8.1

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

16 ounce can into tulip glass; no can dating, but was just released. Pours very hazy golden orange/amber color with a 1-2 finger fairly dense and rocky off white head with great retention, that reduces to a nice cap that lingers. Dense foamy lacing clings on the glass, with a fair amount of streaming carbonation. Aromas of big juicy mango, melon, pineapple, tangerine, fruit skin, citrus peel/rind, grapefruit, peach, pear, apricot, passion fruit, papaya, guava, gooseberry, blueberry, raspberry, peppercorn, pine, vanilla, cream, wheat, cracker, biscuit dough, herbal, and floral/grassy earthiness. Damn nice aromas with great balance and complexity of citrus/fruity/tropical/earthy hops, tropical fruits, lactose, and bready malt notes; with great strength. Taste of big juicy mango, melon, pineapple, tangerine, fruit skin, citrus peel/rind, grapefruit, peach, pear, apricot, passion fruit, papaya, guava, gooseberry, blueberry, raspberry, peppercorn, pine, vanilla, cream, wheat, cracker, biscuit dough, herbal, and floral/grassy earthiness. Light-moderate pine, citrus peel/rind, herbal, floral, grassy, peppery bitterness; and light fruit tang/tartness on the finish. Lingering notes of mango, melon, pineapple, tangerine, fruit skin, citrus peel/rind, grapefruit, peach, pear, apricot, passion fruit, papaya, guava, berries, peppercorn, pine, wheat, cracker, biscuit dough, and herbal/floral/grassy earthiness on the finish for a while. Awesome complexity, robustness, and balance of citrus/fruity/tropical/earthy hops, tropical fruits, lactose, and bready malt flavors; with a great malt/bitterness and tart/tangy fruit balance; with minimal lingering hop astringency 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/sticky, fairly resinous/rindy, and lightly acidic/tangy balanced mouthfeel that is great. Minimal warming alcohol for 5.6%. Overall this is an awesome fruited milkshake NEIPA. All around great complexity, robustness, and balance of citrus/fruity/tropical/earthy hops, tropical fruits, lactose, and bready malt flavors; very smooth and easy to drink with the modestly bitter/resinous/drying finish, not overly aggressive. Great hop profile as expected, complements the fruit perfectly. Very juicy, dank, and earthy balanced hop/fruit complexity; with a great wheat/oat/malt and lactose backbone. Minimal residual sweetness from lingering bitter dryness. A really enjoyable offering, and spot on style example.