9

Appearance - 9 | Aroma - 9 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 9 | Overall - 9

375 bottle. Pours a dark purple color with no head. The aroma is a big blast of cherries. The flavor is big and bold mix of cherries and raspberries. Some slight woody tannin bitterness. The palate is full and viscous. Finishes long with lingering berries. Overall: Very nice. paired well with some extra toasty cheez-it's.

6

Pint Can. Pours a somewhat hazy yellow color with a small white head. The aroma is light with some citrus and herbs. The taste is similarly light with watered down citrus, breads and corn. The palate is clean and crisp. Finishes short and dry. Overall: meh

7.1

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7

Pint Can. Pours a clear yellow gold color with a monster head that has good retention and sticky lacing. The aroma is on the milder side with sweetened grapefruit and light pine resins. The flavor also seem a bit mild and understated with grapefruit, lemons, weeds and bitter pine. The palate was medium in viscosity and the carbonation is soft. Finishes short, dry and clean. Overall: Decent--Very unusual IPA in that it is subtly flavored as opposed to boldly flavored. That aside it is really quite nice.

8.4

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5

Pint Can. Pours an opaque cloudy yellow color with a small white head that has fair retention. The aroma is mostly pineapple with a bit of grapefruit and some guava. The taste is mixed tropical fruits with grapefruit, lemon pith and pineapple. The palate was full and the carbonation was soft. Finishes long and dry with lingering bitter grapefruit. Overall: Decent hazy IPA--went down very easy. Paired well with some honey goat gouda cheese.

7.4

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7

Pint Can. Pours a nearly opaque dark brown color with a small beige head. The aroma is mostly well roasted grains and perhaps some semi-sweet malts, The taste is more of the same; well roasted or burnt grains, semi sweet malts some walnuts and some bread. Bitterness is light. The palate is medium in viscosity with soft carbonation. Finishes long with lingering burnt grains. Overall: Decent--but this is not an amber lager unless they changed the SRM definition. This is a bock or black lager.