Had my first pint of this on my latest visit to Hilton Head in June of 2007. An IPA is apparently a new venture for the new owners of the brewpub (as of December 15th 2006).
This poured close to black, and at least very, very dark brown! Alarming at the best of times, but on the same visit ALL five beers that they were offering were VERY, VERY dark. Not a problem for the Scottish/Wee Heavy or the Porter, but the Wheat, the IPA and the Summer Blonde(!) were at best odd looking, and at worst just a disaster. I wondered if the were using just one roasted malt for all five beers! (The barman said, “Yes, it turned out a bit darker than we expected!”) – No shit!
As well as the dark pour, the beer was lifeless. Very little carbonation. Decent aroma (hop presence), but the taste fails badly. Not much balance and finished dry and unbalanced. Ultimately I sent it back.