Draft at Ale Asylum. Poured an amber/mahogany with a white head. Aroma was of dishwater. Dirty, dirty dishwater. Aside from dishwater, there were also faint hints of hops and citrus. Taste was of very bitter hops. Not flavor hops, just bitter hops. This one was all bitter with no substance, leaving me very unhappy. A strong alcohol bite lingers after each bitter, yet untasty, sip. I really want to like this beer. Hell, I even tried to like this beer. Sadly, I did not.

Pour is hazy reddish amber with a thin tan head...smell is brightly citrus hoppy with some hints of molasses...taste is sweet with caramel and molasses at first with a nice bright citric hoppy flavor coming in...finish is quick, but nice...not overly hopped.

<b>Summary:</b> Tasty hop-forward ale, resinous and lightly caramelly, but slightly too floral for my taste. <b>Aroma:</b> Intense pine and grapefruit hops, just a little malt. <b>Appearance:</b> Hazy red-amber. Modest off-white head dissipates quickly, leaves spotty lace. <b>Flavor:</b> Very hop-forward, pine and grapefruit, these fade into a caramel malt backbone. Floral hop vapors are a little too perfumy. <b>Palate:</b> Sharp hops on the front, becoming smooth on the finish.

Bottle and served in standard pint glass: Hazy moderate coppery hue with a small creamy head and pretty nice lace. The aroma has notes of carmel, crystal and bready malt, herbal and resiny hops and grapefruit esters along with a quick dash of light allspice. The taste surprisingly much more hop forward than even the nose let on... more akin to an APA than a Amber Ale. Nice citric tones with just a touch of caramel sweet malt backbone. Quite nice honestly. The mouth feel is sharp and medium-bodied and fits the flavor profile to a tee. Not your standard paint-by-numbers Amber Ale... cause it is not. Mikey Likey this one quite a bit.