Vulture Dragon
Radium City Brewing

"This is a pretty solid IPA. Could be our flagship. What should we call it?"
"What? Uhh, I dunno. Just combine two rad-sounding words and then stick them into the template we got from Microsoft Word 95"

It pours dark amber, medium hazy with a mild fizz.

Smells midwest and old school. The hops are perhaps a bit acidic for an APA, but there's a firm, sweet malt balance in there that keeps things drinkable.

Tastes like it smells: straightforward and very well-composed. Light pine and flower nodes up front, citrus and bread int he middle, and then a bittersour finish of spice and melon. Quite flavorful for its relatively low strength, yet full bodied enough to avoid the pitfalls associated with "session" IPAs (which kind of makes you wonder why those are even a thing).

Bomber from Herman's in Ottawa.
I think this was the last one in the cooler, and it seemed a little faded unfortunately. No bottle date. Beer description is nonexistent on the label, in favor of some rambling sci-fi nonsense.

Bright saturated orange, ample foam and sticky lace.
Aroma is mild, light pale malt and citrus peel.
Taste is similarly mild, hops are a little faded but of the candied citrus variety. Bready pale malt behind that, some minor resiny hop spice. Finishes dry and clean. Light bodied, ample carbonation. Overall it was ok, but i'd skip it unless it was fresh.

Aroma is a complex mix of citrus/fruit and mild spices. The flavor is citrus/fruit, malts and a complex mix of spices and hops/mild hop resin in the finish.