Furious

From a can dated: 2019-02-19. 53 days in the can. Pours clear as a whistle. An inch of light tan foam pleasantly covers, blanketing the liquid below. Retention is great: big bubbled and lightly frothing. Lacing is immediate, thick and sticky. Aroma is hop forward with caramel malts balancing. Pine with a scoach of grapefruit. Hints of herbal/earthy tones show up. Taste is more complex and malt forward than the nose. Toffee in the finish with a nuttiness that is pleasant in the style. Pine and grapefruit are now more equal, with grapefruit leading the bitterness charge - typically it does. Light end of medium body. Ample carbonation - maybe more than I have come to appreciate lately. Bitterness builds throughout. Not as aromatic as I once remembered. Carbonation and bitterness are both higher than I would like. Solid beer overall. I would still have this beer but the price point and enjoyment aren't matching up as well as they once did. Nine years since my original review. A lot has change in American craft beer in that time. Enjoy!

A: Deep orangey, amber with a slight hazy. Off-white, very small bubbles of short retention foam. S: Multiple inputs all at once. Notes of: pine, grapefruit, some orange, a little spice. Big time complexity. T: Great mix of citrus, then semi-sweet malt, and nice bitterness. Not too thick of a mouthfeel and good carbonation. O: This brew is as good as everyone says. You got to like hoppy brews, and if you do, this aggressive IPA has few peers. Giant grapefruit burst and hot spicey bite of bitterness.