Bottle at John’s house. Pours amber. White head. Nose and taste of bitter skunky hops, resin, citrus rind, caramel malt and apple skin. Very bitter citrus rind finish. Medium to full body for a regular IPA.

Draft @ Sunset Grill and Tap. Alston, MA. Hazy gold / yellow color. Smell of wheat and rye bread. Taste is much the same with some spice and light hop in the finish. Light bitterness. Pretty good flavor for a low ABV brew. Worth a try if you can find on draft.

Sample, draught, trip to the Boston Beer Summit with Luc Bourbonnière, savoured on April 16 2011; eye: black, opaque, nice cappuccino head, no lacing; nose: roasted malt, burnt malt, light cocoa, light chocolate, light vanilla; mouth: roasted malt, burnt malt, light cocoa, light chocolate, vanilla, light butter, finale in roasted malt with light presence of sugar, medium body, average carbonation, lightly oily texture; overall: fine FRANÇAIS Échantillon, en fût, voyage au Boston Beer Summit avec Luc Bourbonnière, savourée le 16 avril 2011; œil : noire, opaque, belle mousse cappuccino, pas de dentelle; nez : malt torréfié, malt brûlé, léger cacao, léger chocolat, léger vanille; bouche : malt torréfié, malt brûlé, léger cacao, léger chocolat, vanille, léger beurre, finale en malt torréfié avec légère présence de sucre, corps moyen, carbonatation moyenne, texture légèrement huileuse; en résumé : bien

On draft @ Sunset Grill and Tap. Hazy amber pour with a white head and decent lacing. Nose of fresh hops and grassy notes. A very light and refreshing IPA. It isn’t something you need to seek out BUT, it is a simple, fresh IPA with a decent Hop bite in the finish. I drank it real easy and found it to be real refreshing.

ohhh the buttery goodness, and so easy to drink, nice that they made it a mild ale instead of going gonzo on it. light brown/red color, taste is of buttered bread with some hop spice and floral notes. yum.

i used to get mad at east coast brewers for brewing "english ipa’s". leave the malt heavy versions to the limey’s and lets kick up the hops american style! but now i dont care so much, its fine, not going to surprise anyone.

Pours deep brown into a snifter. Mocha head with medium retention recedes to film surface and hug rim. Soy and espresso aromas. Thin with sweet licorice and soy upfront turning to mild chocolate in the lasting hot finish.

Pours clear, bright mahogany into a shaker. Off-white micro head with excellent retention recedes leaving sheet lacing. Mild resin aromas. Medium-bodiec with sweet caramel upfront turning tangerine and grapefruit in the dry, lasting finish.

clear brown, smooth light brown head. aroma is roasted malts, dryness. flavor is roasted malts, very nice dry coffee like taste, also a little bit of citrussy notes in the bitterness. very nice.

Bottled. A dark red-brown beer with a thin brown head. The aroma has notes of roasted malt, coffee, chocolate, and nuts. The flavor is sweet with notes of roasted malt, tar, coffee, and a bit of smoke, leading to a dry roasted finish. Thanks Papsoe for sharing.