8

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

Got in a trade with AZBeerDude72. 12 ounce can into lager glass, canned on 6/20/2019. Pours fairly crystal clear medium golden yellow color with a 1 finger dense and fluffy white head with great retention, that reduces to a small cap that lingers. Nice spotty soapy lacing clings on the glass, with a fair amount of streaming carbonation. Aromas of big red grapefruit, orange, lemon, peach, pineapple, mango, melon, citrus peel/zest, peppercorn, pine, cracker, white bread dough, lightly toasted biscuit, wood, and herbal/floral/grassy earthiness. Damn nice aromas with great balance and complexity of citrus/fruity hops and bready malt notes; with big strength. Taste of big red grapefruit, orange, lemon, peach, pineapple, mango, melon, citrus peel/zest, peppercorn, pine, cracker, white bread dough, lightly toasted biscuit, wood, and herbal/floral/grassy earthiness. Light-moderate pine, citrus peel/zest, herbal, floral, woody, grassy, peppery bitterness on the finish. Lingering notes of red grapefruit, orange, lemon, peach, pineapple, mango, melon, citrus peel/zest, peppercorn, pine, cracker, white bread dough, lightly toasted biscuit, wood, and herbal/floral/grassy earthiness on the finish for a good bit. Great complexity, robustness, and balance of citrus/fruity hops and bready malt flavors; with a great malt/bitterness balance, and no cloying/astringent flavors after the finish. Fairly crisp/clean finishing. Very clean on lager flavors, with minimal yeasty notes. Light-moderate increasing dryness from lingering bitterness. Medium carbonation and body; with a very smooth, moderately creamy/bready/grainy, and fairly sticky mouthfeel that is great. Zero warming alcohol as expected of 4.7%. Overall this is an excellent American lager. All around great complexity, robustness, and balance of citrus/fruity hops and bready malt flavors; very smooth, refreshing, and fairly crisp/clean to drink with the mellowly bitter/drying finish; nicely soft feel for the style. Very flavorful and not watery for the ABV. Awesome juicy/vibrant Amarillo hops, with a perfectly balanced clean Pils/Munich malt backbone. Mild residual sweetness with crisp dryness. A very enjoyable offering and impressive style example.