7.9

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

Got in a trade with The-Adjunct-Hippie. 16 ounce can into pint glass, canned on 3/28/2019. Pours slightly hazy medium golden yellow color with a 1-2 finger fairly dense and fluffy white head with good retention, that reduces to a thin cap that lingers. Light spotty soapy lacing clings on the glass, with a fair amount of streaming carbonation. Aromas of juicy/lightly tart ruby red grapefruit, citrus peel/zest, lemon, lime, peach, pear, melon, red apple, wheat, cracker, and white bread; with lighter notes of wood, peppercorn, pine, herbal, floral, grass, and yeast earthiness. Very nice aromas with good balance and complexity of grapefruit, fruity yeast, moderate earthy hops, and pale/wheat malt notes; with good strength. Taste of juicy/lightly tart ruby red grapefruit, citrus peel/zest, lemon, lime, peach, pear, melon, red apple, wheat, cracker, and white bread; with lighter notes of wood, peppercorn, pine, herbal, floral, grass, and yeast earthiness. Light-moderate pine, citrus peel/rind, herbal, floral, woody, grassy, peppery bitterness; and slight fruit tang/tartness on the finish. Lingering notes of lightly tart ruby red grapefruit, citrus peel/rind, lemon, lime, peach, pear, melon, red apple, wheat, cracker, white bread, wood, peppercorn, pine, herbal, floral, grass, and yeast earthiness on the finish for a good bit. Very nice complexity, robustness, and balance of grapefruit, fruity yeast, moderate earthy hops, and pale/wheat malt flavors; with a great malt/bitterness balance, and no astringent hop/fruit flavors after the finish. Fairly crisp/clean finishing. Moderate increasing dryness from lingering bitterness and carbonation. Medium-high carbonation and light-medium body; with a very smooth and moderately creamy/grainy/sticky/rindy balanced mouthfeel that is great. Zero warming alcohol as expected of 4.8%. Overall this is a delicious fruited American blonde ale. All around nice complexity, robustness, and balance of grapefruit, fruity yeast, moderate earthy hops, and pale/wheat malt flavors; very smooth, crisp, clean, and refreshing to drink with the modestly bitter/rindy/drying finish. Very flavorful and not watery for the ABV. Great balance of juicy/vibrant grapefruit, fruity yeast, earthy hops, and a clean pale/wheat malt backbone. Minimal residual sweetness with crisp dryness. A very enjoyable offering, and well made style example. Hoped for more grapefruit, but it was adequate, and the base style is well showcased instead.