3.7 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20Bottle. Pours orange full head. Pine and orange aroma. Taste is very bitter and dry lots of grass in this one
3.4 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Murky orange golden with a nice fluffy head. Fairly light in aroma, but some citrus and some peach, apricot and pine. Taste is slight citrus hops, light malt body and a decent pine hop bite. Not bad.
3.2 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 12/20
Poured a clear golden amber with a small lingering amber head. Aromas of biscuit, earthiness, grapefruit and orange zest. Palate was medium bodied and smooth with a dry finish. Flavors of biscuit, earthiness, grapefruit and pine with a smooth dry bitter lingering earthy finish.
3.5 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
Draft to pint at Shakespeare’s Pub. Looks solid; a mostly transparent burnt-yellow with fluffy white head. Smells solid; grassy hops. Tastes like it smells with a good mouthfeel and a dry finish. Enjoyable.
3.8 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
12 ounce bottle into tulip glass, no bottle dating. Pours hazy golden orange color with a 1-2 finger dense off white head with great retention, that reduces to a nice cap that lingers. Nice dense foamy lacing clings to the glass. Aromas of big mango, pineapple, orange, caramel, floral, strawberry, pine, grass, and herbal. Very nice and unique aromas, with good hop complexity and balance. Taste of grapefruit, orange zest, pine, caramel, floral, bread, grass, light mango, and earthy spiciness. Good amount of piney bitterness on the finish; with lingering notes of citrus, pine, caramel, bread, floral, grass, and earthiness on the finish for a good bit. Nice hop flavor balance with a good bitterness/sweetness balance as well; zero cloying flavors present after the finish. Medium carbonation and body; with a creamy and fairly sticky mouthfeel that is good. Alcohol is very well hidden with only a slight warming noticed after the finish. Overall this is a very good IPA. Nice hop flavor profile and very smooth to sip on. I enjoyed this quite a bit.
4.2 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
Tons of floaties in a straw colored brew! I like unfiltered beers! Aroma and taste was impressively herbal and fruity hops. Aftertaste was not quite as bitter as I hoped.
3.5 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
On tap at the Shark Club in Howell, MI. Poured a golden color with a small sized head. Floral hops, citrus, some earthiness, and pine. Medium bitter finish.
3.5 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 13/20
Bottle pour to shaker. Hazy brown-gold with a medium head. Citrus aroma. Nicely balanced hoppiness with something giving it an edginess...pine? straw? I bought a single to sample. Next trip to the store I will buy a 6-pack.
4 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
12oz Bottle. Thanks Sean! A very pleasing tropical hop aroma, mixing pine resins, a bit of cattiness, and the fruit suite. Nice. Flavors are good, clean, and bristling with juicy hop touches. It’s nice to engage an Arbor beer that doesn’t have a yeast issue right out of the gate. This is clear and deliciously hoppy, with a Centennial-esque vibe. In fact, I think this is one of the nicer IPAs I’ve had from the midwest recently, with a great hop flavor presentation, good balance, and smoothness overall.
3.3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 13/20
Sampled from the tap at the 15th annual MBGSF. Pours a clear amber gold with a white had that dissipates to the edges. Aroma has an earthy grassy hop note with and earthy grain backing. Flavor has a combination of grassy and pine hops with some earthy bread underlying.
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