Another IPA+ Blog during spring break

So, I can't get enough of these New England IPA's.  Hazy, juicy, really easy on the bitterness, I am loving them.  So, I figured I would go ahead and blog a few as I drank them tonight.  Flying solo so no shenanigans here.  Just pure blogging honesty with me, myself, and I.

First Beer:

Brewer:  Central State
Beer Name:  Snake Skin Boots
Beer Style:  IPA
Beer Price:  ?  John gave me a can of this.

Aroma:  Bitter with just a hint of fruit.  Guava maybe?  Not sure.  Getting more aromatic as it warms up. 

Appearance:  This is quite a bit darker than the majority of the other hazy IPA's out there.  This one is a dark tan, almost a leather color.  The lacing and head is beautiful.  This can was very carbonated and it bubbled over when I opened it.

Mouthfeel:  Heavy for an IPA- not light or smooth.  A really full beer on the front and back of the drink.

Taste:  Pretty good actually.  This is more IPAish then a lot of the other fruity, hazy beers out there.  So, while I'm not a fan of the more traditional IPA's, I can definitely appreciate the balance this brings.  The Simcoe hops are fruity yet retain a hint of bitterness.  This is a really good middle ground between NE IPA's and the West Coast IPA's.

Overall rating:  I'm going 4.0.  It won't be something I'll rebuy but it is very well made.

BEER #2

Brewer:  Narror Gauge
Beer Name:  DDH Fallen Flag
Beer Style:  American IPA
Beer Price:  $16 for a 4 pack of 16 oz cans at Narrow Gauge

Aroma:  Not much here. Slight fruity tinge.  A hint of hops but not nearly as much as the last one.

Appearance:  Way lighter in color as well.  This is more of a yellow than a tan.  The color of watered down orange juice.

Mouthfeel:  Much lighter then the Central State. At 7%, there is a little booze on the tongue as well.  Not overly.  Just a little burn after an almost orange juicish tartness.

Taste:  Delicious.  If you like orange juice and the dank, bitterness of hops in a traditional IPA, then you will love this beer.  One of the fruitier ones I've had.  This may be my new favorite from Narrow Gauge.  It's almost like a screwdriver in taste.

Overall Rating:  I put 4.25 on untappd but I'm raising it to a 4.75.  Not sure what could make it better.  It may be raised to a 5.

Beer #3
Brewer:  Firestone Walker
Beer Name:  Mind Haze IPA
Beer Style:  IPA
Price:  $3 for a can at Beer Sauce

Aroma:  Citrus.  Smells Delicious.  I'm digging this.

Appearance:  Very light and hazy.  Lighter then the Narrow Gauge.

Mouthfeel:  Very light and smooth.

Taste:  This is one of the better non-Narrow Gauge IPA's I've had.  There is no bitterness to it at all.  It is sweet all the way through.  I'm not sure it counts as an IPA or what the definition of an IPA is anymore but I do know that I like these a whole lot.  I told John I was in a beer rut earlier- IPA's and stouts.  I then said that I was happy as a cat in the rut I am in.

Overall Rating:  John and I both went 4.0 on this one.  At 6.2, it's slightly weaker then the others I drink on the regular but it's well worth a try; especially if you don't like bitter.

Beer #4

Brewer:  Stillwater
Beer Name:  Action Bronson's 7000  (??????)
Beer Style:  Dry Hopped Sour Ale
Price:  $3 a 16 oz can at Beer Sauce

Aroma:  Tart Fruit for sure.  Maybe a lemon?  Lime?  Can't tell but it's definitely of the citrus family.  It smells like spring cleaning should.  If they put this stuff in a glade diffuser, I'd buy a case.

Appearance:  Very light yellow but very cloudy.  Not as clear as a sour usually is but I think that may be the citrus.

Mouthfeel:  Smooth, silky smooth.  Like Billy Dee Williams on the Millenium Falcon smooth.

Taste:  Damn, this is fantastic.  It's one of the better sours I have ever had.  It is very citrusy up front; mellow through the back of the tongue but the tart sneaks up on you at the end and provides a perfectly balanced finish.  I love the Stillwater Micro Pale Ale but this may be as good.  It is definitely going to be drank by the pool this summer.

Overall Rating:  John says a 4.0.  I'm saying 4.5 with the chance to rise.  This is a fantastic beer.

Beer #5
Brewer:  Goose Island
Beer Name:  Next Coast IPA
Beer Style:  IPA
Price:  $2 a 12 oz bottle at Beer Sauce

Aroma:  More of an orange bubble gum smell.  Citrusy but off in some way.  Not as clean or fresh as the others.  John says it's more piney.  Maybe that's what it is.  I can't tell.

Appearance:  Very light and clear.  Almost a pear juice/ apple juice look to it.  Maybe a HI-C apple juice box look?   No head or lacing at all; not a trace.

Mouthfeel:  Very light, almost syrupy like cough syrup that has been watered down.  It's not a bad thing; just super light.

Taste:  Not bad- just not really good.  It's a good beer if you are at Quicktrip at 2:30 am and you don't want Bud Select.

Overall Rating:  John says 3.25.  I'm going 3.0.  Definitely the weakest of the bunch but still drinkable.

Beer #5

Brewer:  Avery Brewing
Beer Name:  Vanilla Bean Stout
Beer Style:  Barrell Aged Stout
Price:  $10ish a bottle

Aroma:  Bourbon, vanilla, stout.  BOURBON.  The smell is strong.

Appearance:  Dark, too dark to be clear.  Looks like motor oil with a hint of black food coloring.

Mouthfeel:  Very smooth.  Not a lot here except smooth and silky.  It's very light.

Taste:  Vanilla, bourbon, stout.  The taste is better than the smell.   It tastes very smooth for a bourbon stout.  The vanilla really smooths it out. 

Overall Rating:  I'm saying 4.0.  Not as good as Madagascar but pretty good.  John says a 4.0 as well.  We each like it.

BACK AT IT!  As if 14 IPA's over 6% weren't enough last night.  We have a cooler full of stout (and one pale ale) to rate tonight.  And then we are not drinking until next February to let our livers recover.

Same dream team of tasters; just a new lineup of fantastic beers to rate.

Brewer:  Dogfish Head
Beer Name:  American Beauty Pale Ale
Beer Style:  Pale Ale
Price:  ?

Aroma:  Not much here.  Slight metallic odor maybe.

Appearance:  Clear, amber, not much head or lacing on the glass.

Mouthfeel:  Very tame really.  Not much here either.  Light, slightly tingly.

Taste:  Tastes like a pale ale.  It says it has graham crackers and honey but none of us are tasting it.  It's pretty cold so that may be why.

Overall Rating:  Justin says 3.0, John says 2.5.  I agree.  2.5 it is.  AND NOW THE STOUTFEST BEGINS!!!!!!

Brewer:  Ballast Point
Beer Name: Red Velvet Nitro
Beer Style:  Oatmeal Stout
Price:  ?

Aroma:  Justin says berry cheescake.  John says it smells like a red velvet cake.  I am not getting anything on this one.

Appearance:  Relatively clear, orangish, reddish.  It is listed as a golden oatmeal stout.  I'm not sure this is really a stout.

Mouthfeel:  Nothing.  Waterish.

Taste:  Metallic cherrys.  Light, bitter, basically no stout flavors at all.  None of the three of us get anything stouty at all.

Overall Rating:  John says a 2.0, Justin 2.5.  I'm goint 2.0 also.  I'm not even sure this even fits into the category it claims to be in.  Maybe the non-nitro is better.  This one is not really good.

Brewer:  Martin City
Beer Name:  Brooo
Beer Style:  Milk Chocolate Stout
Price?

Aroma:  Coffee, Chocolate, Licorice, smells like a stout.  We have mentioned sweetness, roast, smoke, creme brulee, vanilla, and more.  This beer is not lacking aroma.

Appearance:  Dark, caramel lacing, very stoutish.  Looks like a serious stout here.  Thanks goodness.

Mouthfeel: Smooth, a little heavier.

Taste:  Very coffeeish, some chocolate.  Roasted, smoky black licorice as well.

Overall Rating:  Justin says 3.7; John goes 2.75, I go a 3.5.  This isn't bad.

Brewer:  Martin City
Beer Name:  Donut Stout
Beer Style:  Stout
Price: ?

Aroma:  Justin says it smells like Saturday morning breakfast at his parents house.  This is advertsied as having maple and that it not accurate.  This smells like you took a bath in Aunt Jemima.

Appearance:  Very clear; dark but not motor oily at all.  More like a grape kool aid but black instead of purple.

Mouthfeel:  Very light and smooth for a stout.

Taste:  This is like drinking a pancake smoothie with extra syrup.  It has a coofeeish backround as well.  Justin says pancakes doused on syrup.  John adds that it has brown sugar as well.  Pretty much think of the best non-egg related breakfasts you have ever had and then can it.

Overall Rating:  Justin says 4.5, John says 4.5.  What the hell?  I'll stick with the 4.5 as well.  This one is a definite keeper.

Brewer:  Boulevard:
Beer Name:  Dark Truth
Beer Style:  Stout
Price:  ?

Aroma:  VANILLA, chocloate as well.  Some sweet brown sugar, maybe prunes or dates.

Appearance:  Looks like used oil from a Boeing 747.

Mouthfeel:  Smooth for a 10% stout.  Makes your mouth a little puckery from the tartness.

Taste:  Justin says vanilla and roasted chocolate with a hint of dates at the end.  John is getting a date/ raisin/ fig taste as well.  I say it is really pruney.  Chocolate covered prunes.  Not so stoutish as you would think with a big 9.7%er.

Overall Rating:  Justin says 3.8.  I think a 3.25.  John says 4.0.

Brewer:  Rockbridge
Beer Name:  Option #2
Beer Style:  Imperial Milk Stout
Price:  ?

Aroma:  COFFEE...  Hints of vanilla.  Cinnamon as well.

Appearance:  Obviously, dark.  Clear though.

Mouthfeel:  Tingly.  Light, Jumps off the tongue.

Taste:  This is delicious.  Coffee, vanilla, well-balanced, not over coffeeish, not overroasted.  In short, a very fine beverage.

Overall rating:  Justin says a 4.3, John says a 4; I say a 4.25.  I would buy this one by the case.

Brewer:  New Holland
Beer Name:  Dragon's Milk Orange
Beer Style:  Bourbon Barrel Aged Stout
Price:  ?

Aroma:  An orange starburst.  For real.  Supertangy orange.  Delicious.

Appearance:  Dark.  Very light lacing.  Looks like a stout.

Mouthfeel:  Very heavy.  Delightfully complex.

Taste:  This is delicious.  The bourbon is only a hint.  Chocolate and orange are the overwhelming tastes here.  Holy cow, if you like orange stouts, this is fantastic.  I could have this for breakfast-Donut stout for the main course and this as a drink.  John says the orange is too much as does Justin.

Overall Rating:  Justin says 3.5, John says 3.75, I say 4.5.

Switching to an ale!!!

Brewer:  Founder's
Beer Name:  Curmudgeon's Better Half
Beer Style:  Barrel Aged Old Ale
Price:  ?

Aroma:  Justin says bread, raisins, cinnamon toast, maple, bourbon.  I think he covered it.

Appearance:  Cloudy amberish red.  Light lacing.

Mouthfeel:  Very boozy.  Heavy on the tongue but a smooth finish.

Taste:  13% so you can taste the bourbon.  This is a complex beer.  We have mentioned maple, bourbon, vanilla, bread, dates, figs, prunes, raisins, orange, citrus at the front.  Maybe founders could smash a few more flavors in their beer.

Overall rating:  Justin says 4.3, john says 3.75; I say 4.0.  It's very complex.

Brewer:  Samuel Adams
Beer Name:  Chocolate Bock (2017)
Beer Style:  Bock
Price:  ?

Aroma:  Slight hint of cocoa.

Appearance:  Medium brown, clear as a bell.

Mouthfeel:  Light.  Almost like a bud light.  For a dark beer, this is paperweight territory.

Taste:  Tastes like cocoa puffs.  This is a chocolate lovers chocolate dream. This is well balanced, cocoa heaven.

Overall Rating:  I say a 4.5.  Next winter, I'm buying chocolate bock and letting it sit on my shelves for 2 years.  Justin says 3.5, John says 4.

Brewer:  Friendship
Beer Name:  Barrell Aged Series:  Belgiun Dark Strong Aged in Seagram's Rye Barrels
Beer Style:  Belgiun Strong
Price:  $12 for a 375ML bottle

Aroma:  Justin says smell it and get crunked.  John says whiskey tango whiskey.  I saw raisins.

Appearance:  Hazy mediumish dark brown; rhino poop (that was Justin)

Mouthfeel:   Nothing here.  NOTHING.

Taste:  Not a typical Belgiun; the yeast either is drowned out by the booze or the yeast is not the typical weird Belgiun yeast.  This is a VERYSTRONGBEER.   Holy crap.  It's like drinking traight rye whiskey.

Overall rating:  Justin says 2.5; John says a 3.75; I say a 3.0.  I'm going to let my bottle age for a couple of years before drinking it.

Brewer:  Perennial
Beer Name:  Prodigal
Beer Style:  Imperial Stout
Price:  $5.49 for a 16 oz can

Aroma:  Cinnamon. Vanilla, sweet.

Appearance:  Looks like motor oil from a 68 John Deere tractor that hasn't had an oil change since WW2.

Mouthfeel:  Tingly.  That's a super stouty stout mouthfeel.

Taste:  Vanilla, dark roated chocolate, boozy at the end.  This is ridiculously good.  Buy this one.  NOW

Overall Rating:  Justin says 4.5. I say 4.5; John goes 4.25.

Brewer:  4Hands
Beer Name: Madagascar
Beer Style:  Bourbon Barrel Aged Stout (GOD THIS SHIT IS DELICIOUS)
Price:  $20 a pint 6 bottle- not cheap but totally worth it

Aroma:  Bourbony bourbon bourbonesque bourbonstasia bourbon.  Justin gets banana with chocolate.

Appearance:  This is exactly how a beer should look.  My God, I love this beer.  The best bourbon barrel aged stout out there.

Mouthfeel:  Velvety smoothness on top of silky smooth freshness.

Taste:  Toffee, sweet, stout, deliciousness, vanilla, bourbon-barrel aged heaven.  Best beer ever.

Overall rating:  I'm upping mine to a straight 5.  I want to marry this beer and give it many beer babies.  I want to buy it a lakehouse and take it to the ocean for vacation.  Maybe Aruba.  Whatever she wants.  Justin says 4.7.  John says a 4.5.  Did I mention this is fantastic.

Brewer:  4Hands
Beer Name:  Madagascar (Maple)
Beer Style:  Bourbon Barell Aged Stout
Price:  $25ish at 4hands on release day

Aroma:  Maply maple syrup suurounded by maple syrupy maple with a dash if maple.  With a hint of bourbon.  God, I'm excited.

Appearance:  Stoutish with a brown lacing on the glass.

Mouthfeel:  Perfection.

Taste:  Perfection.  Jesus Christ, this is beer nirvana.  May I die and go to heaven.  Justin says this is the donut stout's big brother.

Overall Rating:  Justin says a regular 5.  I say this a 5 with a gigantic hard on of titanium steel doused in maple stoutish goodness.  This is extraterrestrial.  Not of this earth.  I wanted to marry the regular Madagascar; this one is my mistress.  Like my one in a million Vegas hooker quality mistress.  This is the one you sell the family's house to buy her a diamond studded bra for.  Justin says if you almost die, have an out of body experience, and come back, this is the beer you would drink while in heaven.  John says 4.75.  He's crazy.

IPA Friday!!!!

It's Friday night, ain't got no job....  OK, OK, sorry.  Mention the word Friday and off I go.  Justin from KC has joined us and is excited to be part of his first blog!  Welcome Justin.  As usual, John and I are hear to provide next to no useful data.  On tap, we have 12 strong IPA's and two strong pale ales.  Three from Decadent, five from Toppling Goliath, four from Narrow Gauge, and two Evil Twins.  Off to the first beer---

Brewer:  Decadent
Beer Name:  Double Tropical Smoothie
Beer Style:  IPA
Price:  $20 for a 4 pack.

Aroma:  Justin says orange juice and pineapple, Kelly says mango, I'm saying guava and keylimes, watermelon, canteloupe, and honeydew.  If I forgot any tropical melons, add them in.

Appearance:  Super cloudy OJ with froth.  This category might get redundant.

Mouthfeel:  Justin says silky smooth, like Billie Dee Williams afro.  Lucious even.

Taste:  Justin says Orange Julius pineapple explosion.  I'm thinking the if someone invented a blender big enough to dump a fruit cart in, this would be the stuff you lick off the bottom.  Gladly.

Overall Rating:  Justin says a 5.  John says 4.  I say 4.25.  It's good but not as good as the Mango Coconut Smoothie from the last blog.

Brewer:  Decadent
Beer Name:  Blueberry Frosted Pastry
Beer Style:  Double IPA
Price:  $20 for a 4 pack

Aroma:  Blueberry, doughy, french toast, maply

Appearance:  Much clearer then the other.  I got the top of the can and John's is cloudier at the end.

Mouthfeel:  Very smooth and light.  Slight alcohol burn at the end.  These are the best disguised strong beers ever.

Taste:  Blueberry french toast doused in maple syrup with a hint of blueberry vape pen at the end says Justin.  I say it's a very close representation of a blueberry pop tart. 

Overall Rating:  4.2 for Justin.  John says a 3.75.  I'm staying with 4.25.  It is good as well.

Brewer:  Decadent
Beer Name:  Strawberry Frosted Pastry
Beer Style:  Double IPA
Price:  $20 for a 4 pack

Aroma:  Not as much here.  Slightly bitter combined with a burnt strawberry.  Justin says strawberry bread left in the attic for too long.  Maple as well.

Appearance:  Definitely cloudy but clearer then the first one.

Mouthfeel:  More bubbly- not nearly as smooth.   Slightly tingly.

Taste:  Burnt strawberries, It's a very sour, tart, almost spoiled strawberry taste.  Definitely maple in this one as well.  Justin says medicine.

Overall Rating:  Justin says a 3.3; John says a 3.25.  I'm saying a 2.5.  No one will be buying this sgain.

Brewer: Narrow Gauge
Beer Name:  Double Dry Hopped Sparkle Motion
Beer Style:  Pale Ale
Price:  $16 for a 4 pack at Narrow Gauge

Before we begin, I must say that I love the Narrow Gauge.  It's my favorite brewery in St. Louis.  So, you may see some serious love from me.

Aroma:  This beer smells dank.  It has a definite moldy grandma  basement smell to it.  Justin says piney tree bark resin.  Or a tree-hugging hippie's armpit.  Not quite sure I agree with Justin's assessment.

Appearance:  This is a cloudy orange mess.  It looks like a slice of peach pie.  John says pineapple juice.

Mouthfeel:  Tingly, dances on the tongue.  Very light and smooth as well.

Taste:  This is the perfect balance between bitter and citrus.  Justin says it's like licking George Brett's bat.  John says it tastes citrusy.

Overall Rating:  John says 3.5, Justin says a 3.9.  I say a 4.5.  I love this one.

Brewer:  Narrow Gauge
Beer Name:  Double Dry Hopped Cloud City
Beer Style:  IPA
Beer Price:  $16 for a 4 pack

Aroma:  Justin says sweet morning dew.  John gets a little pine.  I say it smells like the air before a thunderstorm combined with Drakkar Noir circa 1982.

Appearance:  Very cloudy and light.  Same as all the others.

Mouthfeel:  tingly, smooth, tangy= not much else we can say about the IPA's tonight.

Taste:  citrusy deliciousness combined with heavenly juiceiness.  That is my comment.

Overall Rating:  I say 4.75, Justin says a 4.5; John says a 4.25.  We are getting warmer.

Brewer:  Narrow Gauge
Beer Name:  OJ Run
Beer Style:  Imperial IPA
Beer Price:  $18 for a 4 pack

Aroma:  Boozy OJ.  Go figure.

Appearance:  Again, hazy with a light tone.

Mouthfeel:  Tingly, smooth, etc.  Same thing.  Ditto.  Etc.  Etc.

Taste:  100% citrus.  Slight, slight bitter at the end.  I love "IPA".  This is a juice bomb explosion.  Orange juice heaven.  This beer tastes like a 4% summer beer packed into a nitroglycerine barrel.

Overall Rating:  I say 4.75.  John says 4.5.  Justin says a 4.6459734-291i.778 times pi divided by the pythagoreun theorum times the tangent of 45 degrees.  I don't know anyone else who divides teir palate by the thousandths.  That is impressive.

Brewer:  Evil Twin
Beer Name:  IPA Kolata
Beer Style:  IPA
Price:  $4 a 16 ounce can

Aroma:  orangey, pineapple, very tart.

Appearance:  light and cloudy, everyone else says clearish.  As in you have uti says our wives.  Maybe that's why we don't let them blog.  Just an observation.

Mouthfeel:  very light, smooth, slightly tingly.

Taste:  Justin and John are both fans.  They are raving about it.  They say it goes from pineapple immediately to coconut.  Ralph says it's like licking a coppertone swimsuit model's....  ummm ankle.  Yeah, we are going with that.  By the way, there is no Ralph here.

Overall Rating:  John says 3.75; Justin says 4.3; I say 2.75.

Brewer:  Evil Twin
Beer Name:  Key Lime Pie
Beer Style:  IPA
Price:  $5 a 16 oz can

Aroma:  Sour Limes,  Go figure.  Very tart.  Slight sweet hints around the edges..

Appearance:  ditto, these are all fruity ipas.

Mouthfeel:  puckering, sour.  No weight at all.

Taste:  Justin says it's like licking a leprechaun's ass.  I am not even going to ask.  Justin says carbonated lime juice.  I think I like that one better then the leprechaun simile.  Call me an Engligh major.

Overall Rating:  John and Justin are not fans.  John says 2.5, Justin says 2.7, I say 4.0.  I thought it was delicious.  Definitely buying again.

Brewer:  Toppling Goliath
Beer Name:  Psuedo Sue
Beer Style:  Pale Ale
Price: $12 a 4 pack

Aroma: Fruity, floral, and piney.  Legit.

Appearance:  Ditto...

Mouthfeel:  Very, very smooth...  John detects a slight tingle.  I'm not sure that is happening in his mouth though.  Justin says a little tingle tingle for the dingle dingle.  No, I'm not making this up.

Taste:  Delicious.  This is a ridiculously good beer.  John says vaginosis.  Justin thinks a huge citrus bomb with a slight hop at the end.  Justin said when he swallows he gets a little tingle on the back end.  (His words- not mine).

Overall Rating:  I say 4; John says a 4.25, Justin says a 4.6.

Brewer:  Toppling Goliath
Beer Name:  King Sue
Beer Style:  Double IPA
Price:  $16 for a 4 pack

Aroma:  A leprechan's sweaty crotch says Justin; spicy and dank.  I think it's orangish.  Juicy.

Appearance:  Ditto.

Mouthfeel:  About the same.  Nothing new given we have blogged the exact same base beer for the last 9 hours.

Taste:  Creamy smooth citrusy pineapple mango bomb.  Boom goes the dynamite.  Beotch.

Overall Rating:  Justin says 4.7; John says 4.0.  I'm going 3.75.

Brewer:  Toppling Goliath
Beer Name:  Golden Nugget
Beer Style:  Shocking!  An IPA.
Price:  $10 for a 4 pack.

Aroma:  So George Brett's bat hooked up with a pine tree loving hippie with vaginosis and they had a baby in a grandma's dank basement.  I don't smell anything.  Apparently, I'm hypoallergenic to George Brett's penis (or bat).  That's what this has devolved into.  Gotta love alcohol.

Appearance:  Dank.  Justin says it whistles through like a tornado!

Mouthfeel: Justin says it's just like George Brett's pinetar dong.  Not sure I agree with that. I found George Brett's pinetar dong to be a lot less abrasive on the palate.

Taste:  We not touching this one.

Actually, It's pretty good.  Very nice for $10 a 4 pack.  Citrusy; not as good as the psuedo sue but it's still good.

Overall Rating:  John says 3.0; Justin says a 3.5.  I'm saying a 3.5 also.

Brewer:  Toppling Goliath
Beer Name:  SOSUS
Beer Style:  Double IPA
Price:  $14 a 4 pack?

Aroma:  Justin says dank wood floating in a dirty river.  Rotting kumquat in a field of mosaic hops.  John says he likes it.

Appearance:  Ditto

Mouthfeel:  This is a slightly more tart version of the Sues.  Not bad.  Tingly, smooth, etc.

Taste:  This is slightly more tart than the sues.  It is good.  Justin says dang dang a dong doo.  I say it's very close to the Psuedo Sue.

Overall Rating:  Justin says a 4.2.  John says a 4.0.  I say 3.75.  Slightly below the Psuedo Sue.

Brewer:  Topping Goliath
Beer Name:  Fire, Skulls, and Money
Beer Style:  IPA
Price:  $12 a 4 pack

Aroma:  Old Pennies soaked in OJ.  Old musty oranges.

Appearance:  ...

Mouthfeel:  ...

Taste:  We are done.  Hoppy bitter piney citrus.  OK.  We are done.  John says it almost has an IPA taste.

Overall Rating:  We all say somewhere between 3 and 5.  Bam!  Another work of art finished.  We have finished this bitch.  14 IPA's done and dusted.