Kane Overhead

Brewed by Kane Brewing Company
Style: Imperial/Double IPA
Ocean, New Jersey USA

Serve in Shaker, Snifter

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Hazy golden amber with rimming off-white head; strong hoppy aroma with hints of oil and b.o.; Flava crushes with hop bitterness ; finishes dry and bitter; feels thick

This was filled in a Weasel Boy growler. Apparently you can do that in NJ. Huh, never knew. dmac supplied -- many thanks! Still slightly stuffed up, but I’m getting whiffs of Ahtanum hops, seaweed, Crystal malt, shortbread, butter biscuits, cotton, elderberry, and chamomile. Tastes the same with the addition of candle wax. Very piny and earthy. Pineapple, asparagus, sweat, and yeast by swallow. Smooth. I thought there was going to be more of an accentuation to citrus hops, but this works. To snifter, it pours an amber orange: trim ghost white ring, a fingernail in length.

Growler from Canal’s in Lawrenceville, NJ. Cloudy amber orange color. Small creamy white head with nice lacing. Huge piney grapefruit hop aroma. Rich buttery toasted malt flavor is quickly dominated by a big resiny grapefruit hoppiness. Plenty of peppery spiciness in finish. This is very well balanced and well crafted. As DIPA’s go, this is outstanding without being overpowering.

Aroma of grass, lemon, grapefruit and a familiar simcoe cat piss. Pours opaque and orange with a good foamy head. Taste is big and bitter with lemongrass, citrus peel and yellow grapefruit. Big and hoppy. Nice IPA.

On tap at Mexican Food Factory, pours hazy golden orange with medium white head, dissipated quickly. Awesome sporadic lacing. Aromas are heavy grapefruit, pine resin, and caramel malt. Taste is much of the same, very sticky and resinous. Another hoppy winner from Kane.

On tap at the Kane Brewery tasting room. Pours a lightly hazed gold with a thin white head. Big bright citrus, caramel and toast. Medium soft caramel and malt toast, big citrus. Long delicate grapefruit pith. Very well balanced, seems like a great double ipa for people who haven’t had a ton of them. Not over the top, very approachable.

Growler thanks to Dean! Pours a clear orange gold with a white head that dissipates to the edges and laces slightly. Aroma has a strong hop presence with pine and resin as well as a touch of onion and just a bit of a sweet grain backbone. Flavor starts with sweet grains and pine but has growing notes of resin and a hint of onion.

Draft. Pours light ruby/amber with fluffy white head that dissipates to some pretty lacing. Nose is pungent hops and citrus fruit. Taste is hugely bitter with strong citrus/tropical fruit underpinnings. Great soft, juicy palate. Total show stopper. One of the best local beers I've ever had the pleasure of drinking. ---Rated via Beer Buddy for iPhone

on tap-white-yellow/gold. A-floral/citrus, some lt malt. T-floral/citrus hops, some lt malt. Drying.

UPDATED: OCT 6, 2012
Location: Draft at HopsScotch, 10/5/12

Aroma: The aroma is apricot and citrus fruit hops, with some resin too
Appearance: It has a cloudy orange pour, with a lasting head, and heavy lace
Flavor: This one tastes a bit sweet and fairly heavy bitter, the flavor feels on style here
Palate: The body of this beer is medium, it feels somewhat creamy, and has average carbonation
Overall Impression: I thought this was a very solid example of the style, from a NJ Brewery that I was previously unaware of. Since this one was pretty good, I look forward to trying more beers from Kane.