8.5

Appearance - 9 | Aroma - 9.5 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

Brewery draught, 6/20/25.
Heavily hazy/turbid, milky yellow-golden. Fluffy/creamy, white head.
Big, rich matchstick and unripe tropical fruit with intense passion fruit, heavy mineral, earth and white wine. Just pure, unadulterated, Riwaka goodness done brilliantly.
Soft, supple, deep texture with a lot of malt and a fair bit of sweetness (though not sweet overall). Very, very fruity and I get hints of cotton candy at points which slightly detracts from the otherwise big minerality and unripe tropical fruitiness. Soft, supple texture and pretty good attenuation. Doesn't quite live up to the nose, but then, that's a pretty high bar.