7.1

Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 7.5 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7

Can from Steve. Hazy orange-yellow with tons of sparkle, thin head with good retention and trace lacing. Aroma is white grape with lighter citrus and pine, very mild herb. Taste is white grape with bitter pine and grapefruit. Smooth, frothy texture, soft carbonation, dry, crisp finish as taste with lingering yeast and bitterness. The good news is I'm not sure any of its shortcomings have to do with reducing the gluten. The bad news is that there's a good thing going with sweet grape-y Nelson that then gets arrested by the bitter pine. Would be much better with enhancing the bright citrus aspects of Motueka or going with Citra.