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

16 ounce prowler into signature tulip glass, filled on 6/23/2019. Pours very hazy pale golden yellow color with a 2-3 finger fairly dense and fluffy white head with fantastic retention, that reduces to a large cap that lasts. Thick foamy lacing clings on the glass, with a fair amount of streaming carbonation. Fantastic appearance. Aromas of big lemon, orange, banana, bubblegum, peach, pear, melon, red apple, coriander, peppercorn, clove, wheat, cracker, white bread dough, wood, herbal, floral, grass, and yeast earthiness. Damn nice aromas with great balance and complexity of fruity/spicy yeast, pale/wheat malts, and light-moderate earthy hop notes; with big strength. Taste of big lemon, orange, banana, bubblegum, peach, pear, melon, red apple, coriander, peppercorn, clove, wheat, cracker, white bread dough, wood, herbal, floral, grass, and yeast earthiness. Light herbal, floral, woody, grassy bitterness; pepper/clove yeast spiciness; and slight wheat tang/tartness in the finish. Lingering notes of lemon, orange, banana, bubblegum, peach, pear, melon, red apple, coriander, peppercorn, clove, wheat, cracker, white bread dough, wood, herbal, floral, grass, and yeast earthiness on the finish for a good bit. Great complexity, robustness, and balance of fruity/spicy yeast, pale/wheat malts, and light-moderate earthy hop flavors; with a great malt/bitter/spiciness balance; and no lingering hop astringency after the finish. A bit crisp finishing. Light-moderate increasing dryness from lingering bitter/spiciness, and carbonation. Medium-plus carbonation and light-medium body; with a very smooth, moderately creamy/bready/grainy, and fairly sticky mouthfeel that is great. Zero warming alcohol as expected of 5.2%. Overall this is an excellent hefeweizen! All around great complexity, robustness, and balance of fruity/spicy yeast, pale/wheat malts, and light-moderate earthy hop flavors; very smooth and refreshing to drink with the mellowly bitter/spicy/drying finish; great soft feel. Very flavorful and not watery for the ABV. Awesomely well rounded German yeast complexity, balanced pale/wheat malts, and noble hop presence. Minimal residual sweetness with lingering dryness. A really enjoyable offering, and impressively spot on style example as expected.