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Growler picked up from Baileys Taproom by my good friend Leems and then shared this weekend. Poured hazy copper with a fluffy bisque head and medium lacing. Aroma of pine and citrus hops and a decent amount of toffee malt. Flavor was pretty hoppy, starting with citrus and hitting some pine and malt towards the end. Solidly enjoyable and always fun to drink Christmas brews in the summer.

On-Tap @ Bailey’s Taproom poured into Shaker glass. Winter in July. Pours a murky copper color with a creamy off-white head that is slow to dissolve and leaves a medium ring with nice lacing down the glass as it is drank. The aroma is fluffy hops, malt, sap/pine and some spices. The flavor is grapefruit bitterness upfront followed by a caramel malt backbone. Its medium bodied with a moderate amount of carbonation. Its a good beer with a light aroma and a pretty sweet flavor with a soft bitterness.

Draught at Concordia in Portland. Odd muddy golden color, small white head. Floral aroma. Hops are immediately apparent, some background of light spice. Much hoppier than most winters. Good one.

Draft @ Double Mountain in Hood River. Cloudy rusty red colored body. Hugely dank cedar and fruit scented hops, tangy and spicy, reminds me of SN Celebration but ridiculously smooth, rich and decadent. Amazingly fresh, vibrant and delicious. Chewy rich and tangy up front, with maple and sharp cedar in the finish. Damn.

On tap at concordia. was anxious to try this, as others had raved a bit on it. Kind of disappointing. citrus hop aroma, distant caramel. cloudy amber-amber. quickly attacking the tongue with hops and wierd texture. hop flavor approaching hashness, grapefruit rind,

Tap at Belmont Station... Poured hazy amber with a very thin off-white head. Aroma of buttery, sugary malt with a burst of hops. Foamy and dry palate. Flavors of caramel and bread-like malt, and then what really showed through was the bitter hops that dominated all the way through the finish.

Draft at Concordia Ale House. Nice copper/light amber hue with pretty good clarity for being unfiltered. Wonderful hop nose with notes of pine and grapefruit. Medium body with nice malt complexity and a slightly tart and spicy finish. A tasty treat!

On tap at the super cool Bailey’s Taproom in Portland--Poured a burnished golden-copper with slight amber tinge. Ultra-floral hops nose. This is my kind of beer! Sticky malts supported and balanced the piny, fruit piquancy from the balmy lupulin character. This beer is wonderful!