750mL bottled 6/9/15, drunk 10/7/15.
Well, at 4, yes 4, months in the cold fridge, this thing is still not quite clear. Granted it’s close and we’re in the chill-haze territory. Not that it matters, but it’s still interesting to me to see how much these hop particulates resist dropping out. The head is initially large and white but recedes steadily to ring/cover, probably due in part to the honey. Liquid is a light golden with minimal carbonation.
Galaxy immediately noted in the nose, but it’s not overly aspirin or cat pee-like. White grapefruit, lemons, light perfume and a hint of nectarine emanate from the hops while vanilla and light honey are the extent of the malt. Clean and with a good strength of aroma, with no alcohol or flaws.
Immediate impressions upon first few sips are a pretty strong sweetness with tangy, lightly punchy hop notes sticking to the side of the mouth/cheeks/palate. Oranges, lemons and very light watermelon suggestions follow, all the while carried on by a sticky, fairly tightly carbonated texture. Finishes with floral notes from the honey combined with a good but not overdone bitterness that helps balance this sticky honey and malt sweetness. It does have a bit too much maltiness/honey stickiness for me, but on the other end of the spectrum, what it dosent have, is any pine/resin whatsoever. So it’s a mixed bag for me.
Had I tried this before, I would have aged it in the cellar, not the fridge, to try to get a little more attenuation from the yeast to hopefully get a bit drier of a beer. As is, it’s much like DDH or Galaxy dry hopped Fort Point, but with more alcohol and malt/honey. I assume the tradeoff is that this fresh is probably very much more intensely hoppy and malty than it is here and than GDHFPPA is. So I don’t regret letting it mellow out for four months, as I’d much rather have cleaner, lighter, more balanced flavors (and would rather just have the less alcohol of fort point).
Ok, well that’s a long rant. Will definitely try it fresh when it’s brewed next because everyone gets all up in arms if you rate an IPA over a month old, but that’s the not issue here at all, just want it to be less sweet.

Bottle thanks to Rob. Pours a cloudy orange with small frothy white head that lasts. The aroma is strong pineapple, yeast, spice. Medium mouth, strong yeast, spice, clove, lingering dryness, very good.

32oz growler filled mid September and drunk 10/3/15.
Still shows a lovely pour with a beige head topping a mahogany body that gets slightly hazier as it gets lower in the growler. Head slowly recedes to cover.
Dark roast in the nose combines with a slight bit of prunes and bittersweet chocolate. Seems quite dry from the nose, which is appreciated. The coffee is certainly pervasive but not overdone/dominant and allows enough porter character to shine through, especially as it warms. Alcohol pretty well in check, though there is a touch of it on the finish. No flaws.
Plentiful coffee flavors up front of prunes, vanilla, heavy roast and with some lightly sweet toffee notes coming to the rescue (malt) to help balance all of the roasted bitterness. Extremely soft/supple texture and tight carbonation is a huge plus here and while it somewhat intensifies the perceived strength of the flavors, it nonetheless makes the beer very drinkable. Roast, treacle, burnt caramel and oats on the finish, with powerful coffee and malt flavors and some warmth from the alcohol. Probably just a bit too strong for its own good; would really enjoy this at about 5-6% abv. Still, the flavors are quite delicious and the texture is phenomenal. As well, it’s perfectly clean.

Bottle shared at Craft Beer Co. Clapham - London, during Route CBC. Many thanks to Sander! Pours cloudy yellow-gold with a frothy, white head. The nose holds Earl Grey tea, light pine needles, lemon meringue, tangerine. Medium sweet flavor with mellow pine notes, some oily citrus, more tea, tangerine, relaxed bitterness. Medium to full bodied with fine to average carbonation. Lightly resinous on the finish with some juicy citrus, more tangerine, orange. Nice beer.

Bottle big thanks to Leighton. It pours hazy golden-orange with a thick white head. The nose is fresh, soft, juicy, apricot, nectarine, orangeade, brioche, toasty grain, grass and dankness. The taste is crisp, bitter, clean, orange peel, grassy dankness, pine needles, light biscuit, minerals, kumquat, tangerine and straw with a smooth finish. Medium body and moderate, foamy carbonation. Well-rounded and very drinkable stuff. Good one.

Bottle from Trillium. It pours hazy orange with a thick white head. The nose is soft, sweet, juicy peach, nectarine, pineapple, candied peel and honeysuckle. The taste is bitter, some dankness, grass, pine needles, spring onion, pineapple, nectarine, pepper, grapefruit peel, some alcohol, dirt/earth with a dry, dank finish. Medium body and moderate carbonation. Aroma is pretty spectacular. Taste is let down by the onion character imo. Still pretty impressive.

Cloudy, bright orange 2 finger solid white head. Smells really great. Tons of fruit juice, grapefruit, oranges. Dense mouthfeel. resin from start to finish. good wheat body. nice

Bottle at festival de Leighton & Leighton. It pours near black with a thick tan head. The fresh, rich coffee, coffee cake, earthy espresso and cacao nibs. The taste is bitter, rich coffee, sweet roast, earthy roast, light sweetness and dark chocolate with a dry, roasty finish. Medium body and moderate carbonation. Rich, cocoa and well-rounded

32oz growler filled early-mid September and drunk 9/19/15.
Awesome pour on this one, and like its brethren, the clarity is quite high throughout the copper-golden liquid. White head is large and slowly fades to cover.
Citrus in the nose, not surprisingly, showing plentiful lemon and orange rind, with some bread dough, light bubble gum and a bit of juicy melon towards the end. Alcohol is well-concealed in the nose, and while there’s a bit of peachy-melon in the nose, its less given to those heavy, messy esters than most of the other versions.
The flavor is certainly sweet, with a medium-full body though mitigated to some degree by the ample, mostly tight carbonation. Lots of lemon and orange, with light hints of pine bitterness, watermelon and candied orange peel. As with their other versions, none of these things say saison to me and again, it’s vaguely Belgian, at that. But drinkable nonetheless, though there is still some aspirin from the yeast in this one. The high points here being the wonderful mouthfeel and carbonation and relative lack of alcohol apparency and messy esters.
I really don’t know what to make of the Sunshower line. To me, it seems like a mid-gravity Belgian golden yeast that they ferment way too quickly and too hot.