Sampled on draught at the GTMW ’08. Pours a semi-clear golden orange brew with a thin white head that quickly dissipates to a thin white ring and some spotty lacing. Aroma of a good balance of caramel malt, grapefruit and citrus zest with a touch of pine. Taste is medium bodied, light carbonated with a more grapefruit flavor that hides some of the caramel malt flavors. Finish is mildly IPA bitter with a light aftertaste of grapefruit and citrus zest. Pretty much an average IPA overall.

On tap at Stonefly. Poured translucent orangey-golden with a short cap of white head. The aroma picked up nice doses of grapefruit and caramel with a touch of pine.. juicy!.. weak off-notes of vomit threw me off, but this was otherwise solid. Juicy orange and grapefruit bitterness steal the show in the flavor (which is a good thing).. pine provides more bitterness on the back-end.. grapefruit meat and caramel support all this hoppage well.. bitter and tasty overall. Well-balanced on the palate, and the lingering bitterness stuck around for a while.. warm, yet refreshing.

On tap at Thirsty Troll Brewfest

As things wound down I decided to give this a shot. The pickings were slim by now for finding new beers and I wasn’t quite ready to fall back to the Ale Asylum standbys. This was a complete contrast to the Two Hearted. Whereas it embodied all the possibilities of an IPA this one barely passed muster. It’s not bad for a brewpub release but it doesn’t set itself apart.

Aroma / Appearance - The body was a golden wheat color that was just a little different. Active carbonation percolated to the top regularly. Grain, caramel and hops formed a creamy nose that was inviting but not unique. It lacks the punch one normally associates with an IPA.

Flavor / Palate - Unlike the nose the body is all business. I was immediately able to pick up the bitterness which hangs around a long time. Cookie dough, citrus and string pine notes kept me busy before the fading finish. It wasn’t a bad IPA but it just felt a little unbalanced.

Cloudy orange body, foamy white head. The bitter side of resinous grapefruit hops and lightly sweet crystal malt make up the aroma. A tasty pale malt base undergirds the same strong grapefruit rind and plant stem hohps. The bitterness is approaching harsh because it’s a dry beer and there isn’t a lot of citrus flesh hop flavor. Still, it’s very drinkable and well balanced.

Listed as 7%. Pours to a very hazy caramel amber body with a thin white head. The aroma is hard to distinguish over the nasty stale cigarette smoke air. I about gag from the sheer amount of nasty smell in this brewpub, and there’s only about a dozen people here and nobody’s smoking. WTF! The flavor is bitter grassy pine hops. Bitter oily resins linger in the sharp palate. Quite decent for $2.50 a pint at a bar. The palate is "harsh" with tons of oils. This one’s a drinkable local brew when you want to go out, get hammered, and only spend $15 all night. Aroma definitely affected by smoky atmosphere. This brew is up there in IBU... 80+.