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

12 ounce can into pint glass, canned on 7/8/2018. Pours lightly hazy/cloudy mediujm golden/amber color with a 2 finger fairly dense and rocky white head with fantastic retention, that reduces to a nice cap that lasts. Thick foamy lacing clings on the glass, with a fair amount of streaming carbonation. Fantastic appearance. Aromas of big grapefruit, lemon, orange, cherry, peach, pear, pineapple, apricot, passion fruit, papaya, mango, melon, blackberry, gooseberry, citrus peel/rind, peppercorn, mint, pine, cracker, lightly toasted biscuit, light honey, herbal, and floral/grassy earthiness. Damn nice aromas with great balance and complexity of citrus/fruity/tropical/earthy hops and moderate bready malt notes; with great strength. Taste of big grapefruit, lemon, orange, cherry, peach, pear, pineapple, apricot, passion fruit, papaya, mango, melon, blackberry, gooseberry, citrus peel/rind, peppercorn, mint, pine, cracker, lightly toasted biscuit, light honey, herbal, and floral/grassy earthiness. Light-moderate pine, citrus peel/rind, herbal, grassy, peppery bitterness on the finish. Lingering notes of grapefruit, lemon, orange, cherry, peach, pear, pineapple, apricot, passion fruit, papaya, mango, melon, blackberry, gooseberry, citrus peel/rind, peppercorn, mint, pine, cracker, lightly toasted biscuit, light honey, and herbal/floral/grassy earthiness on the finish for a while. Great complexity, robustness, and balance of citrus/fruity/tropical/earthy hops and moderate bready malt flavors; with a nice malt/bitterness balance; mild lingering hop astringency after the finish, but not overwhelming. Moderate increasing dryness from bitterness/carbonation. Medium-high carbonation and medium body; with a very smooth, moderately crisp, bready/grainy, and sticky/resinous/rindy balanced mouthfeel that is nice. Minimal warming alcohol for 5%. Overall this is an excellent hoppy kolsch style. All around great complexity, robustness, and balance of citrus/fruity/tropical/earthy hops and moderate bready malt flavors; very smooth, crisp, and pretty refreshing to drink, despite the increasingly bitter/resinous/drying finish. Not too aggressive. Should have just called it an IPA, but I enjoyed the experimental aspect. The hop profile from Ariana/Calypso is one of the most unique things I have ever tasted. Great balance of juicy, dank, earthy hop complexity; nice bready pils/munich malt backbone, minimal residual sweetness from lingering dryness. A very enjoyable and unique offering.