This O'l Fog Burner from Garrison looks great. It has an interesting, cloudy, orange-brown colour. The head starts slowly, but rises high and fast enough to stop the pour. A tall, amber head forms and lowers, leaving no real lacing on the glass.
The smell is great. I expected something sharp, but it's quite pleasant, and surprisingly like a strong IPA. You can smell sweet toffee, fruits like pineapple and orange, even a bit of coffee. Just a hint of alcohol.
It has more of an interesting flavour than I expected, too... it starts off tasting like an IPA, with pineapple (it reminds me a fair bit of BrewDog's Hardcore IPA), but with a bit of an alcoholic taste & feel on the sides of the tongue. It's bitter, but not so much in the finish. The bitterness doesn't last long, which is nice. Toffee/malt flavours, and a bit of a roasted quality. Just a hint of roasted coffee on the exhale. The aftertaste is only slight, and the bitterness / alcohol doesn't linger.
The feel is a bit fizzy at first... like a burst of it. The bitterness only lasts a minute longer than the fizz. The alcohol is there in the feel, but not too strongly.
It's quite drinkable, especially for a 10.4% alcohol beer! I also like the fact that, on a bit of an empty stomach, it left me with a bit of a buzz! ;)