I'm so glad to see your thread, because I just now sampled your beer. My sampling partner took half, which seems about right because I swear I can feel that 6 ounces of beer!
Here we go:
Aroma: Clean, spicy aroma with no strong hops notes at all. It smells great but slightly understated. 9/12
Appearance: Gorgeous copper/red hued beer with a nice long lasting white head. Super clear, nice lacing and just beautiful. No haze, cloudiness or sediment. 3/3
Flavor: Well this is where it gets interesting. My first sip was amazing! It is an unusually rich well balanced beer with an oaky finish that is awesomely smooth. It obviously has a high ABV (I feel downright warm!) but there is no alcohol "bite" to it and it is slightly spicy. I don't know if it's hops that is giving that spice (I haven't seen a recipe yet) or a function of the yeast, but it is perfect in this beer. The oakiness is slightly tannic but in a good way. It tastes like it's been aged for smoothness. This is a flavorful beer with lots of complexity that is a joy to drink. Then I had my second sip- and I decided that I would drive cross country to have this beer again. It's awesome. I've never had anything exactly like this- Orpheus says it's an IIPA, but it is most definitely balanced and not over the top at all with hops. If anything, the malt backbone is one of the things I noticed right away. I don't know if it's "to style" because of this but I wouldn't have it any other way. 19/20
Mouthfeel: Smooth, rich, medium bodied beer that is almost creamy. It's got perfect carbonation. 5/5
Overall impression: OMG this is a great beer. This is better than most commercial/micro brews I've ever had. It's perfection in a glass. It's fantastic and absolutely world class. It is a pleasure and an honor to drink this beer. There is absolutely no way to improve on this. It's an amazing beer. 10/10
Orpheus- this is absolutely without a doubt the finest homebrew I ever had or could even imagine having. It's a perfect beer. Thank you so much for sending these beautiful babies to me. If you have the recipe posted, I'd love to take a gander and see how close I was on judging it. It's wonderful!