22 oz bomber poured into a tulip glass. Poured a dark mahogany color with a creamy tan head. Aroma of citrus hops and malt. Flavor was grapefruit and some sweet malt. Good beer.

(draft @ The Old Toad - Rochester, NY) A dark, hoppy ale? That I had to try. Very dark in color with a thick tan head. Aroma had a lot going on. Lots of floral hop notes, sweet and caramel malts, and some resin. Flavor had a lot going too. Lots of citrus and floral hops at the beginning with a smooth and sweet malty middle and some fruity sweetness and resin notes at the end. Finishes rather clean. Quite nice.

Look - Dark, very dark amber. Almost black. Thick creamy head. Smell - Very complex in smell. I smell something new everytime I smell it. Malty, bitter hop smell. Grapefruity/Piney hop smell. Pretty good. Taste - Complex as hell. Very bitter, grapefruit bitter. Fruity/piney. Amazing. Malty also. Great balance.

On tap at The Sanctuary. Pours a clear reddish brown with a one finger creamy beige head, fading to a film after a couple minutes. Aroma of bitter citrus--grapefruit rinds to be precise--with some scorched caramel notes. Besides a little raisin, there isn’t much else. Lots of bitterness up front in the flavor with all of the aforementioned aromas, though there is an added dry woody note. Even the sweet notes seem bitter--bittersweet! Dry finish with unbalanced bitterness peaking at a 7-8. Medium full body with moderate carbonation. Pretty good, but almost no balance and not much for complexity.

Tap at the sanctuary. Pours a dark brownish red with a thin tan head. Strong hop and malt aroma, some biscuit and grapefruilt. Flavor is similar, kind of jumbled. Very bitter and underbalanced. Could use a few weeks to settle down a bit and it would be great.