8.1

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5

12 ounce can into tulip glass; no can dating, but was just released. Pours fairly hazy/chunky medium golden yellow color with a 1 finger dense off 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 juicy/lightly tart/tangy pineapples, coconut, lemon, lime, orange, grapefruit, peach, pear, passion fruit, papaya, mango, melon, guava, berries, citrus peel/zest, light pepper/pine, cracker, white bread dough, light honey/biscuit, herbal, and floral/grassy earthiness. Damn nice aromas with great balance and complexity of citrus/fruity/tropical hops, pineapple, coconut, and bready malt notes; with great strength. Taste of big juicy/lightly tart/tangy pineapples, coconut, lemon, lime, orange, grapefruit, peach, pear, passion fruit, papaya, mango, melon, guava, berries, citrus peel/zest, light pepper/pine, cracker, white bread dough, light honey/biscuit, herbal, and floral/grassy earthiness. Light-moderate pine, citrus peel/rind, herbal, floral, grassy, spicy bitterness; and light fruit tang/tartness on the finish. Lingering notes of tart/tangy pineapples, coconut, lemon, lime, orange, grapefruit, peach, pear, passion fruit, papaya, mango, melon, guava, berries, citrus peel/rind, pepper, pine, cracker, white bread dough, light honey/biscuit, and herbal/floral/grassy earthiness on the finish for a good bit. Awesome complexity, robustness, and balance of citrus/fruity/tropical hops, pineapple, coconut, and bready malt flavors; with a great malt/bitterness and tart/tangy fruit balance; with no astringent flavors after the finish. Light-moderate increasing dryness from lingering bitterness and tart/tangy fruit. Medium carbonation and medium-plus body; with a very smooth, moderately creamy/bready/grainy/sticky, and lightly resinous/rindy balanced mouthfeel that is great. Minimal warming alcohol for 8%. Overall this is an awesome fruited DIPA. All around great complexity, robustness, and balance of citrus/fruity/tropical hops, pineapple, coconut, and bready malt flavors; very smooth and easy to drink for the ABV with the modestly bitter/resinous/tart/drying finish, not overly aggressive. Great Citra profile as expected. Awesomely juicy/vibrant hops/fruit, with some dank/earthy notes; great balanced pale malt backbone, with minimal residual sweetness from lingering dryness. A really enjoyable offering. Not overdone on any aspect, extremely well balanced.