8

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

16 ounce can into pint glass; no can dating, but was just released. Pours lightly hazy pale golden straw color with a 1-2 finger fairly dense and rocky white head with awesome retention, that reduces to a nice cap that lingers. Nice thick foamy lacing clings on the glass, with a fair amount of streaming carbonation. Fantastic appearance. Aromas of big juicy watermelon, cucumber, pear, red apple, wheat, cracker, white bread, herbal, floral, grass, light pepper, and yeast earthiness. Damn nice aromas with great balance of watermelon, fruity yeast, pale/wheat malts, and light-moderate earthy hop notes; with great strength. Taste of big juicy watermelon, cucumber, pear, red apple, wheat, cracker, white bread, herbal, floral, grass, light pepper, and yeast earthiness. Light-moderate herbal, floral, grassy, peppery bitterness; and light fruit tang/tartness on the finish. Lingering notes of watermelon, cucumber, pear, red apple, wheat, cracker, white bread, herbal, floral, grass, pepper, and yeast earthiness on the finish for a good bit. Great complexity, robustness, and balance of watermelon, fruity yeast, pale/wheat malts, and light-moderate earthy hop flavors; with a great malt/bitterness balance, and no lingering hop astringency after the finish. Moderately crisp/clean finishing. Light-moderate increasing dryness from lingering bitterness. Medium carbonation and light-medium body; with a very smooth and moderately creamy/grainy/sticky balanced mouthfeel that is great. Zero warming alcohol as expected of 4.2%. Overall this is an excellent fruited American pale wheat ale! All around great complexity, robustness, and balance of watermelon, fruity yeast, pale/wheat malts, and light-moderate earthy hop flavors; very smooth, crisp, clean, and refreshing to drink with the modestly bitter/drying finish. Very flavorful and not watery for the ABV. Great balance of authentic fruit, pale/wheat malts, and fruity wheat yeast; with nice earthy hop presence/balance. A very enjoyable offering, and awesome style example.