Aroma is pleasant. Appearance is slightly dark for a IPA. Flavor is extremely bitter, probably the chinook.

Really, As an IPA it didn’t impress me a whole lot. It had a very nice golden colour with a soft floral head. but the the taste was mildly hoppy with a touch of citrus notes. A nice beer, but something I would like to try again on draught.

12 oz. bottle courtesy of a trade with BBB63. Pours a cloudy dark amber with a moderate tan head that lasted until mid-glass and left partial lace. Pleasant aroma of pine and citrus, with a bit more emphasis on the citrus. The flavor is definitely more inclined towards the pine, with a weak malt backbone. Finish is bitter, not quite acrid but close, and lingers well beyond the swallow. Medium bodied.

12oz bottle, no date. Cloudy brownish orange with a small light beige yellow head. Resiny bitter pine up front in the aroma with a light burst of orange citrus hiding behind. Earthy caramel malts and some fruit cake are also present. Flavor has more fruity hops and a less pine, though the finish has the bitterness a little more piney (peaked at a 6-7). The caramel took a backseat and left pretty much everything to the hops. Low carbonation with a medium body--a little more carbonation would’ve helped this beer out. Pretty good overall and the best I’ve had from Back Road so far.

pours cloudy amber, light off-white head. i catch mostly air from the aroma ,maybe a suggestion of evergreen. grapefruit hoppiness in the flavor which i evidently enjoyed (my notes simply read ’good good good’).