8.1

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

12 ounce can into tulip glass; no can dating, but is a recent release. Pours fairly hazy deep golden amber color with a 2 finger fairly foamy and fluffy white head with good retention, that reduces to a small cap that lingers. Nice spotty foamy lacing clings on the glass, with a fair amount of streaming carbonation. Aromas of huge tangerine, lemon, peach, pineapple, passion fruit, papaya, grapefruit, mango, melon, guava, blueberry, citrus peel/rind, green pepper, pine, cracker, white bread, herbal, and floral/grassy earthiness. Damn nice aromas with great balance and complexity of citrus/fruity/tropical/earthy hops and moderate pale malt notes; with great strength. Taste of huge tangerine, lemon, peach, pineapple, passion fruit, papaya, grapefruit, mango, melon, guava, blueberry, citrus peel/rind, green pepper, pine, cracker, white bread, herbal, and floral/grassy earthiness. Moderate pine, citrus peel/rind, herbal, grassy, peppery bitterness on the finish. Lingering notes of tangerine, lemon, peach, pineapple, passion fruit, papaya, grapefruit, mango, melon, guava, blueberry, citrus peel/rind, green pepper, pine, cracker, white bread, and herbal/floral/grassy earthiness on the finish for a good bit. Awesome complexity, robustness, and balance of citrus/fruity/tropical/earthy hops and moderate pale malt flavors; with an awesome malt/bitterness balance, and no lingering hop astringency after the finish. Moderately crisp/clean finishing. Moderate increasing dryness from bitterness and carbonation. Medium-high carbonation and light-medium body; with a very smooth, moderately bready/grainy, and sticky/resinous/rindy balanced mouthfeel that is great. Zero warming alcohol as expected of 4.9%. Overall this is an awesome session IPA! All around great complexity, robustness, and balance of citrus/fruity/tropical/earthy hops and moderate pale malt flavors; very smooth, crisp, clean, and refreshing to drink with the moderately bitter/drying finish, not overly aggressive. Very flavorful and not watery for the ABV. Probably Mosaic, Ekuanot, and Columbus hops. Stood out to me on the nose immediately. Extremely vibrant, dank, and earthy balanced hop complexity; with a solid pale malt backbone, and no residual sweetness. A really enjoyable offering. One of the best session IPAs I've had in a while.