Bottle at Beer tasting i organised at work ...copper ... sweet slightly malty and lots of pine hop ... Sweet juicy fruit ... very sweet but over hoppy for me ... little oily ... too bitter in linger ...

[Fresher bottle] Pours a slightly hazy dark red orange with a nice creamy off-white fluff on top. Sweet aroma of piney and citric hops, rich lightly toasted caramel malt, ambrosia/fridge. I must admit this is an excellent american strong, really nice balance. Sweet lightly toasted caramel malts, not overly sticky, toasted or too sweet. Juicy citrus and earthy pine in perfect balance. Very flavorful without being over the top. A bit of cedar. The finish is great too, very clean with the sweetness dropping off quickly and the bitterness hanging around. Medium body, just full enough without being sticky at all, large but very soft carbonation, extremely quaffable. Balance is the key here.

22 Ouncer from Hi-Times. I have only had 5-6 in this style, so my assessment might be biased for now. Nice dark copper pour. Nose of caramel, candied fruit, heavy but pleasant hops. Flavor profile is a great balance between the hop charge and the sweet candied fruit and caramel. Extremely consistent with the nose. Finishes sweet, but the hops linger perfectly. As has been mentioned, the 9.2% definitely creeps up on you because you wouldn’t know it even without aging.

Bomber. Pours a hazy brownish copper with little head except for some froth at the edge of the glass. Aroma of piney/citrusy hops, caramel, dough, and sugar. Hops up front on this one with a nice bitter surge, sweet dried fruits and caramel, then fading to a sweeter finish with some occasional bitter notes. Very smooth for 9.2%. Leaves an attractive white lacing on the glass. I bet this would be good in a few years as well.

The beer was not fresh, so not that much hops. Dark amber nice head. Aroma of hops and caramel. The flavor is hoppy although not as much as it has been. Lots of caramel too.