7.9

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

12 ounce can into pint glass, canned on 12/13/2017. Pours lightly hazy/cloudy medium golden yellow color with a 1-2 finger fairly dense and fluffy white head with good retention that reduces to a thin cap that lingers. Light spotty soapy lacing clings on the glass, with a fair amount of streaming carbonation. Aromas of big juicy/lightly tart tangy blueberries, fruit skin, mango, melon, peach, pear, red apple, vanilla, cream, wheat, cracker, white bread, mild herbal/grass, and yeast earthiness. Very nice aromas with good balance and complexity of fruit, lactose, pale/wheat malts, and some fruity yeast notes; with great strength. Taste of big juicy/lightly tart tangy blueberries, fruit skin, mango, melon, peach, pear, red apple, vanilla, cream, wheat, cracker, white bread, mild herbal/grass, and yeast earthiness. Very mild herbal/grassy bitterness and fruit tang/tartness on the finish. Lingering notes of juicy blueberries, fruit skin, mango, melon, peach, pear, red apple, vanilla, cream, wheat, cracker, white bread, mild herbal/grass, and yeast earthiness on the finish for a good bit. Very nice complexity, robustness, and balance of fruit, lactose, pale/wheat malts, and some fruity yeast flavors; with a solid malt/bitterness and tart/tangy fruit balance; with zero cloying flavors after the finish. Light-moderate increasing dryness from bitter/tartness and carbonation. Medium-high carbonation and medium body; with a very smooth, moderately crisp, creamy/grainy, and lightly sticky/tangy/acidic balanced mouthfeel that is great. Zero warming alcohol as expected of 5%. Overall this is a delicious fruited American pale wheat ale! All around nice complexity, robustness, and balance of fruit, lactose, pale/wheat malts, and some fruity yeast flavors; very smooth, crisp, and refreshing to drink with the mildly bitter/tart finish. Very flavorful and never watery for the ABV. Really great balance between all flavors, nothing overwhelming. A very enjoyable offering, and spot on style example.