8

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

16 ounce crowler into tulip glass, filled on 2/24/2019. Pours fairly hazy deep golden/orange/amber color with a 1 finger dense and rocky off white head with awesome retention, that reduces to a nice cap that lasts. Nice dense spotty soapy lacing clings on the glass, with a light amount of streaming carbonation. Aromas of big red grapefruit, tangerine, lemon, peach, pineapple, apricot, mango, melon, citrus peel/rind, mint, light peppercorn, pine, honey, toasted biscuit/dough, light caramel/nutty, and herbal/floral/grassy earthiness. Damn nice aromas with great balance and complexity of citrus/fruity/earthy hops and bready malt notes; with great strength. Taste of big red grapefruit, tangerine, lemon, peach, pineapple, apricot, mango, melon, citrus peel/rind, mint, light peppercorn, pine, honey, toasted biscuit/dough, light caramel/nutty, and herbal/floral/grassy earthiness. Light-moderate pine, citrus peel/rind, herbal, floral, grassy, peppery bitterness on the finish. Lingering notes of grapefruit, tangerine, lemon, peach, pineapple, apricot, mango, melon, citrus peel/rind, mint, light peppercorn, pine, honey, toasted biscuit/dough, light caramel/nutty, and herbal/floral/grassy earthiness on the finish for a good bit. Great complexity, robustness, and balance of citrus/fruity/earthy hops and bready malt flavors; with a great malt/bitterness balance, and no lingering hop astringency after the finish. Light-moderate increasing dryness from lingering bitterness. Medium carbonation and body; with a very smooth, moderately creamy/bready/sticky, and fairly resinous/rindy balanced mouthfeel that is great. Minimal warming alcohol for 7.5%. Overall this is an excellent IPA. All around great at complexity, robustness, and balance of citrus/fruity/earthy hops and bready malt flavors; very smooth and easy to drink with the mellowly bitter/resinous/drying finish; not aggressive. Awesome 100% Centennial profile. Very juicy, vibrant, and fairly dank/earthy hops; with a great balancing bready Munich malt backbone. Mild residual sweetness with lingering resin dryness. A very enjoyable offering, and spot on Midwest style example. This basically tastes like a bit more malty/earthy version of Founders Centennial.