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Had on tap at the brewery. With Sue after tailgating at the U of I game. Pours opaque and pale gold in color. Huge white head: two fingers. Lacing to begin. Wispy yet thick. Aroma mango, sweet, and a touch dank. Not as aromatic as I would like. Taste is big darkness in the middle to the finish but that subsides on subsequent sips. Mango. Sweet. Citrus. Light carbonated, citrus bitterness that lingers. Medium body with a good carbonation. Juicy that slowly dries. First time having this on tap. So good. The aroma could use a boost but that could be the nose failing me today after a long time in the sun tailgating. I would have this again. Enjoy!

Enjoyed at the brewery on tap with Tom. Pours with a slight cloudiness. No real foam. Pinkish-red in color, almost pomegranate. Aroma is simple: wheat, acidic and light blueberry. Taste has some wheat and an ever so minuscule blueberry. The star is the tartness that almost ebbs to sour. It and the tiny bubbles tickle the roof of your mouth. Light body but with a huge, effervescence, lending to body. Juicy but lingering dryness. An inviting beer on a very hot September day. Pretty straight forward without complexity. I still really liked it. I would have it again. Enjoy!

Had on tap at the brewery while visiting with my neighbor Tom. Has a chill haze. Not much head or lacing. Straw in color. Aroma is bread crust, light biscuit and floral almost fruity hops. Taste is bready with the floral. Somewhat sweet, maybe honey. Late spice bitterness. Light body but the big end. Hefty carbonation to make the beer feel bigger. Dry and crisp. This is a great first beer of the day when it is 90 and humid. Easy to drink, low ABV. I would have this again. Enjoy!

Had at the brewery with Rich. Pours somewhat cloudy but not as cloudy as a typical hazy. Minimal off-white foam. Sporadic thick lacing. Aroma is light. Ripe nondescript tropical fruits. Apricot and peach. Taste is smooth but nothing blows you away. Pineapple, orange but not sweet. Light end of medium body. Sturdy carbonation. Dry. A good offering. Balanced. I wish had more flavor and aroma. Is this a hazy pale ale? I don’t think I would have this again as they make a ton of great beers. Enjoy!

Yellow with low level haze. Super faint aroma, maybe lemon. Taste; hard to make out any flavors. Low carbonation. Nothing wrong, just hard to make out any flavors. More like a pale ale than a IPA. Soft fruit flavors; maybe stone fruit, the sweetness and bitterness levels are to style. No personality, no dates on packaging…maybe an old beer. The weird thing is that I bought the can at a craft beer taproom, in SW Michigan. They were having a Bottle Logic tap take-over. I would assume the brewery was going to be distributed in Michigan, so it makes no sense to have shipped in, what could be non-fresh product. But not sure what the deal is, esp. consider this brewery get huge props for their BA Imp. Stouts.

Shared by Rich at TNBC. No date on can. Pours partially opaque which potentially tells me age. Not much lacing based on shared pour. Aroma is oddly lemon forward. Once again age? Taste is nondescript. Sweet lemon, maybe. Light body with almost no carbonation. Dry. This is definitely an aged beer. Nothing technically wrong but with all those hops I was excited to be blown away. Alas, I was not. Cool can art. I don’t think I want to try this again. Enjoy!

Bright gold color, hazy without any floaters. Soft white foam. Nice lacing on glass. Aroma is berries, pineapple, and faint darkness. First taste is gooseberries and citrus tanginess. Level of sweetness is appropriate for the style. Low bitterness. Tropical fruitiness in background. Lie dank level. Solid beer, very interesting and unique fruit flavor profile. There’s a refreshing citrus bite that I really like. The

Shared by Rich for TNBC. No date on can. Pours opaque. Minimal white head on a shared pour. Some whispy lacing Aroma is a bit on the light side. Gooseberry, orange and tropical sweetness. Taste is a little ho-hum before finishing like a champ. Mango, tropical fruit and some type of ripe berry that lingers pleasantly. Herbal spice finish that lingers with the berry. Orange. Not sweet. Medium body - lighter end. Carbonation great for the style. Juicy in the middle until drying in the finish This is a solid offering. I can only imagine how delightful this would be fresh. I would have this beer again. Enjoy!

Had for TNBC with Rich. Shared by Rich. No date on can. Pours opaque with minimal white head on a shared pour. No lacing. Aroma is stone fruit and sweet citrus: lemon, grapefruit and orange, maybe clementine with the sweetness level. Taste follows the nose: light, lemon, orange, sweet with possibly some apricot. Light bodied beer. Medium carbonation. Dry. Not juicy. Potentially an old can but I can only rate what’s in front of me. Nothing technically comes out just the hop profile is mute. Did I ever say I love dates on beers? I would have this again but only if it was fresh. Enjoy!

Brownish gold color, hazy with floaters. Off white foam, average retention. Aroma is faint(can not dated), notes of stone fruit and orange citrus. First impression on taste is stone fruit, apricot, low orange citrus. Low bitterness, with some malt sweetness coming through. Nothing wrong with this beer, but not super compelling.

Purchased at Iron & Glass Minooka. No date on can. Pours almost completely clear - slight chill haze. Really good for a wheat beer. Minimal white foam that completely disappears. No lacing. Aroma isn't huge but quick to notice that smell of Citra hops: lemon citrus, mango and some light tropical fruits. The brightness of the aroma wears quickly as those volatile aromas leave the glass, leaving the wheat base of this beer. No doubt it is a wheat beer. Taste doesn't fall far from the aroma tree: lemon, grapefruit with hints of mango and heap of wheat. Some toast in the finish; nice compliment. Dry finish with minor bitterness that leaves the palate quickly and almost clean. Light body and almost no carbonation allowing the beer to feel even lighter. Clean. Crist. A bit dry in the finish. Early September and over 90 with humidity, this beer is a perfect fit and because of its diminutive size, is inviting for replays. The burning red and orange can with the rocking chair is a great setting for today's climate and what the beer is a perfect fit for. I would have this again. Enjoy!

Purchased on tap at the brewery. Pours cloudy with minimal white foam - appreciated since it is on tap. Some sporadic lacing. Aroma of dank tropical, guava and citrus. Outside of the guava more generalized than specific aromas. Not sweet. Taste is a bit dank in the finished mixed with guava. Topricla fruits and citrus are there but to support and create complexity. Medium body with the higher end of carbonation but it fits to fine the body a boost on a lighter end of the style beer. Somewhat drying. Not perceived bitterness. This is a lighter feel than I am used to for a NEIPA but I really like it. Easy to have a couple. I would have this again. Enjoy!

Purchased from Iron & Glass Minooka. Date on can of 08/03/22026. Poured into my Pliny glass. Pours with a slight chill haze but otherwise clear. Pure white covers, most leaving somewhat quickly but leaving behind a minimal layer that coats the top. Aroma is pineapple, mango and resin that meets big orange. Almost has the sweetness of a clementine. As it warms some of the hop profile fades and more direct cracker malt steps up. Taste is a mimic of the aroma. Pine, mango and orange up front with pine carrying into the finish, creating a light bitterness that quickly blurs leaving behind pine resin. Light end of medium body. Lighter end of carbonation as well. Thick lacing that is juicing, flying back to level. I would liken to a somewhat pine west coast ipa that has a touch of tropical and orange. Really light and crisp with only the bitterness that slowly builds getting in the way. Thankfully that resinous pine stops me from finishing too quickly. I would have this beer again. Enjoy!

Purchased at Iron & Glass Minooka on 2016-08-19. Date on can of 2026-08-12. Cloudy and pale gold in color. Over an inch of pristine white foam cover. Small bubbled. Good retention. Tons of coating lacing immediately.. Aroma is sweet, orange and mango. There really isn't much else. Not complex. Taste doesn't stray. Sweet, orange and mango but not as loud as in the aroma. Late there is some lingering herbal lemon that lingers, creating the sense of bitterness. Hints of earthy green hop burn. Smooth taste. Medium body. Medium carbonation. Slowly dries. The beer packs a lot of different hops and even hop types but I am struggling see that costly decision to take this beer to new heights as compared to beers using simpler hop profile. I would like to see the cost to go down, not up. Despite the knock, a solid offering that is smoother and well rounded compared to others. I would have this beer again. Enjoy!

Had on tap at the brewery. Pours mostly clear with faint chill haze. Pale gold. Aroma has some faint cracker with a fruitiness that is odd for the style. Taste is more of the nose. The fruitiness grows on you but never really goes away for me. Distracting. Light body and carbonation. Not crisp. I really wanted this beer to knock my Sox off. It didn’t. It was average. I wouldn’t have it again. Enjoy!

Purchased from Tavour. $5 mark up for the bottle for their services. I don’t think that is bad. No date on bottle. Poured into a Hop Butcher stemmed glass. Half-inch of white foam with small bubbles. Floating. No lacing. Clear. Deep gold color. Aroma is saison earth and herbal. Behind it is sweet, white/green grape. The grape reminds me of wine. Sweet is really strong but not caramel. Vinous and a sense of dryness. Taste is a wow because of the unexpected. I don’t know if I know how to describe it. The late front is with white wine grape and sweet. Then the beer pauses in the middle becoming almost void on the taste buds before overwhelming with sweet, vinous and tart that linger, deeply. The very beginning of this beer is paper thin before the explosion takes it places Effervescent carbonation. Medium body. Dry. I have never had vermouth before and I don’t if that would have prepared me for this bottle. This is unique and unquestionably one of the wilder rides a beer has ever taken me on. I don’t know if I did the tasting justice. Not for the faint of heart or someone that likes strict guidelines to a beer. I don’t know if another one would surprise me as much as this one. But I would have it again and I wouldn’t - the first time is always the best time. Enjoy!

Had on tap at the brewery. Pours slightly opaque due to the color. Great tan foam that is thick and creamy. Good retention with wispy lacing. Aroma is caramel and toasted malt. Bready. Taste is caramel, almost toffee with hints of toast and bread crust. Roastiness? Spice/ herbal finish that lingers a bit. Medium body. Medium body. Dry. This beer brings to mind foot ball on a weekend in the fall. Comfortable with a bit of body to handle the transitioning weather. I would have this again. Enjoy.

Had on tap at the brewery. Slight head but that could be the 5oz pour. Off white Ia color before it dissipates. Aroma is more malt forward than hoppy. Bready, cracker sweetness that has some caramel. Taste follows the nose: malt forward, even the finish. There is a herbal, spicy bitterness that slowly matures between sips. There is some type of fruit punch jolly rancher in the middle that quickly fades back to the malt. Medium body with medium to light carbonation. Somewhat juicy. Dries a touch. An interesting beer. Not what I would consider a knock your socks off representation of the style. But balance and easy to drink. Almost crisp. I would have it again but make sure you understand up front your endeavor. Enjoy!

Purchased at Iron & Glass Minooka on 2026-05-19. Date on can of 20226-08-03. Poured into my Pliny the Elder glass. Pours clear with a partial chill haze. Pale gold. Nice helping of white foam covers. Tightly packed bubbles slowly ebb there way back to the surface, becoming a bit rocky and creamy as it does so. Good thick lacing throughout. Aroma is Citra and Mosaic forward. Mango and papaya. Hints of earth, herbal, grapefruit and pineapple. The pineapple could be more just straight pine too. Wish the earth and herbal notes were more subdued but the tropical and fruits are dominate. Subtlety sweet. Taste of sweet mango and papaya up front. Juicy. There is a lingering mango, grapefruit and pine finish. The pine and grapefruit really take over with grapefruit winning and lingering. Medium body. Dries the palate. As mentioned earlier, I have one complaint: the herbal and earth that show up in the aroma. Take that away and you have a rockstar. Pleasant, lingering bitterness that is juicy, fruity and not overbearing. I would have this again. Enjoy!1

Picked up off of Tavour. Batch #9 bottled in May 2026. Pour clear. Raspberry in color - blood red. Several fingers of pink foam cover sporting tightly packed small bubbles. Retention is typical for the style. Surprisingly the foam is a bit creamy as it recedes, prior to disembarking from the glass besides the light outer glass ring. Aroma is acidic with sweet berry. Cherry tart with hints of cinnamon, clove or other pie type spice. Surprisingly but not off putting. Most of the aroma carries into the taste. The cherry tartness lingers deep into the finish. Dries. That cooking spice aroma shows in the flavor as well: cinnamon and clove, possibly more. Light lemon tart/sour. Very light body. Champaign type carbonation that quickly fades on the tongue, leaving a gift of cherry tart. Very dry. The aroma is top shelf as I didn't mind the spice presence. The issue is that is carries into the taste, muddling the nuances of the fruit. Distracting. Removing that aspect would make this beer an all-star. I don't think I would have it again. Enjoy!