I really haven't had enough from this strangely named brewery to come to a conclusion about their abilities. As always, I assume that the brewery has some competence and some imagination, so some beers are going to be too experimental, and some are going to be fantastic. If they have a good enough process, they can filter out the ones that don't work, and then you wind up with almost all hits! Let's get a hit!
The copper-gold beer has an off-white head that doesn’t erupt from the beer as significantly as most IPAs I have encountered lately. The small bubbles leave an even cap on top of the beer, but I see not a strand of lacing. The aroma is quite hoppy with pine and fruits intermingled to the point that a bitterness is almost definitely awaiting me in these depths.First sip is, indeed, bitter. However, it’s not slaughtering my mouth the way some bitter beverages might. Instead, it is dry, and the fruits aren’t quenching it in any way. Is there pine? Yes. It mixes with a molasses malt that isn’t bringing any sweetness with it. So, the sip is a bitt too much in too small of a tasting.
Tip-in is carbonation sizzle with the stifled molasses malt and pine. The middle swaggers in with an unexpected smoothness as the molasses unwrap themselves with a lite pine drizzle. The finish is dry followed by bitterness and a slight wood (that may really be coming from the dryness).
Bottom Line: The can says this is fruity. I think they were writing about a different beer.
1.75/5