UPDATED: JUL 19, 2024 Bottle from The Republic, WA, bought in July 2024 for $8.75 USD. - crisp clean, tangy grapefruit citrusy malt, numbing resiny woody pine, lvl3-sweetness, clean controlled bitter finish - everything is nuanced and balanced, easy drinking bitter IPA that doesn't overpower in any facet. Smooth mouthfeel as well. Doesn't leave a permanent impression though.

UPDATED: JUL 12, 2024 Bottled retrieved from Liquid Gold, SF. It pours clear golden with a creamy white head. Citrus hop forward with notes of pine and grapefruit. Floral and light spicy. Grassy and malty. Bitter hoppy finish.

UPDATED: JUN 22, 2024 510ml bottle. Clear golden, white head. Aroma of ripe orange, marmalade, grapefruit, pine. Taste of sweet marmalade, orange, grapefruit, lots of pine, resinous, assertively bitter dry finish. Medium bodied, crisp, clean. This is excellent, think I'd be rating it even higher than Pliny if it was bumped up to that strength!

UPDATED: MAY 10, 2024 Small pour. Appearance: clear pale golden with a white head. Aroma: lots of candied citruses, bold, caramel. Taste: along the same lines, piney, quite bitter, malty, a bit sweet. Finishes with a high hoppy bitterness. Overall: good old school IPA.

UPDATED: APR 20, 2024 Wrote a positive review for this on another site a few years back & I felt it needed a revisit. Bottle from Khoury's in Hendo. Stemless wine glass whole cleaning out the hotel fridge for checkout. Clear, light to medium gold, tall fluffy head, sticky lace; appetizing. Sweet citrus & oily pine nose. Pine resin, lingering white grapefruit pith, salty crackers, earthy dryness, slight acid, lovely thin & frothy body. Okay flavor but the texture is 7/5. Great.

UPDATED: APR 9, 2024 Pours clear yellow with white foam head. Aroma is hoppy just that, taste is bitter nothing else. Wow. (San Francisco 2404)

UPDATED: JAN 8, 2024 Draft to pint at Rocky's in San Diego put hazy avg gold with moderate white head. Nose grapefruit, resin, pine, candied citrus. Taste orange juice, light dank, grapefruit

UPDATED: DEC 20, 2023 Bottle from a liquor store in Imperial Beach, while cooking seafood in our AirBnB. I figured of what's in the fridge this was appropriate for R2K. Amber with very light haze, nice big head. Nose not overwhelming but solidly fruity citrus. Nice flavor of smooth citrusy bitterness, tasty mild-but-complex thing going on. Bright light caramel, melon pomelo notes. Ultra smooth big bitterness! World class tastiness. It's not overwhelming in any major flavor but just about perfect overall!

UPDATED: DEC 12, 2023 510ml bottle (from Gourmet Haus Staud Redwood City), enjoyed at the Grand Bay Hotel San Francisco on 06-Dec-2023. Hazy pale ale with a medium-sized white head. Aroma of cereal, malt, citrus and pine. Medium body and carbonation. Taste of crystal malt, oats, barley, grapefruit, orangepeel and hops. Light bitterness. Refreshing, smooth and tasty West Coast pale ale.

UPDATED: APR 23, 2023 Clear gold with foamy beige head Aroma is bready grainy Flava is floral hoppy moderately bitter Feels medium silky with decent fizz Finishes dry bitter decent fizz