sugars with a good dose of quite resinous hops at the tail end. Full-bodied; Super rich vanilla and malt flavours dominate with a rich, silky mouthfeel and a lot of caster sugars and sweet flavours, but the resin and astringency is noticeable, especially at the end. Aftertaste shows a lot of depth with the caster sugar and resinous notes, but the bready and more subdued malt flavours show through at the end, after the initial flavours that may make a splash. Overall, a good Imperial IPA with quite a robust and noticeable balance swing from a typical hop-forward Imperial to something more nuanced. Nice to sample and well wroth trying to see if you can get a good deal. I sampled this pint-sized, sixteen ounce can purchased from BeerTopia in Omaha, Nebraska on 27-June-2018 for US$4,99 sampled back at home in Washington on 22-July-2018.

16 ounce can into tulip glass, canned on 6/29/2018. Pours very hazy golden orange/amber color with a 1-2 finger fairly dense and fluffy off white head with fantastic retention, that reduces to a small cap that lingers. Nice dense soapy lacing clings on the glass, with a fair amount of streaming carbonation. Fantastic appearance. Aromas of huge juicy/lightly tart/tangy strawberries, fruit skin, peach, pineapple, apricot, lemon, grapefruit, orange juice, passion fruit, papaya, mango, melon, guava, citrus peel/zest, light pepper/pine, vanilla, whipped cream, wheat, white bread dough, herbal, and floral/grassy earthiness. Damn nice aromas with great balance and complexity of citrus/fruity/tropical hops, strawberries, vanilla, lactose, and bready malt notes; with great strength. Taste of huge juicy/lightly tart/tangy strawberries, fruit skin, peach, pineapple, apricot, lemon, grapefruit, orange juice, passion fruit, papaya, mango, melon, guava, citrus peel/zest, light pepper/pine, vanilla, whipped cream, wheat, white bread dough, herbal, and floral/grassy earthiness. Very mild pine, citrus peel/zest, herbal, grassy, peppery bitterness; and berry tang/tartness on the finish. Lingering notes of strawberries, fruit skin, peach, pineapple, apricot, lemon, grapefruit, orange juice, passion fruit, papaya, mango, melon, guava, citrus peel/zest, light pepper/pine, vanilla, whipped cream, wheat, white bread dough, and herbal/floral/grassy earthiness on the finish for a while. Incredible complexity, robustness, and balance of citrus/fruity/tropical hops, strawberries, vanilla, lactose, and bready malt flavors; with a great malt/bitterness and tangy fruit balance; with no cloying/astringent flavors after the finish. Lightly increasing dryness from lingering bitterness. Medium carbonation and medium-plus body; with a very smooth, creamy/silky/bready/grainy, lightly sticky, and slightly resinous/rindy mouthfeel that is great. Minimal warming alcohol for 8.6%. Overall this is a fantastic milkshake DIPA! All around outstanding complexity, robustness, and balance of citrus/fruity/tropical hops, strawberries, vanilla, lactose, and bready malt flavors; very smooth and dangerously easy to drink for the ABV with the mildly bitter/drying finish. Awesome soft feel, just a touch too much lingering resins. Extremely juicy and lightly dank fruit/Mosiac hop complexity; perfect lactose/vanilla/malt backbone. Not overly sweet/heavy from lingering bitter dryness. A highly enjoyable offering, and spot on dessert style example as expected.