Canned 4/29/26, drunk 7/5/26. From tfontana. Thanks, Tom!
Very aromatic, with rich waves of malt and juicy, piney-tinged hops pouring from the can as it hits the glass. It doesn't smell sharp/hot/intensely sugary, but it does smell very malty. Hops to match, though, with big tropical fruit, white wine and some drier pineapple and citrus. Not getting any alcohol initially.
Very rich and zesty with a big, creamy maltiness up front that dries out considerably leaving the middle and finish surprisingly lighter than expected. I guess that's sort of the "thing" with the "Flowers" series; giant beers made to drink significantly lighter than they actually are. Which, while I won't relaunch in to another tirade, I will just say is weird. The only "benefit" I can see is to get more fucked up from less or lighter tasting beer. The 4Loko of craft IPAs, if you will.