Pours clear with 2 - 3 inches of frothy, white foam to cover the liquid. Retention is quite good, leaving behind some sticky, web-like lacing.
Aroma is more malt forward than I expected: toffee and bread. There is a real slight citrus hop profile, but almost not enough to mention.
Taste is sweet up front, but not lasting, with a huge blast of hop bitterness. No real hop flavor (herbal/grassy), just bitterness. That lasts, and lasts, and lasts. Not my favorite combination of for hop profile in an American IPA.
Light mouth feel with mild carbonation.
I can't get over how bitter this beer is in the finish. Yeah, IPAs need bite but not completely thrown out there and unbalanced bitterness, which, in this case, just lasts. I think this beer needs a touch of work for balance and some dry hopping would help both the aroma and taste. Enjoy!
"The roots and herbes beaten and put into new ale or beer and daily drunk, cleareth, strengtheneth and quickeneth the sight of the eyes." - Nicholas Culpeper