Poured into a plastic cup showing amber brown with a two mm of white foam. The nose shows tea forward sweet malts. The palate is lightly carbonated and light bodied. The flavors shows a light pine forwardness with a light bitterness on the finish. Not much else.

Lots of grapefruit and lots of hops but very middle of the road mediocre IPA

Tap at Garret. Cloudy orange-gold with a fine, bubbly head. Musky nose, lemon, wood, sorachi. Full body. Smooth and rich. Nice bitterness. Hop and try don’t really come out so clearly, but decent.

Super hazy and cloudy golden and orange coloured body with tints of honey and straw, all with a large, slightly soapy tan head, about seven centimetres tall. Aroma of grass, hay, bananas, wheat, soap and tons of yeast and sediment - nice and funky. Medium to Full-bodied; Very yeastie flavour with some bread and dough noticeable coupled with a more pungent banana, clove, coriander seed and herbal element showing through. Aftertaste is rather robust and full-bodied with the yeast and wheat really coming through at the end along with some honey and fruit sweetness, a slight grass and herbal finish as well. Overall, a good and enjoyable saison that shows a lot of carbonation and movement and a lot of yeast and breadie notes as well. I sampled this 65 cL bottle purchased from Belmont Station in Portland, Oregon on 03-May-2015 for US4,46 sampled at home in Washington on 05-September-2015.

22 oz bottle poured. Pours cola like, dark brown with a fizzy off white head. Hop forward aroma. Flavor is just the opposite with a heavy malt, slight spice, light smoke, and caramel. A lot of different flavors going on here. Hops come back late. Overall this is an interesting beer to me. Little surprised to see the strong ale tag on a beer under 7%, but I don’t make the rules, nor do I usually understand them. No matter what it is, I enjoyed this beer.

Pint at the Hedge House. Pours a clear yellow color with a medium white head. A big pils malt nose, light herbal hops. Smooth, citrus, big dusty pils malt, honey. Smooth.

On tap at the Hedge House. Pours a bright orange copper color with a medium white head. A big smooth citrus nose, some toast. The flavor is big lemongrass, light toast, a bit of sweet caramel. Solid.

Bottle from Berts Growler Garage. Label lists as Imperial, ABV says IPA...good catch, moderators. Pours out nice dark copper with soft, airy head. Astringent hops rule the aroma, and taste too. Body seems on the light side, finishes fairly abruptly also. Seems like it could have been a bit bigger with a touch of something else, but what?

On tap at Fifth Quadrant, pours a hazy golden with a small white head. Aroma brings out spicy rye and lemon notes upfront. Flavour is very much the same, with lots of spicy rye notes accentuated by some sharp lemony qualities. Unusual beer but it works.

On tap at Fifth Quadrant, pours a clear copper with a small white head. Aroma brings out skunky grassy notes and maybe some toasted grains. Flavour is along the same lines - pretty vegetal, grassy notes, with almost a stale quality. Not too impressive.