On tap.
(Notes from summer 2006.) Pours a deep copper with sufficient of-white head that gradually settles into a single-bubble layer. Aroma is suprisingly herbal from Cascade or similar hops, with a good dose of rich sugary malt. Flavor is more bitter and less sweet than the aroma suggests, otherwise the flavor mimics the floral/herbal hop and brown-sugary malt aroma. Medium body and a tingly palate with lots of tiny bubbles. Hmm, a little different for a strong ale but pretty OK.

Despite the ambiguity of style with this beer it is still outstanding. Tons of citrus and grapefruit hops. Lots of malt. I could not figure the difference between this and the wingnut or amarillo brillo.

This is much more of a ASA than an IIPA...or probably more like a crappy barleywine. Aroma has some creamy sweet hops and a bit of fruit malts...but it is far from IIPA hoppy. Flavor is just missing it...tons of malt and very little bitterness...there is some fruit and spice as well...rather plain. Mouthfeel is medium bodied. It’s not bad, but it isn’t anything special.

Looks more like an American Strong than an Imperial IPA, but man this baby is loaded with hops. Big promising smack in the nose...Cascade type grapefruit and pine resin. Flavors initially are malt heavy and chewy, but almost immediately followed by a huge hop bitterness and the aforementioned grapefruit and pine again. Very solid effort.

On tap at the brewpub. Not the look I expected from IIPA with a slightly murky copper color and a thin off-white head. One sniff and there is no doubt what you are about to partake in. Huge pine and citrus aroma with traces of floral and fruit notes that carry through to the taste with a good malt backdrop to balance things out. The bitterness lingers slightly on the finish. The ABV is well concealed.. that is until you have had a few and realize you have to flip your keys to your wife in order get home in one "piece". Solid brew and I want more.